The Marquis Road

Louisa County · dedicated 1928 · Rte. 22, near intersection with Rte. 15, at Boswells Tavern

Lafayette reopened this road in June, 1781, when moving south to intervene between Cornwallis and military stores in Albemarle County. The road has ever since been known as "The Marquis Road."

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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