"Travelers' Rest"
Home of Gen. Horatio Gates, built on land bought, 1763. Gates, once a British officer, joined the Revolutionary Army, and was the leader of the Continentals in decisive victory over Gen. Burgoyne at Saratoga. (1/2 Mi. S. W.)
Marker is at the intersection of Kearneysville Rd. and Charles Town Road, on the left when traveling west on Kearneysville Rd..
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