Locust Grove in Orange County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Giuseppe Oddenino

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 17, 2021

1. Giuseppe Oddenino Marker

Inscription. In honor of Giuseppe Oddenino, Italian immigrant & Civil War Veteran, 5th Regt. N.Y. Heavy Artillery, whose artwork adorns the Hebron Lutheran Church and whose son Louis married Mary Delph, a Germanna descendant.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Churches & Religion • Immigration • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil.

Location. 38° 22.64′ N, 77° 47.027′ W. Marker is in Locust Grove, Virginia, in Orange County. Marker can be reached from College Road (Virginia Route 375) 0.3 miles west of Germanna Highway (Virginia Route 3), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2062 Germanna Hwy, Locust Grove VA 22508, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Spotswood (here, next to this marker); Johannes Kemper and Ailsey Katherine Utterback (here, next to this marker); The Marker Honors The Memory Of The Second Germanna Colony, 1717 (a few steps from this marker); Site of the First German Reformed Church (a few steps from this marker); Hans Jacob Holtzclaw of Trupbach, Germany (a few steps from this marker); Hans Conrad Amberger (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Alexander Spotswood's Enchanted Castle (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Germanna Visitor Center (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Locust Grove.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 45 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 19, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.