| 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) HM |
| 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) HM |
| 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) WM |
| 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) HM |
| 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) HM |
| 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) HM |
| 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) HM |
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