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Falkland
Falkland, a three-story brick structure was constructed in 1854 by politician and attorney Montgomery Blair. It was considered to be “a much finer edifice than that of the elder Blair.” Such a home was soon fitting for Blair who gained notoriety as attorney for freed slave Dred Scott in the 1856 Federal Supreme Court case that decided African Americans were not citizens of this country and had no legal standing. Because of Montgomery Blair’s Union allegiance during the civil War, Falkland “was burnt by straggers” in the Confederate Army in July 1864. Blair lived at the Moorings while his house was rebuilt. |