Black plaque № 46700

Walnut Groves Farm. Established in 1818 when Samuel Boone Merrifield and his wife, Frances Bemiss, purchased 333 acres on Simpson Creek. Farm was originally a 1,000-acre Virginia land grant, signed by Governor Patrick Henry, to Thomas Lewis on June 1, 1785. Merrifield was trained as a physician by h

is wife’s father and Bloomfield town founder, Dr. John Bemiss. (Reverse) The Greek Revival mansion was built by Matthew Batcheldor, a carpenter and builder of national repute. The interior finish of t

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