Maidstone-on-the-Potomac is a historic house and farm near Falling Waters, West Virginia, on the Potomac River opposite Williamsport, Maryland. The 218-acre tract carries a main house dating from about 1741, built by Evan Watkins, who operated Watkins Ferry, a crossing used by George Washington and General Edward Braddock. The property passed to Peter Light in 1795, and the Light family, who substantially expanded the house, retained it until 1854; the ferry crossing later became known as Light's Ferry and was converted to a cable ferry under a later owner, Robert Lemen. Union forces crossed at the ferry during the Civil War, including troops pursuing Robert E. Lee's army toward Gettysburg in 1863. U.S. Route 11 now crosses the property at the site of the historic ferry crossing. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Building Type LocationSourced to the subject's own accountBerkeley County, United States 2 Completed Year Classification
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Maidstone-on-the-Potomac is a historic house and farm near Falling Waters, West Virginia, on the Potomac River opposite Williamsport, Maryland. The 218-acre tract carries a main house dating from about 1741, built by Evan Watkins, who operated Watkins Ferry, a crossing used by George Washington and General Edward Braddock. The property passed to Peter Light in 1795, and the Light family, who substantially expanded the house, retained it until 1854; the ferry crossing later became known as Light's Ferry and was converted to a cable ferry under a later owner, Robert Lemen. Union forces crossed at the ferry during the Civil War, including troops pursuing Robert E. Lee's army toward Gettysburg in 1863. U.S. Route 11 now crosses the property at the site of the historic ferry crossing.
Wikipedia infobox completion_date/completed/built field (1741)
completion_date/completed = 1741
Wikipedia infobox building_type field (House)
Maidstone-on-the-Potomac is a historic house and farm near Falling Waters, West Virginia. Located on the Potomac River immediately opposite Williamsport, Maryland, the property consists of a 218-acre (88 ha) tract with a main house dating from c. 1741. The house was built by Evan Watkins, who operated Watkins Ferry on the Potomac, which was used by George Washington and General Edward Braddock.
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architecture: Federal
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Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Berkeley County, United StatesQuote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Berkeley County, United States
Wikidata item Q14714167, property P131/P17 (location): Berkeley County, United States
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