Lewis Egerton Smoot (1876 - 1962), a sand and gravel merchant of Maryland and Virgina, built his summer house in 1928; his wife continued to summer there after his death. Charlotte County Archives
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Sir James Dunn, wealthy industrialist of Bathurst, purchased the property in 1945 and named it Dayspring. Of a somewhat reclusive nature, Dunn erected a fence around the property, which has since been augmented by a formidable hedge. David Sullivan
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Dayspring 2013. David Sullivan
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Dayspring from the Air circa 1965. Charlotte County Archives
Lewis Egerton Smoot (1876 - 1962), a sand and gravel merchant of Maryland and Virgina, built his summer house in 1928; his wife continued to summer there after his death. Charlotte County Archives
Sir James Dunn, wealthy industrialist of Bathurst, purchased the property in 1945 and named it Dayspring. Of a somewhat reclusive nature, Dunn erected a fence around the property, which has since been augmented by a formidable hedge. David Sullivan
Dayspring 2013. David Sullivan
Dayspring from the Air circa 1965. Charlotte County Archives
Sir James Dunn. Charlotte County Archives