Laneville
A mile and a half southwest stood Laneville, built by Richard Corbin, receiver general (treasurer), about 1760 on the site of an earlier house. There Patrick Henry sent, May, 1775, to obtain money in payment for the colony's powder seized by Lord Dunmore. Laneville was one of the largest and finest houses in Virginia.
1948 text, presented as a historical document.
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Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)
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