Laurel Hill Farm is a private park in Ararat, Virginia. The birthplace of James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart, seventy-five acres of the 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) owned by the Stuart Family was saved in 1992 by the J. E. B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust. This organization founded by Historian and Author Thomas D. "Tom" Perry is a non-profit corporation that has interpreted the site and holds events on the property.
Read more about Laurel Hill Farm: J. E. B. Stuart, Annual Events, History of The Laurel Hill Farm
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