Near Winchester in Frederick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
General Daniel Morgan
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Winchester
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 25, 2007
1. North Facing Side
General Daniel Morgan. Morgan used this road in traveling from his home, “Saratoga,” to Winchester. He was a frontiersman, Indian fighter and the commander of Morgan’s famous riflemen in the Revolution. He won glory at Quebec and Saratoga, and defeated Tarleton at the Cowpens. He died in 1802 and is buried in Winchester.
Winchester. At first called Fredericktown, it was founded in 1744, near a Shawnee Indian village, by Colonel James Wood, a native of the English city of Winchester. The town was situated in Lord Fairfax’s proprietary of the Northern Neck. It was chartered in 1752.
Erected 1930 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number Q 4a.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.
Location. 39° 9.693′ N, 78° 9.265′ W. Marker is near Winchester, Virginia, in Frederick County. It is at the intersection of Millwood Pike (U.S. 17 / 50) and
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Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. 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: Buzzy (approx. ¼ mile away); Native Plants Garden (approx. 0.4 miles away); "Dayton Kissing Rock" (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Peacemakers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wilkins Lake (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Abram's Delight (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Hollingsworth Family Settlement
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 4, 2007
2. South Facing Side of Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Abram’s Delight (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been reported to have been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. This is one in a “set” of Q 4 markers around Winchester, running from Q 4a to Q 4h.
Photo 5 puts this marker just outside of the city limits of Winchester, in Frederick County, while Arnold’s A guidebook to Virginia’s Historical Markers puts it in Winchester.
Also see . . . Winchester, Virginia. Official city web site. (Submitted on August 13, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 25, 2022
3. Winchester Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, May 25, 2022
4. General Daniel Morgan Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, July 4, 2007
5. Winchester "Entry" Marker at the US 17/50 Overpass of I-81.
Photographed by Craig Swain, August 26, 2007
6. Daniel Morgan's Grave Site
In the Mount Hebron Cemetery, at the east end of Boscawen Street is the final resting place of Daniel Morgan.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 13, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,510 times since then and 48 times this year. Last updated on September 3, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. Photos: 1. submitted on August 25, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on August 13, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on May 26, 2022, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on August 13, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on August 27, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
