Mount Airy Historical Highway Marker Dedication

14 Oct 2017                                           Lynch Station, VA

   On Saturday, October 14th, a new highway historical marker was dedicated in Lynch Station for the home of the Leftwich Family of Bedford County, who were prominent in both the American Revolution and the War of 1812.  Several family members are buried in the cemetery near the plantation house.  Two Revolutionary War veterans' graves have modern tombstones, Joel and Thomas Leftwich.
     The ceremony was conducted by the Leftwich Family Association, and the master of ceremonies was Cham Light, a descendant of Joel Leftwich, and also a member of the SAR.   Several members of the Fincastle Resolves and Culpeper Minutemen Chapters attended and participated in the ceremony, primarily as members of the Color Guard..
     After the unveiling, the group of about 50 Leftwich descendants toured the family cemetery, near the old plantation house.  The cemetery is currently the subject of an archeological study to determine the number and position of the graves.  At least four Revolutionary War veterans are thought to be buried there.  This cemetery is covered by the Revolutionary War Veterans' Graves Preservation Program administered by the Virginia SAR.

Master of Ceremonies Cham Light unveils the Highway Historical Marker.

Mount Airy Plantation House, the front end dates from about 1800.

Color Guard at the ceremony, left to right: Bill Schwetke of the CMM, Charlie Coale of FR, and Dennis Fritts of the FR

Members of the Fincastle Resolutions Chapter, left to right: Wayne Miesen, Dave Howard, Chuck Poland, and Dennis Fritts.

Leftwich Family Cemetery with two of the marked graves of Revolutionary War soldiers.