Stafford in Stafford County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Palmer Hayden

(1890-1973)

Photographed by Kevin W., February 23, 2022

1. Palmer Hayden Marker

Inscription. Palmer Hayden, artist, was born Peyton Cole Hedgeman nearby in Widewater. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I and later studied art at Columbia University and Boothbay Harbor, Maine. He achieved prominence as a painter during the Harlem Renaissance. A first prize in a painting competition sponsored by the Harmon Foundation in 1926 led to a five-year stay in France. Although Hayden's works include seascapes and African themes, most notable are his portrayals of ordinary African Americans in everyday life and his depictions of the legendary John Henry. The Museum of African American Art in Los Angeles houses a large collection of his work.

Erected 2020 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number J-45.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.

Location. 38° 24.505′ N, 77° 19.581′ W. Marker is in Stafford, Virginia, in Stafford County. It is on Widewater State Park Road 0.2 miles

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west of Brent Point Road (County Route 658), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Widewater State Park Road, Stafford VA 22554, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area,

in Northern Virginia,

and in the Piedmont.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Searching for Silver (approx. 0.6 miles away); Aquia Landing (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named Aquia Landing (approx. 1.4 miles away); Steamships, Stages and Slave Trade (approx. 1.4 miles away); Gateway to Freedom (approx. 1.4 miles away); Redoubt # 2

Photographed by Kevin W., February 23, 2022

2. Palmer Hayden Marker

(approx. 1½ miles away); Union XIIth Corps Winter Camp (approx. 1.6 miles away); Patawomeck Tribe Village (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stafford.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Early Escape Route (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Penelope A. Parrish

3. Palmer Hayden Marker

Photographed by Elizabeth Daly, February 1, 2020

4. Palmer Hayden Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2020, by Elizabeth Daly of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 582 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 26, 2022, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on September 22, 2020, by Elizabeth Daly of Stafford, Virginia. 4. submitted on September 19, 2020, by Elizabeth Daly of Stafford, Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.