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Joy-It truly saddens me that Clement Hill has fallen on such terrible times. My mother and I visited there about 20 years ago. It was in good repair, but unfortunately no one was at home when we stopped. I am also a descendant through Benjamin Jr. I have had the pleasure to visit Adam Clements home in Campbell County twice. The first time the lovely lady who lived there gave us a tour of the cemetery as well as the house. It was a bit in need of repair. She also gave me lye soap that she had made outside in a large cauldron. She also had done a history up of the Clement family. We had a wonderful visit. 5 years ago this June we returned to find that her grandson had ownership of the house and had done a repair on the back wall and replastering some of the rooms. He also told us about the cemetery about a 1/4 mile behind the house which was where slaves were buried. Due to time of day and time constraints we did not go to the cemetery, I wish we had, as my mother passed on that trip in Nashville area. She got ill and passed quickly. So I was happy we had been able to return and see that the house was still there and in better repair. Sean (pronounced C-Ann)
On Friday, May 15, 2015 1:32 PM, Joy Fisher via <clement-benjamin(a)rootsweb.com> wrote:
On Monday, May 11 my husband, a direct descendent of Capt. Benjamin Clement, and I had an appointment with Michael Hudson, Director of the Avoca Museum (site of Col. Charles Lynch's home) in Alta Vista, VA.
Our purpose of the appointment was to exchange information about the manufacture of gunpowder during the Revolutionary War and the part the partnership of Lynch and Clement played during that time. It was a very productive meeting. He had materials we didn't have and we had information he had no idea about.
Michael had secured permission to visit Clement Hill in advance of our visit and we drove over there together. I had seen the photos from 2000 and 2001 when Otho Clement visited when it looked like someone could and did live there.
Otho was able to drive up to the house, but we could only drive half way up the hill and had to climb up the rest of the way.
The last tenants left the place like a dump. The weeds are knee high; there is debris strewn about the grounds. An old tire here, an empty gasoline can there. Otho's photos showed 2 stairways ascending to the living quarters; today there is only one stairway left and at least one of the timbers is rotting. The concrete footing is there, but no stairway. A sheet of plywood has been nailed across the windows of the kitchen.
At the foot of Clement Hill (where Capt. Ben and Susannah are supposedly buried) is an abandoned strip mall all boarded up. A very depressing site.
For anyone who ventures up there, I suggest taking bug repellent along.
I will be posting pictures to my website as soon as I get unjetlagged.
Light is the task where many share the toil. Homer (c. 850 B.C.)
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Hi Joy,
Thanks for the post on Clement Hill. I too am a descendent of Benjamin
Clement (through Adam Clement Jr's daughter Mary A. C. Clement) and visited
Clement Hill about 5 years ago. I didn't have permission to visit, but I did
stop at the sheriff's substation at the strip mall at the base. They told me
it was not a good idea to drive up. I could see from the bottom of the
hill the truth of their statement: the tenants looked a little 'iffy' and not
too cordial so I just looked at a distance and the place was an absolute
mess. I wish there were some way to save and/or restore that beautiful
historic place.
That said, would you post the URL for your website. I truly would like to
see the pictures that you took. Do you have any idea who at this time owns
the property? Thanks very much for visiting.
Tom Almquist
Riverside, CA
talqt(a)aol.com
In a message dated 5/15/2015 10:32:10 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
clement-benjamin(a)rootsweb.com writes:
On Monday, May 11 my husband, a direct descendent of Capt. Benjamin
Clement, and I had an appointment with Michael Hudson, Director of the Avoca
Museum (site of Col. Charles Lynch's home) in Alta Vista, VA.
Our purpose of the appointment was to exchange information about the
manufacture of gunpowder during the Revolutionary War and the part the
partnership of Lynch and Clement played during that time. It was a very productive
meeting. He had materials we didn't have and we had information he had no
idea about.
Michael had secured permission to visit Clement Hill in advance of our
visit and we drove over there together. I had seen the photos from 2000 and
2001 when Otho Clement visited when it looked like someone could and did live
there.
Otho was able to drive up to the house, but we could only drive half way
up the hill and had to climb up the rest of the way.
The last tenants left the place like a dump. The weeds are knee high;
there is debris strewn about the grounds. An old tire here, an empty gasoline
can there. Otho's photos showed 2 stairways ascending to the living
quarters; today there is only one stairway left and at least one of the timbers is
rotting. The concrete footing is there, but no stairway. A sheet of plywood
has been nailed across the windows of the kitchen.
At the foot of Clement Hill (where Capt. Ben and Susannah are supposedly
buried) is an abandoned strip mall all boarded up. A very depressing site.
For anyone who ventures up there, I suggest taking bug repellent along.
I will be posting pictures to my website as soon as I get unjetlagged.
Light is the task where many share the toil. Homer (c. 850 B.C.)
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It is a shame that the place has gone to rack and ruin. I know you enjoyed your trip.
Bill ClementBirmingham, AL "I reserve the right to be poor, so I can reserve the right to be rich"
On Friday, May 15, 2015 12:29 PM, Joy Fisher via <clement-benjamin(a)rootsweb.com> wrote:
On Monday, May 11 my husband, a direct descendent of Capt. Benjamin Clement, and I had an appointment with Michael Hudson, Director of the Avoca Museum (site of Col. Charles Lynch's home) in Alta Vista, VA.
Our purpose of the appointment was to exchange information about the manufacture of gunpowder during the Revolutionary War and the part the partnership of Lynch and Clement played during that time. It was a very productive meeting. He had materials we didn't have and we had information he had no idea about.
Michael had secured permission to visit Clement Hill in advance of our visit and we drove over there together. I had seen the photos from 2000 and 2001 when Otho Clement visited when it looked like someone could and did live there.
Otho was able to drive up to the house, but we could only drive half way up the hill and had to climb up the rest of the way.
The last tenants left the place like a dump. The weeds are knee high; there is debris strewn about the grounds. An old tire here, an empty gasoline can there. Otho's photos showed 2 stairways ascending to the living quarters; today there is only one stairway left and at least one of the timbers is rotting. The concrete footing is there, but no stairway. A sheet of plywood has been nailed across the windows of the kitchen.
At the foot of Clement Hill (where Capt. Ben and Susannah are supposedly buried) is an abandoned strip mall all boarded up. A very depressing site.
For anyone who ventures up there, I suggest taking bug repellent along.
I will be posting pictures to my website as soon as I get unjetlagged.
Light is the task where many share the toil. Homer (c. 850 B.C.)
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On Monday, May 11 my husband, a direct descendent of Capt. Benjamin Clement, and I had an appointment with Michael Hudson, Director of the Avoca Museum (site of Col. Charles Lynch's home) in Alta Vista, VA.
Our purpose of the appointment was to exchange information about the manufacture of gunpowder during the Revolutionary War and the part the partnership of Lynch and Clement played during that time. It was a very productive meeting. He had materials we didn't have and we had information he had no idea about.
Michael had secured permission to visit Clement Hill in advance of our visit and we drove over there together. I had seen the photos from 2000 and 2001 when Otho Clement visited when it looked like someone could and did live there.
Otho was able to drive up to the house, but we could only drive half way up the hill and had to climb up the rest of the way.
The last tenants left the place like a dump. The weeds are knee high; there is debris strewn about the grounds. An old tire here, an empty gasoline can there. Otho's photos showed 2 stairways ascending to the living quarters; today there is only one stairway left and at least one of the timbers is rotting. The concrete footing is there, but no stairway. A sheet of plywood has been nailed across the windows of the kitchen.
At the foot of Clement Hill (where Capt. Ben and Susannah are supposedly buried) is an abandoned strip mall all boarded up. A very depressing site.
For anyone who ventures up there, I suggest taking bug repellent along.
I will be posting pictures to my website as soon as I get unjetlagged.