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Historic ‘Cleve Plantation *
Sold; In Lewis Family I
For Many Years [
Historic "Cleve” plantation on I the Rappahannock River in King f George county has been sold by « J. Armistead Lewis to W. Harri- I son Mechling, of Moorestown, N. f
J.( for an undisclosed price. | Included in the sale with the I original estate were parts of r "Echo Dell,” "St. Cloud,” "Ken- | son,” and “Cherry Point” which I sent the total acreage to some f
1300. | Mr. Lewis, who has spent most I of his recent years in Washington, f D. C., inherited “Cleve” from his | father, Daingerfield Lewis, and 1 acquired the adjoining tracts f through the years. 5 The residence house, one wing of which dates from 1729, is unoccupied at present. The manor, a manager’s residence, five bams and several tenant houses are located on the property.
The farm passed to the family of Mr. Lewis, a descendant of Betty Washington and her husband, Fielding Lewis, in 1852, when Henry Byrd Lewis, J. Armstead Lewis’s grandfather, bought it from St. Leger Landon Carter, a grandson of the fabled Charles “King” Carter, land agent of Lord Fairfax.
“Cleve” manor, originally a brick plantation house, was partly destroyed by (fire in 1800 and completely burned, .but for the remaining wing, in 1917. The present frame house was built in 1923.
The plantation stretches about five miles along the Rappahannock’s east bank. Some 300 acres are marshland and more than 400 acres hold timber stands.
“Cleve” fronts on the King George Court House-Port Conway road, about 19 miles from Fredericksburg.
_James W, Fletcher i epi esented Mr. Lewis in the settlement.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis are now at “Greenfield,” their home near Washington.
Plans Available For
Swing Door On
Turkey Nests
Plans for a swing door for tur- j key nests now are available from j the Agricultural Extension Serv- j ice at VPI. !
The door is made so a turkey - ! hen may push it easily to enter \ an empty nest, but once she is j inside, other hens cannot get in I to distarb her or break the eggs. *
When the hen leaves the nest she will rotate the door and leave it with the front slats up and the top slats down. Another turkey can enter the nest.
GET INFORMATION ON S. S.
A representative from your Social Security Office, 815 King Street in Alexandria, will be glad to furnish information to union or employer groups, civic clubs, schools, and other organizations.
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