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Colonial Mansion Site

Roanoke County · 2.5 miles west of Salem. · location approximate

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The home of James Campbell, a prominent colonial pioneer, who settled here in 1742, stood on this site. On his land Fort Lewis was built in 1756.

1948 text, presented as a historical document.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)

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