Willa Cather Birthplace
The Willa Cather Birthplace, also known as the Rachel E. Boak House, is the site near Gore, Virginia, where the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather was born in 1873.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Cecouchman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gore and Hayfield.
Gore
Village
Gore is an unincorporated community in western Frederick County, Virginia, United States, located off the Northwestern Turnpike on Gore Road west of Winchester.
Hayfield
Hamlet
Hayfield is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia. Hayfield is located west of Winchester on the Northwestern Turnpike at its crossroads with North and South Hayfield Roads between Flint Ridge and Hogue Creek. Hayfield is situated 3 miles southeast of Willa Cather Birthplace.
Lake Holiday
Village
Lake Holiday is a 249-acre artificial lake located northwest of Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. The lake flows into Isaacs Creek, an east-flowing tributary of Back Creek, which flows north through West Virginia to the Potomac River. Lake Holiday is situated 3 miles north of Willa Cather Birthplace.
Willa Cather Birthplace
- Type: Ruins
- Description: building in Virginia, United States
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Frederick, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.26778° or 39° 16′ 4″ northLongitude
-78.32389° or 78° 19′ 26″ westOpen location code
87F37M9G+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 1818449916OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q8003259
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gore Post Office and Hebron Baptist Church.
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