1912
"Mr. Hunger G. Breckinridge sold the Grove Hill farm, near Fincastle, yesterday to Mr. D. M. Taylor, of Roanoke."
-- The Roanoke Times, "Looking Back," June 11, 2012
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1909
"The Breckinridge home, one of the most attractive and one of the most costly homes in Botetourt County, was entirely destroyed by fire Sunday morning." - The Roanoke Times, October 26, 2009, "Looking Back"
The Breckinridge family settled in Botetourt County prior to the American Revolution. Members of the family fought in the Revolutionary War and served in the Virginia House of Delegates and in the United States Congress. Their home was called "Grove Hill."
See The Political Graveyard for a synopsis of information.
See Wikipedia for a profile of James Breckinridge.
See Google Books for exerpts of Lucy Breckinridge: Diary of a Young Girl, published by University of South Carolina Press.
"The Breckinridge home, one of the most attractive and one of the most costly homes in Botetourt County, was entirely destroyed by fire Sunday morning." - The Roanoke Times, October 26, 2009, "Looking Back"
The Breckinridge family settled in Botetourt County prior to the American Revolution. Members of the family fought in the Revolutionary War and served in the Virginia House of Delegates and in the United States Congress. Their home was called "Grove Hill."
See The Political Graveyard for a synopsis of information.
See Wikipedia for a profile of James Breckinridge.
See Google Books for exerpts of Lucy Breckinridge: Diary of a Young Girl, published by University of South Carolina Press.
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