Ottoman is an

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in Lancaster County located on the

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of the

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in the

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. Locustville, a historic plantation house built in 1855, was listed on the

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in 1994.

Notable people

The American educator Claybrook Cottingham was born in Ottoman in 1881. Also a native of the town was diplomat George H. Steuart, who was born there in 1907.Nelker, p.53 His father, the physician George H. Steuart lived in Ottoman until his death in 1945.

References

Bibliography

* Nelker, Gladys P, ''The Clan Steuart'', Genealogical publishing, 1970. Unincorporated communities in Lancaster County, Virginia Unincorporated communities in Virginia {{LancasterCountyVA-geo-stub