Davies Manor

Nobody knows who built the oldest part. The one-room log cabin, now the parlor, probably came from Thomas Henderson, who was granted 600 acres for Revolutionary War service in 1821, or from Emmanuel Young, who bought 320 acres in 1830. Tax collector Joel Royster bought the place in 1831 and had made it two stories by 1837. The brothers Logan Early and James Baxter Davies bought the house in 1851 and built a plantation of about 2,000 acres, where as many as 23 enslaved people lived on the property before the Civil War.

What the plaque says

Davies Manor Built near Old Stage Road about 1807, occupied by Logan Early Davies, James Baxter Davies & their descendants for over a century. Named for Zachariah Davies, soldier of the American Revolution. In the path of both armies, 1861-65, it was the scene of a dramatic episode between Frances Anna Vaughn Davies and a Union forager in 1863.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Elmwood Cemetery — 17 mi
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• Sun Studio — 17 mi
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• Beale Street — 18 mi
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