Bolivar in Jefferson County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 22, 2007
1. Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Marker
was used as headquarters
by Confederate General
T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson
while stationed in the area
during the Civil War
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 39° 19.552′ N, 77° 44.869′ W. Marker is in Bolivar, West Virginia, in Jefferson County. It is on Washington Street (Business U.S. 340). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1167 Washington Street, Harpers Ferry WV 25425, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in the Eastern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bolivar Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Simon Bolivar (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mayors of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. John's Lutheran Church (approx. Ό mile away); St. John Lutheran Church (approx. Ό mile away); In Honor of Private Luke Quinn (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pre Civil War Spring House (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Foundations of Freedom (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bolivar.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Foundations of Freedom (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . .
this page online
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 21, 2021
2. Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Marker
Unfortunately, the marker has moderately weathered.
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 22, 2007
3. Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 22, 2007
4. The Jackson Rose House
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 29, 2019
5. Plaque on the building
Built, C. 1795
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Credits. This page was last revised on May 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,187 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 13, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on May 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4. submitted on October 13, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 5. submitted on December 29, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
