on the State of Virginia (1785). Death, legacy and honors Thomas Walker died on November 9, 1794 at his home of Castle Hill. Kentucky built a replica of the cabin which his expedition put up in present-day Kentucky; it has been designated as the Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site. Thomas Walker High School is one of two high schools in Lee County, Virginia. It is located one mile east of the town of Ewing, and three miles west of the town of Rose Hill. Thomas Walker High School was built in 1940. It was built to combine Rose Hill High School and Ewing High School. The high school was remodeled and enlarged in 1959. The last addition was added to Thomas Walker High School in 1971. The Rose Hill District is made up of two towns, Rose Hill and Ewing. Notes External links J. Stoddard Johnston, First Explorations of Kentucky: The Journals of Dr. Thomas Walker, 1750. 1715 births 1794 deaths 18th-century explorers American explorers Kentucky pioneers 18th-century American physicians College of William & Mary alumni People from King and Queen County, Virginia People from Albemarle County, Virginia People of pre-statehood Tennessee Physicians from Virginia House of Burgesses members 18th-century American politicians