George Thomas Wallace married Elizabeth McIntosh Curtis
February 24, 1835
George Wallace began buying property in the 1840’s on the east side of the canal
about halfway down its length at its intersection with the North West Canal.
Glencoe Plantation
Built in 1841
Glencoe was a large Greek revival structure.
Glencoe had a big ballroom with sliding doors to divide it into two spaces as needed.
The double stairs spiraled up to a balcony above the drawing room.
Behind the main house were slave quarters. It had fireplaces on all three levels and
secret passageways that may have been used for the underground railway.
Destroyed by fire on November 23, 1979
Glencoe Plantation was approximately one-half mile northeast of the posted coordinates.
By 1855, Wallace’s holdings in the area amounted to almost 14,000 acres on
both sides of the Dismal Swamp Canal. This area became known as Wallaceton.
Wallaceton in the late 1800’s.
George T. Wallace, Esq. and his sons had a timber and lumber company,
“Wallace & Sons”
Their mill is the large structure on the right bank of the canal.
The post office for the area was in the company store and used “Wallaceton” as
the post mark. The Building in the left foreground is the Superintendent’s house.
Wallaceton refers to the stop along the canal the boats used.
The Wallace’s built a saw mill on the west bank of the canal and began milling the abundant juniper on his own land, as well as the logs of other timber barons in the region. The milled lumber, especially juniper shingles, was transported to market via the Dismal Swamp Canal, which had become operational in 1829.
The Wallace’s lived at their plantation home with their seven children:
Mary Elizabeth John Gallaudet William Curtis
George Walke Anne Curtis Katie Darling George Hall
Two of their sons fought in the Civil War.
Captain William Curtis Wallace
Co. A. 61st VA Inf. C.S.A.
Battle of Sewell’s Point
May 18 & 19, 1861
A shell from a gun on the Rip Raps or Fort Wool entered the embrasure of the
right hand gun at Sewell’s Point and wounded Lieut. William C. Wallace.
Battle of Weldon Railroad
August 18 - 21, 1864
Captain William C. Wallace was mortally wounded and captured near Petersburg.
Captain Wallace is buried in Poplar Grove National Cemetery
Captain John Gallaudet Wallace
Co. C. 61st VA. Inf. C.S.A.
Battle of the Crater
July 30, 1864
Wounded in the battle and sent home.
Upon returning home he continued in the family business.
He married and remained in Wallaceton until his death in 1910.
John was 71 years of age.
Captain Wallace is buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Norfolk, VA
GO TO THE SIGN AT THE POSTED COORDINATES
Count The Number Of Letters In The Word
READ: COLUMN – LINE – WORD
(only use black lines)
Example: X = 2 – 8 – 7
Second Column – Sixth Sentence – Seventh Word
Number of letters in the Seventh Word is 5
X = 3
N 36 3A.BCD W 076 2E.FGH
A = 1 – 4 – 3 C = 2 – 3– 1
B = 1 – 8 – 3 D = 1 – 22 - 3
E = 2 – 7 – 5 G = 2 – 1 – 4
F = 1 - 9 – 5 H = 1 - 8 – 4
GC6BK1R – Glencoe Diary
Visit this cache to learn about Elizabeth’s Civil war writings
GC6AEXZ – Wallace Family Cemetery
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GC6C6HZ – Wallace Family in Magnolia Cemetery
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GC6C4WR – Wallaceton Superintendent's House
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GC6DPVR – Wallaceton Through The Centuries
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