Naming of Locust Hill
Locust Hill was the working plantation and home of Meriwether Lewis, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Named for the locust poplars that are found on the property even to this day, it's located just west of Charlottesville, Virginia and is within riding distance of Thomas Jefferson's, Monticello. In 1803, Lewis was asked by President Jefferson to lead an expedition into the lands west of the Mississippi, which he did after enlisting William Clark. With the help of Sacagawea, John Colter and others, the team successfully reached the Pacific Ocean in November 1805.
The founding developer of Locust Hill Apartments was drawn to the Lewis and Clark expedition from a young age. While the exploration itself is exciting and colorful, above all else, it symbolizes the western impulse in American life. No other exploring party has so fully captured the imagination of ordinary citizens or the attention of scholars. In ways that defy rational explanation, the picture of Lewis and Clark struggling up the Missouri and across the mountains to the great western sea continues to stir our national consciousness and speaks to the whole of the American experience; where new opportunities await around every bend.