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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Gloucester County
Woodbury is the county seat for Gloucester County
Adjacent to Gloucester County, New Jersey
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Near Clements Bridge Road (County Route 544) east of North South Freeway (New Jersey Route 42), on the right when traveling east.
The Clement Oak which sheltered Lenape hunters 4 centuries ago and early colonists 3 centuries ago and children at play in later years is dedicated during the tercentenary of New Jersey as symbolic of the state's continuing growth.
Gloucester . . . — — Map (db m152087) HM
Near Clements Bridge Road (County Route 544) east of North South Freeway (New Jersey Route 42), on the right when traveling east.
This plaque rededicates the landing site of Jean Pierre Blanchard's ascension from Philadelphia, on this the 200th anniversary of "The First Air Voyage in America" — — Map (db m152088) HM
On Tuckahoe Road (County Route 555) at Sheridan Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Tuckahoe Road.
The History
The 22nd United States Colored Infantry (USCT) was organized in January 1864. With 681 Jerseymen on its rolls it was the most “Jersey” of all USCT regiments. The Regiment left Philadelphia for Virginia at the end of January . . . — — Map (db m174937) HM
On Swedesboro Road, on the right when traveling south.
This property is registered on the National List of Historic Sites by the U. S. Dept. of the Interior. Built 1638-1643.
Harry L. & Doris A. Rink, Owners. — — Map (db m69776) HM
Near Whitney Avenue at Summit Lane, on the left when traveling west.
Hollybush was built in 1849 for industrialist Thomas Whitney. In 1917, the Italianate villa, located on the Whitney Estate, became part of the campus of the New Jersey State Normal School at Glassboro, now Rowan University. The house has served as . . . — — Map (db m222178) HM
On Kings Hwy (County Route 551) north of Quaker Road, on the left when traveling south.
Home of Dr. Bodo Otto, Jr., noted surgeon, legislator, judge, and militia Colonel in Revolution. Born, 1748, in Germany. Died here, 1782. — — Map (db m69755) HM
On South Main Street at Blue Bell Road (County Road 633), on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
Mater Christi Council 3352
Knights of Columbus
Dedicates this monument
October 10, 1992
to commemorate 500 years of
evangelization in the Americas
"Admiral of the Ocean Sea"
whose faith and courage of conviction
made his . . . — — Map (db m146775) HM
On South Main Street just north of Hall Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Township's first Police Station was a one-room office on the first floor of the 1929 Town Hall. It was the headquarters of the Township's first Full-Time Police Officer, George F. Ormsby, from 1929 to his death in 1953. This marker is located . . . — — Map (db m146778) HM
On Library Street at South Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Library Street.
Formed February 8, 1878 and opened its doors July 1, 1878
Thomas Bodine offered the property at Main St. and Library St. Providing a 10 year lease of $1.00 so the library could be built at Main and Library Streets. First Superintendent John . . . — — Map (db m146774) HM
On South Main Street at Blue Bell Road (County Road 633), on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
Purchased on September 13, 1978, for $78,000.00 from the First National Bank of South Jersey. Named for Dr. William R. Hofer and Emily G. Ireland. Listed on Wikipedia List of New Jersey Museums. This building is open for school tours and private . . . — — Map (db m146777) HM
On North Main Street (New Jersey Route 45) close to Mill Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Mullica House
Oldest House in
Mullica Hill, NJ
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
circa 1704 — — Map (db m146781) HM
On North Main Street (New Jersey Route 45) at Arbour Lane, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
William Mullica House
32 North Main Street
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1704 — — Map (db m146779) HM
Near Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west.
In 1819, Prince Bent, “a man of collour,” signed a sworn affidavit that he served with Dick Potter (another “man of collour”) in Colonel Christopher Greene’s Rhode Island regiment and that the two had fought together at Red . . . — — Map (db m89764) HM
On Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west.
Ann Cooper Whitall lived in this brick home on the banks of the Delaware River with her husband, James, and their children. On October 22, 1777, British ships occupied the waters of the Delaware River, and local residents of the towns along the . . . — — Map (db m69788) HM
Near Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west.
On November 11, 1777, American soldiers at Fort Mercer tested two cannons recovered from the Augusta, a British warship that exploded after running aground the day after the Battle of Red Bank. Both cannons exploded when tested, injuring and . . . — — Map (db m99107) HM
Near Hessian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This monument was erected on the 22 Oct 1829 to transmit positively a grateful remembrance of the patriotism & gallantry of Lieuit Colonel Christopher Greene who with 400 men defeated the Hessian army of 2000 troops then in the British Service at . . . — — Map (db m13434) HM
Near Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west.
Brigadier General Hugh Mercer Soldier – Patriot – Physician for whom Fort Mercer was named in the spring of 1777 Born 1725, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Died Jan. 12, 1777, Princeton, N.J. Presented October 25, 1970 to the County of . . . — — Map (db m13406) HM
Near Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west.
Front of Monument: Upon this spot on October 22, 1777 Colonel Christopher Greene of the First Rhode Island Continentals with four hundred officers and men of the First and Second Rhode Island regiments successfully defended Fort Mercer . . . — — Map (db m13409) HM
Near Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Flag that flies above is a reproduction of the Flag of Fort Mercer This flag was the lanyard at the Battle of Red Bank in 1777. There is no known reason the flag was designed in reverse of Old Glory. This flag was donated and maintained by . . . — — Map (db m99108) HM
Near Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west.
General Thaddeus Kosciuszko contributed his engineering skills to the fortification of the Delaware River during the American Revolution which prevented the British Navy from entering Philadelphia in the fall of 1777. This was the second . . . — — Map (db m13435) HM
Near Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west.
“The post with which you are entrusted is of the utmost importance to America . . . The whole defense of the Delaware absolutely depends upon it . . . ”General George Washington to Colonel Christopher Greene, October 9, 1777 . . . — — Map (db m89741) HM
Near Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west.
[Fort Mercer at Red Bank Side]: Late in September 1777, Philadelphia was captured by British General William Howe, with a serious disadvantage. Extensive American river defenses blocked the shipping of food and supplies to the British . . . — — Map (db m13437) HM
James Whitall, a wealthy Quaker farmer and merchant, and his wife Ann Cooper built the main brick section in 1748. On April 16, 1777, the Pennsylvania militia commandeered the farm and built Fort Mercer in the northern apple orchard. Son Job . . . — — Map (db m13439) HM
Near Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west.
In commemoration First Round the World Voyage without navigational instruments by Marvin C. Creamer Departed December 15, 1982 Returned May 20, 1984 — — Map (db m20046) HM
When the Revolution began, Congress ordered construction of river defense systems to protect Philadelphia against a sea attack. A system of cheveaux-de-fries, a series of underwater obstructions, was developed. These consisted of large coffers . . . — — Map (db m13438) HM
Near Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west.
Stephen M. Sweeney, Director, Frank J. DiMarco, Liaison Red Bank Battlefield Gloucester County Parks and Recreation Transcription of 1829 Monument in the Original Language North Side A number of the New Jersey & Pennsylvania Volunteers being . . . — — Map (db m69796) HM
Near Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west.
“Ye English soldiers came . . . They took two mares from me . . . and while the army was passing they came in and took our bread, pie, milk, cheese, meat dishes, cups, spoons, and then took shirts, sheets, blankets, coverleds, stodking, . . . — — Map (db m89743) HM
Near Hessian Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
“Fire low men, they have a broad belt just above their hips – aim at that.”Colonel Christopher Greene, October 22, 1777 On October 22, Colonel Carl von Donop advanced 1,200 Hessians on Fort Mercer. Dramatically . . . — — Map (db m89734) HM
“Here was a pitiable sight. About 200 were laying on straw in two large rooms, some without arms or legs and others again with their limbs crushed like mush . . . . some floated in blood and told me that some had died for lack of something . . . — — Map (db m89771) HM
Near Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west.
While the battle raged at Fort Mercer, American and British naval forces engaged in intense fire on the Delaware River. Earlier in the fall of 1777, American forces had sunk chevaux de fries (racks of wooden, spiked spears) in the Delaware . . . — — Map (db m237203) HM
Near Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west.
“This day was especially sad for me. I lost five of my oldest friends . . . . As long as I have served, I have not yet left a battlefield in such deep sorrow.”Captain Johann Edward Ewald, Hessian soldier The Battle of Red Bank pitted . . . — — Map (db m89751) HM
Near Hessian Road (County Route 642), on the left when traveling west.
Red Bank Battlefield is a service of the Gloucester County Board of Freeholders. This is the first stop on the 41-mile Oughta See an Otter Birding & Wildlife Trail. Red Bank Battlefield is the perfect starting point for a day or more of . . . — — Map (db m69799) HM
On Hessian Road, on the right when traveling west.
Red Bank Battlefield Park is a 44-acre park administered by Gloucester County’s Department of Parks and Recreation. Enjoy our scenic walking trails, beautiful views of the Delaware River, and tours of The Whitall House and Red Bank Battlefield. In . . . — — Map (db m89747) HM
Near Clonmell Road at N Delaware Street, on the right when traveling south.
General Thaddeus Kosciuszko assisted in directing the modifications of the fort at Billingsport during the American Revolution which prevented the British Navy from entering Philadelphia in the fall of 1777. This was the first . . . — — Map (db m69758) HM
Near Clonmell Road at N Delaware Street, on the right when traveling south.
In honor of Continental Marine Lieutenants Dennis Leary William Barney responsible for the evacuation of the 112 man garrison 2 October 1777 — — Map (db m69763) HM
Near Clonmell Road at N Delaware Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Fort at Billingsport which was constructed in 1777 to control the Delaware River approach to Philadelphia during the American Revolution stood on this site. — — Map (db m69761) HM
Near 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse began operation on the evening of December 31, 1880. The lighthouse is a steel skeletal structure standing 85 feet tall with 112 steps leading from the neoclassical pavilion at the base of the tower to the lantern . . . — — Map (db m69773) HM
On S. Broadway at Pitman Avenue, on the right when traveling south on S. Broadway.
History of Pitman Grove
A group of Methodist ministers searching for a summer camp meeting location established Pitman Grove in June 1871. The New Jersey Camp Meeting Association purchased land from the Jessup family for that purpose. They found . . . — — Map (db m167374) HM
In the Bicentennial Year the Swedish-American Community commemorates the founding of the First Swedish Church in New Jersey in 1703 on this site, visited April 8, 1976 by his Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden. — — Map (db m79409) WM
A Revolutionary War skirmish occurred near this site on April 4, 1778. About 300 Loyalist and British troops marched from Fort Billings (near present-day Paulsboro) to Swedesboro, hoping to capture local militiamen. Finding the Patriots gone, the . . . — — Map (db m79410) HM
To commemorate the 300th anniversary of Trinity "Old Swedes" Church and the visit of Her Royal Highness, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, April 4, 2003 — — Map (db m79407) HM
As early as 1638, Swedes settled, farmed along the Raccoon Creek. In 1703, Trinity Church was founded along Kings Highway as the first Swedish Church in New Jersey and the third Swedish Church in America. The original Swedish log cabin church was . . . — — Map (db m79406) HM
On N Broad Street (County Route 551), on the left when traveling south.
Nov. 21-24, 1777, Cornwallis had headquarters opposite the Court House. His troops camped on the Meeting House grounds. Many soldiers carried from the battle at Red Bank were buried here in the Strangers Burying Ground. — — Map (db m29227) HM
On N Broad Street (County Route 551), on the left when traveling south.
This property, the home of Captain James Lawrence while attending school in Woodbury, was presented to the Gloucester County, N.J. Historical Society by George M. Beckett Edward Tonkin Bradway Fannie V. Watson Bradway James Cooper Griscom Howard . . . — — Map (db m29418) HM
On N Broad Street (County Route 551) at Newton Avenue, on the right when traveling south on N Broad Street.
Erected by the citizens of Woodbury in honor of all who served in the World War < Forward Marker > Dedicated 1966 The trees planted along Broad Street to be known also as the “Avenue of the Veterans” are dedicated to those of the . . . — — Map (db m29372) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 17) at John Clayton Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 3/14), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
The Texas Corporation was founded in Beaumont, Texas, in 1901; by 1948, it became the first gas company to have locations in all 48 United States. The Texaco brand thrived throughout the twentieth century and in 2001 merged with Chevron to create . . . — — Map (db m175998) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 17) just west of John Lemon Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Along York River's Purtan Pay in Gloucester County lies perhaps the most significant American Indian landscape in the eastern United States. Captain John Smith describes visiting Werowocomoco below where the York divides into the Mattaponi and . . . — — Map (db m175984) HM
On Hickory Fork Road (Virginia Route 614) 0.2 miles west of Ark Road (Route 606), on the left when traveling west.
Bethel Baptist Church is one of the oldest African American congregations in Gloucester County. Founded nearby in 1867, it was originally known as the Old Sassafras Stage Church. Members of the congregation built a wooden structure here in 1889, . . . — — Map (db m30098) HM
On Business US 17 at Belroi Road, in the median on Business US 17.
Seven and one-half miles southwest is Cappahosic, where a ferry was established early in the eighteenth century. On the old charts, this indian district lay between Werowocomoco and Timberneck Creek. Powhatan is said to have offered it to Capt. John . . . — — Map (db m7518) HM
On Cappahosic Road (Virginia Route 618) at Almondsville Road (Route 662), on the left when traveling south on Cappahosic Road.
Here is Cappahosic, where a ferry was established early in the eighteenth century. On the old charts, this Indian district lay between Werowocomoco and Timberneck Creek. Powhatan is said to have offered it to Capt. John Smith for "two great guns and . . . — — Map (db m30106) HM
County of Gloucester, VA. Re-erected 1766 on site of building destroyed by fire. Restored, remodeled and clerks office building added 1956.
Carl M. Lindner & Son A.I.A. Architects, Richmond, Virginia Wray & Richardson, General Contractors, . . . — — Map (db m7524) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 17) just west of John Lemon Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Native to parts of Europe and Northern Africa, daffodils were introduced to Britain by the Romans after they invaded and captured the country in AD 43. Daffodils (also known as "Lent Lilies") spread naturally and eventually became the favorite . . . — — Map (db m175990) HM
On George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) south of Hickory Fork Road.
Dr. Walter Reed, U.S. Army medical officer and bacteriologist, was born on 13 Sept. 1851 in a nearby cottage at Belroi. He received medical degrees from the University of Virginia medical school and Bellevue Hospital College in New York City. In . . . — — Map (db m2967) HM
On George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) south of Hickory Fork Road.
Two miles west stood Fairfield, also called Carter’s Creek plantation, one of the most distinguished of Virginia's early brick homes. Built about 1694 for Lewis Burwell(ca.1651–1710), the house was a grand T-shaped structure, with distinctive double . . . — — Map (db m2972) HM
On Cappahosic Road (Virginia Route 618) 0.1 miles north of Foxhaven Drive, on the right when traveling south.
On this site stood the Gloucester Agricultural and Industrial School, commonly known as Capahosic Academy, a private high school built for African Americans before public high schools were available to them. Founded in 1888 by local alumni of . . . — — Map (db m30104) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 17) just west of John Lemon Lane, on the right when traveling west.
In 1938 the Garden Club of Gloucester held the first annual Daffodil Show, sponsored by the American Daffodil Society. Growers competed for awards. The show continues to this day.
The same year, the first local daffodil tour was proposed by . . . — — Map (db m175988) HM
On Business US 17 at Belroi Road, in the median on Business US 17. Reported permanently removed.
The courthouse was built in 1766. The debtors prison is also old. A skirmish occurred near here between Confederate and Union cavalry, January 29, 1864. — — Map (db m7520) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 17) just east of Justice Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Gloucester County was formed from York County in 1651. Its first brick courthouse, one of Virginia's earliest, was erected by 1685. The county built a new courthouse in 1766, and the Virginia General Assembly established Botetourt Town around it in . . . — — Map (db m175983) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 17) at John Clayton Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 3/14), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
You are standing at the east end of the Gloucester Downtown Historic District, which extends down Main Street to the historic court circle. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010 and includes 57 contributing . . . — — Map (db m175996) HM
On George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) at Bacons Lane, on the right when traveling west on George Washington Memorial Highway.
Near here stood Gloucester Hall (built ca. 1660s), where Bacon’s Rebellion effectively ended with the fatal illness of its leader, Nathaniel Bacon, in 1676. In 1684, this house served as the first Virginia residence of Royal Governor Francis Howard, . . . — — Map (db m74702) HM
Near Main Street (Business U.S. 17), on the right when traveling north.
Confederate authorities frequently stored arms and supplies in civilian warehouses, commercial buildings, and depots. County seats, with their commodious courthouses, jails, and offices, also were used, and Federal authorities routinely raided . . . — — Map (db m44389) HM
On T C Walker Road (Virginia Route 629) 0.1 miles south of Seawell Avenue (Virginia Route 1411), on the left when traveling south.
Built on this site in 1921 the Gloucester Training School became the first public high school for African Americans in Gloucester County. Thomas Calhoun Walker, Jr. and others constructed a wooden building with gifts from the Rosenwald Fund and . . . — — Map (db m30114) HM
On George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) at T C Walker Road (Route 629), on the right when traveling south on George Washington Memorial Highway.
John Page, planter, scholar, and Revolutionary patriot, was born in 1743 at Rosewell, three miles west of here. He attended the College of William and Mary with Thomas Jefferson. The two men developed a lifelong friendship and shared an interest in . . . — — Map (db m30115) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 17) at John Clayton Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 3/14), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
You are standing at the intersection of John Clayton Memorial Highway, leading to Mathews County, and George Washington Memorial Highway, which connects Gloucester to the Lower Peninsula and has been a main thoroughfare since the colonial . . . — — Map (db m176006) HM
The Garden Club, Gloucester, VA, planted a live oak tree, April 2, 1957 near old clerk's office on Court Green in honor of the internationally revered botanist and for 51 years, 1722-1773, Clerk of Gloucester County, VA.
Scientiae Artis . . . — — Map (db m7525) HM
Near Main Street (Business U.S. 17) just west of John Lemon Lane, in the median.
The Garden Club, Gloucester, VA. planted a live oak tree, April 2, 1957 near old clerk's office on court green in honor of this internationally revered botanist and for 51 years, 1722-1773, clerk of Gloucester County, VA.
Scientiae artis . . . — — Map (db m175981) HM
On U.S. 17, 0.1 miles north of Enos Road (Route 613), on the right when traveling south.
A mile and a half west is the site of Marlfield, an eighteenth-century dwelling built by the Buckner family. It was purchased in 1782 by William Jones, who gave the house its name. Jones was among the first Virginia planters to use marl in his . . . — — Map (db m7515) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 17) at John Clayton Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 3/14), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
The land on which the Edge Hill Service Station now stands was onced in the early 1900s by Thomas Calhoun Walker, a prominent African American in the community. He was the first African-American lawyer in Gloucester County and in 1888 founded the . . . — — Map (db m176009) HM
On George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) south of Chesapeake Road, on the right when traveling south.
Petsworth Parish, one of the four parishes of colonial Gloucester County, was established in the middle of the 17th century. The first parish church was located some four miles southwest near Purtan Bay on the York River. Across Route 17 were built . . . — — Map (db m52645) HM
On George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) south of Chesapeake Road, on the right when traveling south.
This is the site of Poplar Spring Church of Petsworth Parish. In 1694, Old Petsworth Church was abandoned in favor of this church. It was considered the finest church of colonial Virginia. In 1676, the followers of Bacon, the Rebel, interred here a . . . — — Map (db m116063) HM
Near Gloucester Courthouse Grounds, in the median.
36th U.S. Colored Troops Sept. 16, 1839 - Sept. 29, 1905 Served during the Civil War as a private in Company 1, 36th United States Colored Troops. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery at the Battle of Chapins Farm, Virginia on September . . . — — Map (db m7522) WM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 17) just west of John Clayton Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 14), on the right when traveling west.
The Fairfield Foundation, a non-profit organization, acquired the station in 2010. The building now serves as the Center for Archaeology, Preservation, and Education, or the CAPE, and is used as a museum, library, and center for . . . — — Map (db m175994) HM
On George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) south of Hickory Fork Road.
Three miles west, on Carter’s Creek, stand the ruins of Rosewell, a grand mansion with the finest brickwork in the English colonies. Begun in 1725 by Mann Page I, and home to the Page family for more than one hundred years, Rosewell stood three . . . — — Map (db m2973) HM
On George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17) south of Hickory Fork Road, on the right when traveling north.
Several miles west is Rosewell, built about 1750, home of the Page family, and the largest of Colonial Virginia houses. On York River, probably at Puritan Bay some miles west of Rosewell, was Werowocomoco, Chief town of the Indian ruler Powhatan in . . . — — Map (db m86199) HM
On Main Street at the Courthouse Circle (Virginia Route 14), on the right when traveling west.
This building is dedicated to Dr. David E. Birdsall and his brother Gilbert, Dr. Alton G. Birdsall, Jr.
This building housed their veterinary clinic from 1965 to 1979. Together with their partners and staff, they have offered . . . — — Map (db m99488) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 17) just west of John Lemon Lane, on the right when traveling west.
In 1890 Eleanor Linthicum Smith, of Toddsbury, decided there might be an opportunity to turn the abundant local naturalized daffodils into a money-making proposition. She started buying up cut daffodils from local property owners and sending them . . . — — Map (db m175985) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 17) 0.1 miles west of Ware House Road (Virginia Route 621), on the right when traveling west.
Edge Hill House, circa 1750, is a colonial building in Gloucester Court House. John Field raised the two story frame structure onto a brick first floor circa 1833. During its earlier history it was used for mercantile, carriage and wagon building, . . . — — Map (db m176010) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 17) just west of Ware House Road (Virginia Route 621), on the right when traveling west.
The Edge Hill House showcases three centuries of Gloucester County, from frontier settlements of tobacco plantations to a bustling 21st-century village and county seat. This historic landmark and archaeological site was initially a private . . . — — Map (db m176013) HM
On Business US 17 at Calhoun Street, on the left when traveling south on Business US 17.
Here lived Thomas Calhoun Walker, the first black to practice law in Gloucester County and a civil rights spokesman who vigorously advocated education and land ownership for blacks. Mr. Walker was elected for two terms to Gloucester's Board of . . . — — Map (db m7582) HM
On John Clayton Memorail Highway (Virginia Route 3) at Main Street (Virginia Route 14), on the right when traveling north on John Clayton Memorail Highway.
Two miles east is Toddsbury, home of the Todd family, built in 1722. Farther east, in Mathews County, are the old homes, Green Plains, Auburn, and Midlothian. Some miles beyond them is Gwynn's Island, where General Andrew Lewis drove the last royal . . . — — Map (db m30111) HM
Erected by their surviving comrades and friends. Plant the fair column o'er the vacant grave, a soldier's honors let a soldier have. 1889 — — Map (db m7527) WM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 17) at John Clayton Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 3/14), on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
People have traversed the Gloucester County landscape for thousands of years. Native Americans moved between their settlements by water and on foot. Their routes later became important pathways for European colonists.
Settlers established . . . — — Map (db m176007) HM
Near Hickory Fork Road (Virginia Route 614) at Belroi Road (Virginia Route 616).
Dr. Walter Reed
Conqueror of Yellow Fever
born here 1851
given by
The Medical Society of Virginia
in 1968 to
Association for
The Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. — — Map (db m30149) HM
On John Clayton Memorail Highway (Virginia Route 3) at Main Street (Virginia Route 14), on the right when traveling north on John Clayton Memorail Highway.
A mile east is Ware Church, built about 1693. Near by is Church Hill, another relic of colonial days. Not far distant is White Hall, a colonial mansion built by the Willis family. — — Map (db m30110) HM
On Main Street (Business U.S. 17) just west of John Clayton Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 3/14), on the right when traveling west.
Since 1930, the Edge Hill Service Station has been a landmark in Gloucester, marking the entrance to Main Street. The owners of the station prided themselves on cleanliness and customer satisfaction, and the station was a popular stop for locals . . . — — Map (db m176002) HM
On Main Street at the Courthouse Circle (Virginia Route 14), on the right when traveling west.
The site of Werowocomoco is located nearby at Purtan Bay. This Algonquian Indian settlement was the center of power of the Powhatan paramount chiefdom when the English established James Fort in 1607. Captain John Smith was brought to Werowocomoco as . . . — — Map (db m99485) HM
On Ware Neck Road (Virginia Route 623) at Flat Iron Road (Virginia Route 690), on the left when traveling south on Ware Neck Road.
The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), including Gloucester resident Margaret Ann Hamilton Tunner (1917-2009), transported and flight tested aircraft and towed targets for the U.S. military during World War II. More than 25,000 female pilots . . . — — Map (db m63188) HM
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