Locust Grove is a historic house located between Dillwyn and Cumberland, Virginia, constructed before 1794. It is remembered for its connection to the Revolutionary soldier Peter Francisco, and as the
Front of the house
Back of the house
Side view of the house
The house prior to its restoration
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Peter Francisco was a Portuguese-born American blacksmith and soldier best known for his service in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
Locust Grove (Dillwyn, Virginia)
…house located between Dillwyn and Cumberland, Virginia, constructed before 1794. It is remembered for its connection to the Revolutionary soldier Peter Francisco, and as the Peter Francisco House it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972. Locust Grove is a 1+1⁄2-story single-pile…
Miniature portrait of Francisco
Monument to Francisco in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Peter (Pedro) Francisco, born July 9, 1760. Birth certificate from the church at the town of Porto Judeu, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal.
Postage stamp depicting Francisco's cannon barrel carry at Camden