Traveller's Grave - Lexington, VA
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vhasler
N 37° 47.219 W 079° 26.544
17S E 637151 N 4183323
Traveller was Robert E. Lee's horse
Waymark Code: WM8HZ5
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 04/07/2010
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Located out the west door of the Lee Chapel and Museum are two markers for Traveller.
Marker #1
Traveller
Horse of
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Placed by
Virginia Div UDC
May 8, 1971
It is noted that a tradition has developed to toss pennies on the marker in respect for the horse (which are then collected by the museum staff).
Marker #2
Traveller's Grave
This renovation and landscaping honors Anne Wilson in appreciation for her service to Washington and Lee as the University's first lady from 1983 to 1995. Like General Lee, Anne Wilson is a lover of animals who believes that their company and care enchance the human condition.
Traveller was born near the Blue Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. An American Saddlebred, he was of the Gray Eagle stock, and, as a colt, took the first prize at the Lewisburg, Virginia, fairs in 1859 and 1860. As an adult gelding, he was a sturdy horse, 16 hands high and 1,100 pounds (500 kg), iron gray in color with black points, a long mane and flowing tail. reference