Show j I HISTORIC TOLLGATE IS GONE End Eno of Landmark In the Shenandoah Valley Recalls an Interesting V Civil War Story The Tho razing of tho the tollgate house bouse takes away a historic landmark in the lower Shenandoah valley It tilt was constructed In 1840 before there were railroads In this section and it was a part of the thoroughfare from Tennessee to Alexandria Va and often 20 to SO 30 wagons wagons wagon could be se seen seenIa n nIn In Ia a line making snaking the trip to and from the boats at Alexandria Alexandria- The first toll was collected at gate No 1 by Simeon and he continued continued continued con con- to collect toll until his death In 1860 1800 From 1860 1800 to 1862 the tho gate was kept by his widow Charlotte Hillman Hillman Hill- Hill man when on account of war conditions condi the gate was abandoned until 1865 The house was struck by a ashell ashell ashell shell just before the Battle of Kerns Kerns- town It was at this gate that Charlotte DIllman held up General Sheridan and his stat staff The general paid the regular toll for himself and his staff starr followed his example But said the general as he be passed through I cannot vouch for my army S When the soldiers came up Mrs Hillman Hillman Hill Hill- man raised the pole but stood at her post all day long and kept tally and after the war she sent the bill to Washington ton and It paid V General Sheridan passed through this gate again on his famous ride from Winchester Gen Stonewall Jackson In his valley campaign frequently passed through It always paying toll |