| Virginia (Accomack County), Accomac — Accomac Historic District |
| | Has been registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark pursuant to the authority vested in the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Act of 1966. — Map (db m7827) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Accomac — Accomack County Virginia World War I |
| | In honor of the men of Accomack County, Virginia who died in the service of our country in the World War 1917-1918. — Map (db m7825) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Accomac — Accomack County Virginia World War II, Korea & Vietnam |
| | In honor of the men of Accomack County, Virginia who died in the service of our country in World War II, The Korean war and the Vietnam War. — Map (db m7826) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Accomac — EP 21 — Birthplace of Governor Wise |
| | Here stood the birthplace of Henry Alexander Wise (1806-1876), Governor of Virginia (1856-1860) and general in the Confederate States Army. A talented orator and debator in an age of great orators, Wise was elected to six terms in Congress. He served as a delegate at the Virginia Conventions of 1850 and 1861, and as United States Minister to Brazil (1844-1847). — Map (db m7823) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Accomac — WY 19 — Debtors Prison |
| | Built in 1783 in one corner of the jailyard to serve as a residence for the jailer, the building served in this capacity for 41 years. Iron bard, oak batten doors and locks were added in 1842 when it was converted into a prison for debtors in Accomack County. — Map (db m7828) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Accomac — Makemie Statue |
| | The Presbyterian Historical Society of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania erected this monument and dedicated it on May 11, 1908, at Makemie Park on Holder Creek where Francis Makemie is buried at his Pocomoke home. In 1984 the monument was moved here and restored in memory of Jennie Rodes Fletcher (1860-1947), the wife of Judge James H. Fletcher, Jr., the organizer and first president of the Francis Makemie Memorial Association, and a member of the Makemie Presbyterian Church. — Map (db m7829) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Accomac — EP 22 — Mary Nottingham Smith High School |
| | The first high school for blacks in Accomack County was dedicated on this site in 1932. It was named in honor of Mary Nottingham Smith (1892-1951), a black educator who dedicated her life to educating all young people. In 1956, the school was renamed for T.C. Walker, an attorney from Gloucester County. It was demolished in 1987. A second Mary N. Smith High School was built on another site in 1953. — Map (db m7822) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Keller — WY-17 — “The Bear and the Cub” |
| | This first play recorded in the United States was presented August 27, 1665. The Accomack County Court at Pungoteague heard charges against three men “for acting a play,” ordered inspection of costumes and script, but found the men “not guilty.” — Map (db m7613) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Keller — WY 16 — Oak Grove Methodist Church |
| | Two miles east, on Route 600, meets what is possibly the nation's oldest continuous Sunday School. Begun by William Elliott in his home in 1785, it was moved in 1816 to Burton's Chapel and in 1870 to the present church. — Map (db m7615) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Onancock — Genl. Edmund R. Bagwell |
| | Born June 2, 1840. Died June 13, 1876. His life was gentle and the elements So mixed in him that Nature might stand up And say in all the World. This was a man. — Map (db m7678) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Onancock — Historic Cemetery |
| | Known as the Scott Hall Cemetery, it dates from the late 18th century. Here will be found the grave of Commodore Whaley of the Maryland Navy who was killed in the Battle of the Barges in the Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of Onancock Creek in November 1782. Also buried here are: Colonel George Corbin, soldier of the Revolution who died September of 1793, his daughter Agnes Corbin Ker (1813) and son-in-law John Shepherd Ker (1806) the builder of Ker Place and successful merchant, along with other Ker family members. — Map (db m7681) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Onancock — Hopkins and Sons; Hopkins and Brothers |
| | Records of this mercantile business date back to 1842. This store also served the community as a bank and as a social and political meeting place. Deeded in 1970 to Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. — Map (db m7675) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Onancock — Kerr Place |
| | An eighteenth century mansion acquired in 1950 by the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society as headquarters for the society. — Map (db m7682) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Onancock — WY 14 — Onancock |
| | Two miles west is Onancock, founded in 1680. A courthouse was then built and used for a few years. Militia barracks were there in the Revolution. From Onancock, Colonel John Cropper went to the aid of Commodore Whaley in the last naval action of the Revolution, November 30, 1782. Near by is Onley, home of Henry A. Wise, Governor of Virginia, 1856-60. — Map (db m7673) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Onancock — World Wars I and II |
| | Dedicated to the men and women from Onancock and community who devotedly served their country during World Wars I and II — Map (db m7677) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Pungoteague — WY 18 — “The Bear and the Cub” |
| | Probable site of Fowkes’ Tavern where this first recorded play in English America was performed August 27, 1665. — Map (db m7611) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Tangier — Q-7-a — Tangier Island |
| | The island was visited in 1608 by Captain John Smith, who gave it the name. A part was patented by Ambrose White in 1670. It was settled in 1686 by John Crockett and his sons’ families. In 1814, it was the headquarters of a British fleet ravaging Chesapeake Bay. From here the fleet sailed to attack Fort McHenry near Baltimore. The Rev. Joshua Thomas, in a prayer, predicted the failure of the expedition. It was in this attack that the Star-Spangled Banner was written. — Map (db m7806) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Temperanceville — Anne Makemie Holden |
| | Honors Anne Makemie Holden Landowner, successful business woman manager, champion of American Independence. Daughter of Naomi and Francis Makemie, founder of organized American Presbyterianism Presented June 17, 1998 by Virginia Business and Professional Women's Foundation and Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy. — Map (db m7835) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Temperanceville — WY 15 — Founder of Presbyterianism |
| | Five miles west was the home of the Rev. Francis Makemie, founder of Presbyterianism in the United States. About 1684, Makemie established in Maryland the first Presbyterian Church. Later he moved to Accomac and married. He died here in 1708. — Map (db m7830) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Temperanceville — Francis Makemie Monument |
| | Erected in Gratitude to God And in grateful, remembrance of his servant and minister Francis Makemie, who was born in Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland, A.D. 1658(?) was educated at Glasgow University, Scotland, and came as an ordained Evangelist to the American Colonies A.D. 1683 at the request of Col. William Stevens of Rehoboth, Maryland. A devoted and able preacher of our Lord’s Gospel, he labored faithfully and freely for twenty-five years in Maryland, Virginia, the Barbados and elsewhere. . . . — Map (db m7838) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Temperanceville — Makemie Monument Park |
| | Welcome to Makemie Monument Park
Designated as A Virginia Historic Landmark September 6, 2006.
And placed on the National Register of Historic Places February 15, 2007. — Map (db m7833) |
| Virginia (Accomack County), Temperanceville — This Memorial Pyramid |
| | Commemorates the belief that in this ancient family cemetery were buried near the remains of Francis Makemie, those of his wife Naomi, his daughters Elizabeth and Madame Anne Holden, and his father-in-law, William Anderson. Also those of John Milligan and others unknown. The bricks which enclose this tablet were gathered from the ruins of the table-tombs, the cemetery wall, and the Makemie house once placed upon these grounds. — Map (db m7840) |
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