Strasburg in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The Great Train Raid of 1861
Jackson captured engines from Martinsburg, W.VA. and had them pulled by horse teams across the roads to Strasburg. Near here, they were set on rails and sent south for the Confederate cause.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 38° 59.249′ N, 78° 21.355′ W. Marker is in Strasburg, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. It is on East King Street (Virginia Route 55) 0.1 miles east of Acton Place, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in front of the Strasburg Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 440 East King Street, Strasburg VA 22657, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Strasburg Stone & Earthenware Mfg. Co. (here, next to this marker); Historic Strasburg (a few steps from this marker); The Great Train Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Train Heist (within shouting distance of this marker); This Fertile Land (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Historic Strasburg (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Historic Strasburg (approx. 0.3 miles away); American Legion (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Strasburg.
Other markers no longer nearby. Civil War Strasburg (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Historic Strasburg (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Historic Strasburg (was approx. 0.3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
1. Jackson's operations against the B&O Railroad (1861).
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 23, 2020
2. Strasburg Stone & Earthenware Mfg. Co.
Home of the Strasburg Museum:
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2. Shenandoah at War. Website homepage (Submitted on January 22, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,066 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on August 19, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
