Endangered Preston-Crockett House on I-81 in Virginia - Black and White Photograph (KDX0750X)

Black and white photograph of the historic John Preston House, also called the Preston-Crockett House or Herondon. Whichever name one chooses, the house represents fascinating and controversial history. The house was built in 1842, to serve as a tavern and inn on the old Wilderness Road, replacing an older and smaller log tavern that had developed a shady reputation. The former innkeeper was suspected of taking advantage of unwary travelers, even to the point of possibly robbing and murdering some of them. The innkeeper’s reputation may have been well deserved because 21 bodies were found on the property in a cave in the 1890s. From 1947–2002, writer Lucy Crockett lived in the house and claimed the sceond floor was haunted. While no demolition has been started, in 2022 the site was approved as a location for a truck stop and the house and property are endangered and could soon be gone forever. 

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