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The “Heater House” wayside marker is on the northwest side of the Valley Pike (U.S. 11) 0.8 mi. southwest of Middletown, Virginia. (see map below) It was erected by Blue and Gray Education Society and the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation.
From the marker:
Heater House
Probably built around 1800, this clapboard-covered log house was once the center of a prosperous 600 acre farm owned by Solomon and Caroline Wunder Heater. Although two of her sons died in Confederate service, Mrs. Heater, a native of Pennsylvania, was a Unionist and frequently provided shelter and supplies to the federals. Her loyalty was ultimately repaid by a 1901 federal grant for some wartime damages.
Donated to the People of the United States
by
Candice and John Richards
of Pennsylvania
Map and location of the marker
The historical marker for the Heater farmhouse is on the northwest side of the Valley Pike (U.S. 11) 0.8 mi. southwest of
Middletown, Virginia. (39.01945° N, 78.29278° W)