Ottoman, Virginia

Ottoman, Virginia
Hartswell Baptist Church on River Road
Ottoman
Location in Virginia
Ottoman
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°42′07″N 76°31′12″W / 37.70194°N 76.52000°W / 37.70194; -76.52000
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyLancaster
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)

Ottoman is an unincorporated community in Lancaster County located on the Northern Neck of the Rappahannock River in the U.S. state of Virginia.[1]

Locustville, a historic plantation house built in 1855, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[2]

Notable people

The American educator Claybrook Cottingham was born in Ottoman in 1881.[3] Also a native of the town was diplomat George H. Steuart, who was born there in 1907.[4] His father, the physician George H. Steuart lived in Ottoman until his death in 1945.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ottoman, Virginia
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "Cottingham, Claybrook C." A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography (lahistory.org). Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Nelker, p.53

Bibliography

  • Nelker, Gladys P, The Clan Steuart, Genealogical publishing, 1970.