Virginia Department of Historic Resources Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Three markers in Fauquier County that recall the Mellons’ philanthropy and the Rokeby Stables will be dedicated at Trinity Episcopal Church, Upperville:
Paul Mellon (1907-1999)
Mary Elizabeth Conover Mellon (1904-1946)
Rokeby Stables
The public ceremony to dedicate all three markers will begin at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 4, two miles east of Upperville at the intersection of John S Mosby Highway (US 50) and Rokeby Road (Route 623), where two of the markers — “Paul Mellon” and “Rokeby Stables” — will be unveiled.
Following that unveiling, the dedication ceremony will reconvene and continue at 11:00 a.m., two miles to the west at Trinity Episcopal Church, 9108 John S Mosby Hwy, Upperville, with the unveiling of the marker “Mary Elizabeth Conover Mellon.”
A light reception will follow the ceremony.
