Historic Rockland
Turnings From A Massive Silver Maple At The "Plantation Near Shepherdstown"
Gallery
About Historic Rockland
photograph courtesy of the Jefferson County Historical Society
The
original stone house at Rockland, which sits a few miles outside of
Shepherdstown on Kearneysville Pike, was built sometime between 1771 and 1785
by James Verdier, a Hugenot who escaped persecution in France by escaping to
America with his wife. In Shepherdstown, Verdier, the son of a wealthy French
silk weaver, was an early leader in the settlement of Shepherdstown, owned a tannery there, and was an ardent supporter of the
Continental Army during the Revolution, particularly the famous “Bee Line”
march of the Shepherdstown Company to Cambridge, Massachusetts, in just 24
days.
Rockland has passed through many owners since, as attested by the 1897 angled Victorian addition and many later changes and additions. It was added to the National Register (see link) in 1990, and is now owned by Carter and Blair DuBois, to whom "Rockland Series No. 001" (see Gallery) was given as a gift.
Rockland has passed through many owners since, as attested by the 1897 angled Victorian addition and many later changes and additions. It was added to the National Register (see link) in 1990, and is now owned by Carter and Blair DuBois, to whom "Rockland Series No. 001" (see Gallery) was given as a gift.
A Destructive Storm Fells An Ancient Silver Maple At Rockland
In July, 2014, a sudden thunderstorm uprooted this massive Silver Maple, shown here just a few days after being blown over.
