Following his 1938 Grand National victory, Battleship retired to stand at stud at duPont's Montpelier estate, Battleship sired only 58 foals.

A few weeks ago at the invitation of the staff at the Montpelier estate, Ms. Briscoe visited and gave a talk about her research for the novel.

Mason was interred at his Montpelier estate in Clear Spring, Maryland.

Born at the Montpelier estate near Hagerstown, Maryland, Mason was educated by a private tutor and graduated from Princeton College in 1836.

On the southeastern corner of what will be the new intersection, construction of a public park is complete with a small lake, strolling walkways and a beautiful, large Gazebo (costing $212,000) resembling the one at James and Dolley Madison's Montpelier estate located in Orange, Virginia.

The fair began in 1910 as a historical exhibit on the grounds of the county courthouse, and has been held on the grounds of James Madison's Montpelier estate since 1987.

The community is home to a historic railroad depot, which opened in 1910 and became an exhibit at James Madison's Montpelier estate in 2010.

Much of the Montpelier estate surrounding the mansion remains in historical preservation.