Culpeper in Culpeper County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Culpeper Minute Men
Photographed by Craig Swain, October 11, 2008
1. The Culpeper Minute Men Memorial
Honoring
the Culpeper Minute Men. Virginia's first, who organized in this field & fought their first battle at Great Bridge 1775
Erected 1971 by Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, DAR.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
Location. 38° 28.366′ N, 78° 0.283′ W. Memorial is in Culpeper, Virginia, in Culpeper County. It can be reached from Monument Lane, on the right when traveling north. Located on a foot trail from Monument Avenue. The monument is best reached from the Yowell Meadow Park loop trail, with parking lots along Blue Ridge Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 737 Monument Ln, Culpeper VA 22701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Revolutionary War (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named The Civil War (about 800 feet away); Mountain Run Watershed (approx. Ό mile away); Who Were The Culpeper Minute-Men? (approx. 0.3 miles away); Culpeper Minute Battalion (approx. 0.3 miles away); What Did The Minute-Men Accomplish?
this page online
Other markers no longer nearby. The Civil War (was about 800 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named The Revolutionary War (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
1. Culpeper Minutemen. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on February 18, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. The greatest battle of the Culpeper Minutemen at Great Bridge: Dec. 9, 1775. Culpeper Star-Exponent website entry (Submitted on February 18, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, October 11, 2008
2. The Culpeper Minute Men Marker
This is a photo of the marker in its prior environs.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, October 25, 2025
3. The Culpeper Minute Men Marker
A housing development has substantially grown up around the monument since about 2006. The development included an access path from Monument Lane.
via Sons of the Revolution, unknown
4. The flag of the Battalion Culpeper Minute Men of 1775.
This Battalion of 150 wore uniforms of green hunting shirts with the motto Liberty or Death across the chest.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,111 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3. submitted on December 19, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on February 18, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
