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

John S. Barbour’s Birthplace

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 8, 2008

1. John S. Barbour’s Birthplace Marker

Inscription. Just to the south stood Catalpa, where John Strode Barbour was born on 29 Dec. 1820. In 1849, he was appointed the state’s representative on the board of directors of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. The board elected him president in 1851 and he continued in this capacity until he resigned in 1884. Barbour served in the House of Representatives from 1880 to 1886. He also was the chairman of the state Democratic Party committee from 1883 to 1890, and was appointed to the U.S. Senate in March 1889, representing Virginia and serving until his death on 14 May 1892. He is buried in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number J-6.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1889.

Location. 38° 28.868′ N, 78° 0.485′ W. Marker is in Culpeper, Virginia, in Culpeper County. It is on Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Culpeper VA 22701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

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

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Culpeper Minute Men (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Revolutionary War (approx. 0.6 miles away); Who Were The Culpeper Minute-Men? (approx. 0.6 miles away); Culpeper Minute Battalion (approx. 0.6 miles away); What Did The Minute-Men Accomplish? (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Civil War (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named The Culpeper Minute Men (approx. 0.6 miles away); Major Gabriel Long (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Culpeper.

Other markers no longer nearby. Culpeper Minute Men (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named The Revolutionary War (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named The Civil War (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . New York Times Obituary. (Submitted on June 19, 2008.)

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 8, 2008

2. John S. Barbour’s Birthplace Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,597 times since then and 56 times this year. Last updated on November 12, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.