CORRESPONDENCE - 75A SEXLINGER FARMHOUSE

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land use persist today. Field patterns, vegetation, and drainage ditches dating from the period of significance survive. Natural and cultural features and reasonable limits were used to define the National Register bound- aries of this large rural property. Verbal boundary description: The boundary of Woodlawn Historic and Archaeological District begins at the northern bank of the Rappahannock River at UTM 18 309780 4226640; and continues north /northeast until it intersects the drainage ditch (Archeo- logical Site 44KG94) at UTM 18 309910 4227160; and continues north/ northeast along the western edge of the ditch until it intersects a tributary of Gingoteague Creek at UTM 18 310380 4228360; and continues north/ northeast until it intersects a dirt road at UTM 18 310560 4228890; and follows the western edge of the dirt road until it intersects State Route 625 to UTM 18 310645 4229165; and continues west along the northern edge of State Route 625 to UTM 18 310645 4229240; and continues north/ northeast to UTM 18 310600 4229520; and continues east until it intersects the northern edge of State Route 625 at UTM 18 310730 4229430; and crosses State Route 625 and follows the southern edge of State Route 625 to UTM 18 310830 4229380; and continues south /southwest to UTM 18 310675 4228845; and continues east to UTM 18 311220 4228820; and continues north /northeast to the southern edge of State Route 625 at UTM 18 311300 4229240; and contin- ues west along the southern edge of State Route 625 to UTM 18 311240 4229240; and continues northeast, crossing State Route 625, to UTM 18 311490 4229495; and continues southeast to UTM 18 311520 4229430, east to UTM 18 311560 4229450, southeast to UTM 18 311610 4229325, east to UTM 18 322735 4229270, and southeast, crossing State Route 625, to the southern edge of State Route 625 at UTM 18 311760 4229220; and continues east along the southern edge of State Route 625 until it intersects the Gingoteague Creek at UTM 18 311830 4229230; and contin- ues south along the center of the Gingoteague Creek until it intersects the Rappahannock River at UTM 18 312045 422660; and continues east along the northern bank of the Rappahannock River to UTM 18 309780 4226640. Verbal boundary justification: The boundary chosen f[:1 Woodlawn Historic and Archaeological District, King George County, Virginia. Detail of USGS map showing contributing resources and the National Register boundaries. for the Woodlawn Historic and Archaeological District corresponds to traditional and current property lines. Significant contributing historic and archeological resources are contained within these bound- aries. Dietz Farm, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, is a 96 -acre property, occupying a high knoll with gently sloping pastures and adjacent wood- lands at Meadow Bluff, overlooking the historic Kanawha and James River Turnpike. During the Civil War, the house served as temporary Confederate and Union headquarters and hospital,and winter quarters were constructed near the house. The brick farm house, two outbuildings, and a noncontributing barn make up the farm complex. On two knolls several hundred meters due west of the house are the earthwork remains of Confederate fortifications. In a depression between the knolls are the unmarked graves of an unknown number of Confederate soldiers who died in the house during the time that it served as a hospital. The burial area is a contributing site. South of the turnpike is a third contributing Confederate earthwork. The Na- tional Register boundaries follow cultural features, natural features, and a contour line, defining the extent of the contributing resources and their setting. Verbal boundary description: Beginning at a point where County Route 60/25 meets State Route 28; thence approximately 750 feet northeast along the west side of Route 60/25; thence in a line approximately 1,600 feet due north- west along the southern side of Route 60/25 to where said route begins to cross Meadow River; thence in a slightly meandering fashion follow- ing the east bank of Meadow River for approximately 2,500 feet south- west to where the major contour tine meets the east side of Meadow River; thence following the principal 2,500 - foot contour line (as lined in red on the accompanying USGS topographic map) in an eastward direction; thence south eastward; thence north for approximately 2,000 feet until the line meets the east side of State Route 28; thence in a line northwest for approximately 500 feet along the west side of State Route 28 to the point of beginning, encompassing approximately 96 acres. Boundary justification: The boundary is drawn so as to include the principal area immediately around the Dietz House /Headquarters that served as outdoor bivouac for soldiers of both sides during the time the property