Michie Tavern

Michie Tavern, located in Albemarle County, Virginia, is a Virginia Historic Landmark that was established November 11, 1784 by Scotsman William Michie, though in Earlysville.

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Type: building
Description: building in Virginia, United States
Also known as: “Michie’s Old Tavern”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monticello and Riverview Cemetery.

Monticello

Museum

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Monticello was the primary residence and plantation of Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States. Monticello is situated 3,400 feet east of Michie Tavern.

Riverview Cemetery

Cemetery

Riverview Cemetery is a private cemetery located in the Woolen Mills section of Charlottesville, Virginia, at 1701 Chesapeake Street. Founded in 1892 as Charlottesville's two public cemeteries—Maplewood and Oakwood—were filling up, Riverview consists of about 50 acres overlooking a bend in the Rivanna River and has approximately 12,000 graves with room for about 7,000 more. Riverview Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles north of Michie Tavern.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Simeon and Charlottesville.

Simeon

Locality

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Simeon is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. Morven, Highland, and Sunnyfields are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Simeon is situated 1½ miles southeast of Michie Tavern.

Charlottesville

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Charlottesville, in central Virginia, is a lovely university town of about 40,000 with lots to offer. Charlottesville is a town steeped in history and culture.

Willoughby

Neighborhood

Willoughby is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. Willoughby is situated 1½ miles west of Michie Tavern.

Michie Tavern

Location: Albemarle, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.00875° or 38° 0′ 32″ north

Longitude

-78.46418° or 78° 27′ 51″ west

Elevation

568 feet (173 metres)

Open location code

87C32G5P+F8

GeoNames ID

4772806

Wikidata ID

Q6837378

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