Prestwould Plantation
The second William Byrd obtained land here about 1730 and named the place "Blue Stone Castle". The estate extended ten miles along Roanoke River. Before the Revolution Sir Peyton Skipwith came into possession and built the present house, which he named "Prestwould".
1948 text, presented as a historical document.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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