Colonial Dames to honor UMW’s Belmont

Gari Melcher’s Home and Studio at Belmont in Falmouth will be recognized as a significant national historic site by the National Society of Colonial Dames XVII Century at a garden ceremony on May 20.

Local, state, and national representatives of the organization will dedicate a marker placed at the entrance to Corinne Melchers’ grove path overlooking the Rappahannock River, near the Summer House.

 The Colonial Dames will distinguish Belmont as an important historical setting that has witnessed more than 200 years of American history. The marker is the first in the region sponsored by the recently formed George Mason Chapter of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century.