Mechums West in Ivy in Albemarle County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Jackson’s Valley Campaign
Erected 2002 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-162.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 3, 1862.
Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 38° 3.716′ N, 78° 38.714′ W. Marker was in Ivy, Virginia, in Albemarle County. It was in Mechums West. Marker was on Ivy Road (U.S. 250) east of Three Notched Road (Virginia Route 240). Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Ivy VA 22945, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Jackson's Valley Campaign (here, next to this marker); Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis (approx. 2.6 miles away); Crozet (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Rothwell Family ... / Elisha Wm. Robertson ... (approx. 3½ miles away); Miller School (approx. 4.7 miles away); “The Albemarle 26” (approx. 6 miles away); Staunton and James River Turnpike (approx. 6.2 miles away); Convention Army The Barracks (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ivy.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. New Marker At This Location also titled "Jackson's Valley Campaign".
Also see . . . The Virginia Central Railroad. “During the Civil War the Virginia Central was one of the Confederacy’s most important lines, carrying food from the Shenandoah region to Richmond, and ferrying troops and supplies back and forth as the campaigns surrounded its tracks frequently. On more than one occasion it was used in actual tactical operations, transporting troops directly to the battlefield. The Blue Ridge Tunnels and the Virginia Central were key tools in the fast mobilization of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson’s famous ‘foot cavalry.’ But, it was a prime target for Federal armies, and by the end of the war had only about five miles of track still in operation, and $40 in gold in its treasury. After the War, Collis P. Huntington reorganized the Virginia Central and its affiliates into his new Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ... ” Today this line is owned CSX Transportation and leased to the Buckingham Branch Railroad. (Submitted on July 21, 2007.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,687 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on August 7, 2023, by Anonymous of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. 3. submitted on July 22, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 4. submitted on September 5, 2009, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.