Topics Related to U. S. Presidents

President Washington, on April 20, 1791, was a guest at the home of Col. John Allen, which was 5 mi. E.

President Washington spent the night, April 22, 1791, at Shine's Inn which was 7 mi. S.W.

Built about 1815-16 by James Shine. President Monroe & Secretary of War Calhoun spent the night there, April 13, 1819. Stands 1 mile S.

Head of U.S. Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba, 1900-01. Lived here as a young man. House 200 feet south.

Head of U.S. Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba, 1900-01. Lived here as a young man and married Emily Lawrence of this town.

Owned a tract of land nearby. He surveyed and formed a company to drain a part of the Dismal Swamp, 1763.