| Virginia (Rockbridge County), Fairfield — A-47 — Cherry Grove Estate |
| | Here was born James McDowell, Governor of Virginia, 1843-46. — Map (db m23770) |
| Virginia (Rockbridge County), Fairfield — Dr. Ephraim McDowell — The Father of Abdominal Surgery |
| | Near this spot
Dr. Ephraim McDowell
was born November 11, 1771
The Father of Abdominal Surgery
Beginning medical study in Staunton, Virginia, continuing it in Edinburgh, Scotland, he later received the honorary degree from the University of Maryland. Possessing the highest attributes of the physician and surgeon, he was a pioneer in work which he saved the lives of countless thousands. — Map (db m23780) |
| Virginia (Rockbridge County), Fairfield — A 43 — McDowell's Grave |
| | Nearby is the cemetery that contains the grave of Capt. John McDowell, who died on 18 Dec. 1742 during a conflict between Iroquois Indians and colonial settlers. Although accounts differ on how the conflict arose, it resulted in the deaths of more than seventeen Indians and settlers including McDowell. To avert a war, Lieutenant Governor George Thomas, of Pennsylvania, mediated the conflict in 1744 with the Treaty of Lancaster. It was decided that Lieutenant Governor William Gooch, of Virginia, . . . — Map (db m23777) |
| Virginia (Rockbridge County), Fairfield — A-45 — Red House and the McDowell Family |
| | Nearby once stood a log house painted red built by the McDowell family. John McDowell received land here for surveying Borden's Grant in the late 1730's. In 1742 McDowell was killed during a conflict between settlers and Indians. Dr. Ephraim McDowell, grandson of John McDowell, was born nearby on 11 November 1771. When he was 13 years old his family moved to Kentucky and he later became a prominent physician. He is referred to as the "father of ovariotomy surgery." A nearby cemetery contains . . . — Map (db m23783) |
| Virginia (Rockbridge County), Lexington — R 63 — Falling Spring Presbyterian Church |
| | The oldest congregation in the Fincastle Presbytery, the Falling Spring Presbyterian Church, was organized before 1748. The Hanover Presbytery met here in October, 1780. The present Gothic Revival church was constructed of slave-made brick during the Civil War. At the time of its dedication in April, 1864, General Thomas L. Rosser's Cavalry Brigade was camped here. The first burial in the present cemetery was that of John Grigsby of Fruit Hill (1720-1794). — Map (db m23807) |
| Virginia (Rockbridge County), Natural Bridge — George Washington |
| | Around 1750, while surveying
Natural Bridge, George
Washington carved his initials
under the bridge's arch.
His initials can still be seen
today, directly across Cedar
Creek and 23 feet up. — Map (db m11082) |
| Virginia (Rockbridge County), Natural Bridge — A 72 — Natural Bridge |
| | Natural Bridge holds a unique place in American history as one of the natural wonders and first tourist attractions in the New World. Artists and illustrators popularized its image. This natural semielliptical arch is made of limestone carved by nature over millions of years and is approximately 200 feet high. The Monacan Indians held the site sacred and worshiped there. Thomas Jefferson obtained a land grant on 5 July 1774 to preserve it and to ensure the public could visit it. Natural Bridge . . . — Map (db m48) |
| Virginia (Rockbridge County), Raphine — Z-109 — Rockbridge County / Augusta County |
| | Rockbridge County
Area 616 Square Miles
Formed in 1778 from Augusta and Botetourt, and named for the Natural Bridge. Samuel Houston and Cyrus H. McCormick were born in this county. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are buried in Lexington. Washington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute are there.
Augusta County
Area 1006 Square Miles
Formed in 1738 from Orange and named for Augusta, Princess of Wales and mother of George III. Originally it included a . . . — Map (db m23760) |
| Virginia (Rockbridge County), Raphine — A 51 — Virginia Inventors |
| | A mile and a half northwest, Cyrus H. McCormick perfected, in 1831, the grain reaper. In that vicinity, in 1856, J. A. E. Gibbs devised the chainstitch sewing machine. — Map (db m23762) |
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