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Folly Castle Marker

323 W Washington St, Petersburg, VA 23803, USA

Virginia

state

VA - Petersburg

county

VA - Richmond

city

MARKER

TICKETED:

NO

PARKING:

NO

RESTROOMS:

NO

This house was the town home of Peter Jones, who built it in 1763. It was called "Folly Castle" because it was a large house for a childless man, but Jones later had offspring. Major Erasmus Gill, Revolutionary soldier, also lived here.

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HISTORIC PEOPLE

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Charles Cornwallis

Major General

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