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Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin

Coordinates: 38°53′41″N 78°55′25″W / 38.89472°N 78.92361°W / 38.89472; -78.92361
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Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin is located in Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin is located in West Virginia
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin is located in the United States
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin
LocationLost River State Park, west of Mathias, West Virginia
Coordinates38°53′41″N 78°55′25″W / 38.89472°N 78.92361°W / 38.89472; -78.92361
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Builtc. 1800
NRHP reference No.74002001[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1974

"Lighthorse Harry" Lee Cabin, also known as Lee Cabin, is a historic home located in Lost River State Park, near Mathias, Hardy County, West Virginia. It was built probably around 1820 by Charles Carter Lee (1798–1871), the son of Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee III (1756–1818) as a summer retreat. The property remained in the Lee family until 1879. The State of West Virginia acquired it in the 1930s as a portion of Lost River State Park and the state operates it as a museum.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Snider, Nancy; Harding, James E. (February 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lighthorse Harry Lee Cabin" (PDF). West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
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