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Soldier's Rest
Soldier's Rest is a historic farmhouse located in Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia. It was constructed about 1780 for the family of William Morton. The property was later owned, and expanded upon, by Daniel Morgan, a general in the American Revolution. The property was also owned by Col Griffin Taylor, a veteran of the War of 1812. The fact that it was owned by two soldiers gave the home the "Soldier's Rest" moniker. Prior to the current house being built, a smaller one stood some 200 yards away, and said to be the place where George Washington stayed when he was surveying the land here for Lord Fairfax in 1748. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
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