Near Rural Point Road (County Route 643) at Heatherwood Drive (Virginia Route 1750).
For more than a century the Polegreen Church stood as a monument to the Hanover Dissenters and Samuel Davies in the struggle for religious liberty. Though Davies died fifteen years before the American Revolution, his influence and revolutionary . . . — — Map (db m32674) HM
Near Rural Point Road (County Route 643) at Heatherwood Drive (Virginia Route 1750).
From Virginia’s founding until the American Revolution 170 years later, the Anglican Church was the only state recognized religion. The government built the churches and the parsonages and paid the clergy with tax money. All other religious groups . . . — — Map (db m32679) HM
Near Studley Road (Virginia Route 606) 0.1 miles west of Shelton Pointe Drive, on the left when traveling west.
Rural Plains, home of the Shelton family for nearly three centuries, stands on the northern bank of Totopotomoy Creek. Eighteen-year-old Patrick Henry married Sarah Shelton in 1754. Family tradition places the wedding ceremony in the first floor . . . — — Map (db m35014) HM
On Mountain Road, 0.1 miles west of John Cussons Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Mountain Road was originally an Indian trail. It became the main thoroughfare from Richmond to Charlottesville in the 1700s. During the American Revolution, the Marquis de Lafayette traveled this road on his march to Yorktown. Thomas Jefferson used . . . — — Map (db m15822) HM
On Three Copt Road, 0.1 miles east of Old Cox Road, on the right when traveling east.
Founded here in 1742, Deep Run Baptist Church was established as an Episcopal chapel. Modeled after St. John's Church in Richmond, it was constructed in 1749 with wooden pegs and beams that remain part of the present structure. During the . . . — — Map (db m25361) HM
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) at Malvern Hill Lane, on the right when traveling west on New Market Road. Reported permanently removed.
Nearby stood the Malvern Hill manor house built for Thomas Cocke in the 17th century. The Marquis de Lafayette camped here in July-August 1781, and elements of the Virginia militia encamped nearby during the War of 1812. During the Civil War, 1 July . . . — — Map (db m9603) HM
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5/156) 0.5 miles south of Malvern Hill Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Malvern Hill, estate of the prominent Cocke family, featured a brick house built ca. 1720 on the site of an earlier frame dwelling. The Marquis de Lafayette camped on the property in the summer of 1781, during the Revolutionary War, as did Virginia . . . — — Map (db m175931) HM
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) at Farmers Circle Drive, on the right when traveling west on New Market Road.
On 27 April 1781, Brig. Gen. Benedict Arnold led the British army's 76th and 80th Regiments, the Queen's Rangers, and some other units in an assault at Osborne's in Chesterfield County. The Americans posted a number of Virginia Navy ships near here . . . — — Map (db m9607) HM
On Brook Road (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles north of Brook Run Drive, on the right when traveling north.
According to tradition, the Marquis de Lafayette marched his colonial troops from the north into Richmond on portions of present-day Brook Road late in April 1781. Established in 1812, the Brook Turnpike Company constructed a turnpike along this . . . — — Map (db m15847) HM
On Brook Turnpike (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles north of Brook Run Drive, on the right.
The roads through Henrico County were important routes for the Revolutionary War campaign of 1781. To avoid British Gen. Charles Cornwallis's troops advancing from Petersburg, the Marquis de Lafayette left Richmond by 27 May and marched northward . . . — — Map (db m15853) HM
Near this location stood Chickahominy Farm, the country residence of U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall. Spending weekends at the farm with his wife, Marshall wrote that farming provided many hours of "laborious relaxation." Born in 1755, Marshall . . . — — Map (db m20730) HM
Near Osborne Turnpike, 0.3 miles north of Kingsland Road, on the right when traveling south.
Osborne Landing was located near here along the north bank of the James River across from the Village of Osborne in Chesterfield County. Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries a ferry operated nearby and the landing was a regular stopping point for . . . — — Map (db m16303) HM
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) at Herman Street, on the right when traveling east on New Market Road.
Five miles southwest. The house was built by William Randolph, son of William Randolph of Turkey Island, early in the eighteenth century. It was Lafayette's headquarters, May 15-20, 1781, just before Cornwallis crossed the James in pursuit of him. — — Map (db m24846) HM
Near New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) west of Doran Road, on the right when traveling west.
You are located on a tract of land formerly owned by the Frayser family. This was the home of Jesse Frayser (1764-1827) and his wife Keziah Frayser (1761-1854). Jesse Frayser was a private in the Virginia Militia under the command of General Gates . . . — — Map (db m101376) HM
On Field Avenue at Patrick Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Field Avenue.
George Waller (1734-1814) and his wife, Anne Winston Waller (1735-1839), established their plantation at Waller’s Ford on the Smith River near here about 1770. George Waller helped establish Henry County, serving as one of its first justices and as . . . — — Map (db m103819) HM
On U.S. 58 at Business U.S. 58, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 58.
Once located to the south was Leatherwood, the plantation of Patrick Henry, governor of Virginia and great orator of the American Revolution. Henry is especially famous for his “Liberty or Death” speech made in 1775 in Saint John’s . . . — — Map (db m104505) HM
On Greensboro Road (Business U.S. 220) at Joseph Martin Highway (County Route 685), on the left when traveling north on Greensboro Road.
Three miles southwest is Belleview, home of Major John Redd, a pioneer in this section. Redd served in the Indian Wars and in the Revolution, being present at the siege of Yorktown in 1781. — — Map (db m104510) HM
On Fairystone Park Highway (Virginia Route 57) east of Old Stage Road (County Route 798), on the right when traveling east.
Henry County's first courthouse stood near here, either on the land that became Edgewood or in the area that became Stanleytown. In 1777, the first court of Henry County acquired land from Henry Barksdale and decided to build a courthouse. Completed . . . — — Map (db m205769) HM
On U.S. 250 at Forest Service Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 250.
Highland County. Formed in 1847 from Pendleton and Bath, and given its name because of its mountains. The battle of McDowell, 1862, was fought in this county.
West Virginia. West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan . . . — — Map (db m32910) HM
On Cedar Lane at Pecan Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Cedar Lane.
First settled as Bermuda Cittie by Sir Thomas Dale 1613. Important colonial port. Peter Francisco put ashore 1765 was Washington's “one man army.” Incorporated 1826. Annexed Hopewell 1923. — — Map (db m19615) HM
On North Main Street at East Broadway Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
Abandoned on the wharf at City
Point, now Hopewell, in 1765, he was
taken as a small boy to Buckingham
County, where he grew to gigantic
size. Enlisting at 16 he served
under Washington with distinction
in the North. Later in the South . . . — — Map (db m32808) HM
On Norsworthy Drive (Virginia Route 670) at Old Georgian Lane, on the left when traveling south on Norsworthy Drive.
Col. Josiah Parker (1751-1810) served in the Revolutionary War in the 5th Virginia Regiment from Aug. 1776 until July 1778 when he resigned his commission. Parker distinguished himself at the Battle of Trenton (25-26 Dec. 1776), the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m35974) HM
Near Monument Circle at Courthouse Highway (U.S. 258).
Boykin's Tavern is a rare surviving example of the hostelries once common in Virginia courthouse complexes, where they offered food and accommodations for people attending court. The original structure was built in the late 18th century for Maj. . . . — — Map (db m35977) HM
Near Fort Boykin Trail (Virginia Route 705) at Mogarts Beach Road (Virginia Route 673), on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
The Warraskoyack Indians had a town south of Fort Boykin in the vicinity of Tormentor Creek and another on Jones Creek near the mouth of the Pagan River. John Smith stayed with them on his 1608 mission to Powhatan’s residence on the York River and . . . — — Map (db m2757) HM
On South Church Street (Virginia Route 10) 0.2 miles east of Jericho Road, on the left when traveling east.
Smithfield, incorporated in 1752, became a busy colonial port and was county seat of Isle of Wight through 1800. British troops under Brig. Gen. Benedict Arnold occupied the town on 15 Jan 1781. During the Civil War, a two-day naval engagement . . . — — Map (db m157052) HM
Near Fort Boykin Trail (Virginia Route 705) at Morgarts Beach Road (Virginia Route 673), on the left when traveling north.
Virginia Indians
In the late 16th and early 17th centuries, a paramount chief, known by the English as Chief Powhatan, created a powerful organization by affiliating 30 tributary peoples whose territory was much of eastern Virginia. At the . . . — — Map (db m244347) HM
On Jamestown Road (Virginia Route 31) south of Greenspring Road (Virginia Route 614), on the left when traveling south.
On 2 Sept. 1781, about 3,000 French troops of the Gatinois, Agenois, and Touraine Regiments arrived at Jamestown from the West Indies. Commanded by the Marquis de Saint-Simon, they camped near here before participating in the siege of Yorktown. On . . . — — Map (db m90954) HM
On Jamestown Road (Virginia Route 31) south of Greenspring Road (Virginia Route 614), on the left when traveling south.
On behalf of a grateful nation, President James Monroe invited the Marquis de Lafayette to visit the United States, his adopted country. Lafayette’s tour of all 24 states in 1824 and 1825 drew large crowds and sparked a renewal of patriotism. On 22 . . . — — Map (db m90955) HM
On Colonial National Historical Parkway, 2 miles south of Humelsine Parkway (Virginia Route 199), on the left when traveling south.
“…announce the landing of three thousand French troops under the Marquis [de Saint-Simon] at Burrels Ferry.... They... will... proceed with flat bottom boats and the others where they will again land at James Island their troops this . . . — — Map (db m209690) HM
On Forge Road at Richmond Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east on Forge Road.
First called John Lewis's Ordinary and then Fox's, Burnt Ordinary received its name in Jan. 1780 when, according to the Virginia Gazette, Fox's Ordinary burned to the ground. Later, in Oct. 1781, when the French army's wagon train passed by, . . . — — Map (db m16846) HM
On Chickahominy Road (Virginia Route 631) at Richmond Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south on Chickahominy Road.
Two miles south is the site of the colonial Chickahominy Church, now destroyed. Lafayette's forces camped there, July 6-8, 1781. The church was used as a hospital after the battle of Green Spring, July 6, 1781. — — Map (db m23599) HM
On Old Stage Road (Virginia Route 30) west of Fieldstone Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
Here, on the road from Williamsburg to New Kent, Stephen Forneau operated a popular tavern by 1715. Col. John Chiswell had acquired the property by 1755, and George Washington visited several times. On 3 May 1775, Patrick Henry and Hanover County . . . — — Map (db m184136) HM
On Richmond Road (U.S. 60) 0.7 miles south of Rochambeau Road (Virginia Route 30), on the left when traveling east.
Hickory Neck Church was built about 1740. Militia opposing the British camped here on April 21, 1781. A few miles north is the foundation of an ancient stone house, dating possibly from about 1650. — — Map (db m16848) HM
On Barhamsville Road (Virginia Route 30) at Old Stage Road (Virginia Route 746), on the right when traveling south on Barhamsville Road.
By the 1720s, several taverns stood on New Kent Road (also called the Old Stage Road) between Williamsburg and New Kent Court House. During two wars, the road served opposing armies as well as travelers. In June 1781, near the end of the Revolution, . . . — — Map (db m23596) HM
On Forge Road at Richmond Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east on Forge Road. Reported missing.
On this road five miles west was the State shipyard on Chickahominy River, burned by the British General Phillips on April 21-22, 1781. — — Map (db m16844) HM
Near Greensprings Road (Virginia Route 614) 0.2 miles north of 4-H Club Road (Virginia Route 680), on the right when traveling north.
Hear the crack of flintlock muskets and smell the smoke from cannon fire! On this site, on July 6, 1781, 5,000 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis and Colonel Banastre Tarleton clashed with 900 American soldiers led by the Marquis de . . . — — Map (db m30651) HM
On Greensprings Road (County Route 614) north of 4H Club Road, on the right when traveling north.
Nearby, late in the afternoon of 6 July 1781, Gen. Charles Cornwallis and cavalry commander Col. Banastre Tarleton with 5,000 British and Hessian troops clashed with 800 American troops commanded by Brig. Gen. “Mad” Anthony Wayne and the Marquis de . . . — — Map (db m194748) HM
Near Sir Gilbert Loop near Prince Trevor Drive, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of the 6 Virginia & 22 Pennsylvania Line Patriots who died in The Battle of Green Spring on July 6, 1781 & are buried near here.
By their sacrifices they made possible the establishment of a free United States of America. — — Map (db m99079) WM
Near Sir Gilbert Loop north of Prince Trevor Drive, on the right when traveling north.
The Church on the Main, which lies ahead, was built of brick in about 1750, along the main road connecting Jamestown and Williamsburg. It replaced the fifth church at Jamestown and was used by James City Parish, the community in this vicinity. . . . — — Map (db m99084) HM
Near Hotwater Trail, 1 mile west of Centerville Road (Virginia Route 614), on the right when traveling west.
In the summer of 1781, thousands of troops crisscrossed the James City County countryside, foraging for food and strategically moving toward Yorktown. Although neither side knew the other’s strength, Lafayette saw an opportunity to attack. . . . — — Map (db m194749) HM
On Richmond Road (U.S. 60) at Lightfoot Road (County Route 646), on the right when traveling south on Richmond Road.
On this road, five miles south, is Green Spring, home of Governor Sir William Berkeley. Bacon the Rebel occupied it in 1676. Cornwallis, after moving from Williamsburg by this road on July 4, 1781, was attacked by Lafayette near Green Spring on July . . . — — Map (db m20810) HM
On Greensprings Road (County Route 614) north of 4h Club Road, on the right when traveling north.
The 17th century road to Green Spring, home of Governor Sir William Berkeley, was the eastern part of the Great Road, the earliest-developed English thoroughfare in Virginia. The Great Road ran from Jamestown Island toward the falls of the James . . . — — Map (db m2441) HM
On Pocahontas Trail (U.S. 60) at Jacobs Road, on the right when traveling south on Pocahontas Trail.
Kingsmill Plantation, the home of Col. Lewis Burwell, was built in the mid-1730s and consisted of a mansion, outbuildings, garden, and 1,400 acres. The house burned in 1843. Only the office and the kitchen still stand; they are among the earliest . . . — — Map (db m165422) HM
On Richmond Road (U.S. 60) at Lightfoot Road (County Route 646), on the right when traveling south on Richmond Road.
Six-Mile Ordinary, a popular 18th-century tavern also known as Allen's for its proprietor Isham Allen, stood six miles from Williamsburg. On 1 July 1774, a group of free holders congregated there and drafted the James City Resolves not to import . . . — — Map (db m20805) HM
On Richmond Road (U.S. 60) at Lightfoot Road (County Route 646), on the right when traveling south on Richmond Road.
On this road, four miles south, the action of Spencer's Ordinary was fought, June 24, 1781, between detachments from Lafayette's and Cornwallis's armies. — — Map (db m20807) HM
On Pocahontas Trail (Virginia Route 60), on the right when traveling west.
At Trebell's Landing on the James River a mile southwest of here, the artillery and stores of the American and French Armies were located in September 1781. They were then conveyed overland some six miles to the siege lines at Yorktown. The troops . . . — — Map (db m9501) HM
Near Hotwater Trail, 1 mile west of Centerville Road (Virginia Route 614), on the right when traveling west.
You are walking on historic ground! This 601-acre park includes a 17th-century James City County homesite, an 18th-century graveyard, and America's earliest known free black settlement, dating to 1803. In addition Continental, French and British . . . — — Map (db m231288) HM
On Richmond Tappahannock Highway (U.S. 360) at Bruington Road (Route 621), on the right when traveling east on Richmond Tappahannock Highway.
Near here stood the plantation and Thoroughbred stables of Col. John Hoskins (1751-1813), one of the foremost breeders in the country. In 1800 Col. Robert Sanders, of Scott Co., Ky., bought one of Hoskins's horses, Melzar, for ten times the usual . . . — — Map (db m25258) HM
On Newtown Road (Virginia Route 721) at Sorghum Road (Virginia Route 660), on the right when traveling north on Newtown Road.
Donald Robertson (1717-1783), born and educated in Scotland, established a private boarding school on his farm two miles southwest of here by 1758. Among his students were James Madison, fourth president of the United States and "Father of the . . . — — Map (db m145379) HM
On Richmond Tappahannock Highway (U.S. 360) 0.3 miles The Trail (Virginia Route 14), on the right when traveling east.
About twelve miles east is the site of the original home of the family of George Rogers Clark, conqueror of the Northwest. The family moved from here to Albemarle County. — — Map (db m25257) HM
On The Trail (Virginia Route 14) at Walkerton Road (Virginia Route 633), on the right when traveling south on The Trail.
This house, four miles south, was built by Colonel Humphrey Hill about 1722. It is of quaint architecture having brick ends and frame front and rear. The place was raided by the British during the Revolution. — — Map (db m17821) HM
On Richmond Tappahannock Highway (U.S. 360) 0.2 miles east of Mount Pleasant Road (Virginia Route 618), on the right when traveling east.
Robert Mush (or Mursh), a Pamunkey Indian, was a Revolutionary War soldier. After attending the Brafferton Indian School at the College of William and Mary, he enlisted as a private in the 15th Virginia Regiment in 1776. He fought in the Battles of . . . — — Map (db m245110) HM
On King William Road (Virginia Route 30) at Sweet Hall Road (Virginia Route 634), on the right when traveling west on King William Road.
On 13 August 1781, the Marquis de Lafayette encamped his army in King William County. He placed his militia four miles east between the Pamunkey and Mattaponi Rivers and stationed his light infantry - commanded by Gen. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenburg . . . — — Map (db m25845) HM
On King William Road (Virginia Route 30) at Chelsea Road (Virginia Route 635), on the right when traveling west on King William Road.
About a mile to the east, August 13, 1781, Lafayette, then commanding American forces in Virginia, placed in camp his militia, consisting of Campbell's, Stevens' and Lawson's brigades. Wayne was at Westover; Muhlenberg and Febiger were in camp on . . . — — Map (db m25846) HM
On 14th Street (Virginia Route 33) 0.1 miles east of Kirby Street, on the right when traveling north.
Carter Braxton, signer of the Declaration of Independence, lived at West Point 1777-1786 after fire destroyed his plantation Chericoke, upriver on the Pamunkey. The town house no longer stands. From West Point Braxton channeled war goods to Patriot . . . — — Map (db m17602) HM
On King William Road (Virginia Route 30) 0.1 miles east of Churchville Road (Virginia Route 630), on the right when traveling east.
This was the parish church of St. John's Parish, formed in 1680. It was built in 1734. Earlier churches stood at West Point and about one mile north of this site. Carter Braxton, Revolutionary Statesman, was a vestryman Preserved by joint effort. — — Map (db m25844) HM
Near Christ Church Road (Virginia Route 646) at Gaskins Road (Virginia Route 709), on the right when traveling south.
Virginia founders, Revolutionary War patriots and War of 1812 veterans memorialized in this church and cemetery
Founders residing in America during the first 50 years after the founding of Jamestown
John Carter •
David . . . — — Map (db m176464) HM WM
Near Wilderness Road (U.S. 58) at Baileytown Road (Virginia Route 690).
Brig. Gen. Joseph Martin 1740-1805
Revolutionary Soldier
Henry County VA
Cherokee Agent for
Continental Congress
Virginia and North Carolina
1777- 1789
Leader
Powell’s Valley Expedition
with his brother
Maj Brice . . . — — Map (db m233525) HM WM
Near U.S. 58 near Baileytown Road (Virginia Route 690).
Dedicated to the Memory of General Joseph Martin
Martin Station
and the more
Than 200,000
Settlers
Whose Courage
and Fortitude
helped to carve
our great nation
out of a vast
wilderness
and gave
birth to
the American
Frontier Spirit — — Map (db m233526) HM WM
On Letcher Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia have caused this Statue to be erected as a monument of affection and gratitude toGeorge Washingtonwho uniting to the endowments of the Hero, the virtues of the Patriot, and exerting both in . . . — — Map (db m58708) HM
Near Letcher Avenue north of North Jefferson Street (Business U.S. 11), on the left when traveling north.
Born in County Armagh, Ireland, in 1754 and orphaned as a child, John Robinson was indentured as a weaver's apprentice before emigrating to the United States when he was a teenager. He settled in Rockbridge County, Virginia, where he worked as an . . . — — Map (db m231473) HM
On Woods Creek Road, 0.1 miles north of West Nelson Street (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling north.
Washington and Lee University traces its origins to Augusta Academy, a small classical school established din 1749 by Scotch-Irish pioneers some twenty mile north of Lexington. In 1776, the patriotic fervor of the American Revolution caused Augusta . . . — — Map (db m32111) HM
On S Main Street (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling north.
Field Marshal the Right Honorable Viscount Wolseley, K.P., G.C.B., G.M., G.C.M.G. British soldier of the highest rank, says: “The fame of Stonewall Jackson is no longer the exclusive property of Virginia and the South; it has become the . . . — — Map (db m165934) HM
On John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) east of Cobb House Road, on the right when traveling east.
Here was the home of Sergeant Major John Champe, Continental Army, who risked the inglorious death of a spy for the independence of his country — — Map (db m179107) HM
On Leesburg Pike (Virginia Route 7) at Claiborne Parkway and Landsdowne Boulevard (Local Route 641), on the right when traveling east on Leesburg Pike.
Belmont was patented early in the eighteenth century by Thomas Lee, of Stratford. About 1800, Ludwell Lee, an officer in the Revolutionary Army, built the house and he lived here until his death in 1836. Here he entertained Lafayette in 1825. In . . . — — Map (db m980) HM
On John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) at Champe Ford Road (County Route 632), on the right when traveling east on John Mosby Highway.
Near here stood the home of Sergeant Major John Champe (1752–1798), Continental soldier. Champe faked desertion and enlisted in Benedict Arnold's British command for the purpose of capturing the traitor. Failing in his attempt, Champe rejoined the . . . — — Map (db m1410) HM
On Lutheran Church Road (County Route 678) at Everhart Road (Route 676) on Lutheran Church Road.
New Jerusalem Lutheran Church, formally
established in 1765, was among Virginia’s earliest
Lutheran congregations east of the Blue Ridge
Mountains. Its founders were Palatine Germans who
immigrated to this area from Pennsylvania and
Maryland in . . . — — Map (db m108155) HM
On James Monroe Highway (U.S. 15) 0.2 miles south of Stumptown Road and Lucketts Road, on the left when traveling south.
Three miles southeast, at Noland’s Ferry, “Mad Anthony” Wayne, on his way to join Lafayette, crossed the Potomac River, May 31, 1781. He passed through Leesburg June 3, and joined Lafayette near the Rapidan River, June 18. — — Map (db m248172) HM
On North Madison Street just south of West Marshall Street, on the right when traveling south.
Joseph Chinn sold 500 acres, including Chinn's Crossroads, to Leven Powell in 1763 for $2.50 per acre. Powell, a newcomer to Loudoun County, became one of Northern Virginia's leading citizens during the Revolutionary War and early Republic period. . . . — — Map (db m150687) HM
Near Ketoctin Church Road (Virginia Route 716) 0.1 miles south of Allder School Road (Virginia Route 711), on the right when traveling south.
Lt. John Chew 1749-1838 •
Pvt. James Copeland 1759-1838 •
Ens. John Copeland 1752-1807 •
Surg. James Heaton 1759-1824 •
Cpt. Thomas Humphrey 1742-1822 •
Pvt. Abel Marks 1754-1785 •
Cpt. Isaiah Marks 1754-1785 •
Ens. John Marks . . . — — Map (db m214367) WM
On Louisa Road (Virginia Route 22) close to James Madision Highway (U.S. 15), on the left when traveling east.
At this old tavern Lafayette camped, on June 12, 1781, while moving southward to intervene between Cornwallis and military stores in Albemarle County. — — Map (db m37231) HM
On The Marquis Road (Virginia Route 22) at James Madison Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west on The Marquis Road.
Lafayette reopened this road in June, 1781, when moving south to intervene between Cornwallis and military stores in Albemarle County. The road has been ever since known as "The Marquis Road." — — Map (db m5386) HM
On East Main Street (U.S. 33) 0.1 miles west of Lyde Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Here the county seat was established in 1742. The British Cavalryman, Tarleton, stopped here on his raid to Charlottesville, June 3, 1781. Stoneman raided the place and destroyed the railroad, May 2, 1863. Near here Fitz Lee camped, June 10, 1864, . . . — — Map (db m24560) HM
On Jefferson Highway (U.S. 33) west of Cross County Road (U.S. 522), on the right when traveling west.
Began his perilous ride on horseback near this point, Cuckoo Tavern, to Monticello, between midnight and dawn on June 4, 1781, which saved Governor Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia General Assembly in session at Charlottesville from capture by the . . . — — Map (db m113205) HM
On Jefferson Highway (U.S. 33) 0.1 miles west of Cross County Road (U.S. 522), on the right when traveling west.
Cuckoo, long a landmark for travelers, was built for Henry Pendleton about 1819. Nearby once stood the Cuckoo Tavern, from which in 1781 Jack Jouett made his famous ride. The Pendletons, a prominent family of physicians whose descendants still own . . . — — Map (db m24562) HM
On Jefferson Highway (U.S. 33) 0.1 miles west of Cross County Road (U.S. 522), on the right when traveling west.
From the tavern that stood here, Jack Jouett rode to Charlottesville, by the Old Mountain Road, in time to warn the members of the Virginia government of the coming of Tarleton's British cavalry, June 3, 1781. — — Map (db m24565) HM
On Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 49) 1.5 miles south of Fort Mitchell Drive (Virginia Route 630), on the right when traveling south.
Lunenburg County. Area 430 Square Miles. Formed in 1746 from Brunswick. Named for King George II, who was also duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg. Tarleton passed though the county in 1781.
Mecklenburg County. Area 669 . . . — — Map (db m31875) HM
On South Broad Street (Virginia Route 40) near Main Street (Virginia Route 40), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Two miles south of Kenbridge stood Craig's Mill on Flat Rock Creek. There flour was ground and supplies were stored for the Revolutionary army. Tarleton, the British cavalryman, burned the mill in July, 1781, when raiding through the Southside. Rev. . . . — — Map (db m31868) HM
On South Broad Street (Virginia Route 40) at Main Street (Virginia Route 40), on the right when traveling south on South Broad Street.
Two miles southwest of Kenbridge stood Craig's Mill on Flat Rock Creek. The Rev. James Craig, minister of Cumberland Parish and proponent of American independence, purchased the property in 1775 and built a complex that included a fulling and grist . . . — — Map (db m182556) HM
On Blackstone Road (Virginia Route 40) 0.4 miles north of Fletcher Chapel Road (Virginia Route 601), on the left when traveling north.
Lunenburg County. Lunenburg County was formed in 1746 from Brunswick County. Named for King George II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a German possession of England's Hanoverian kings, Lunenburg County's territory originally included the . . . — — Map (db m31878) HM
On K-V Road (Virginia Route 40) at Oakes Road (County Route 652), on the right when traveling east on K-V Road.
To the south stood the Glebe House of Cumberland
Parish, residence of Anglican minister Rev. James
Craig from 1759 until his death in 1795. An
ardent patriot during the Revolutionary War,
Craig allowed his mill on Flat Rock Creek to be
used as . . . — — Map (db m107640) HM
On Old Forest Road just west of Boxwood Place, on the left when traveling west.
Maj. Samuel Scott (1754-1822), a Revolutionary War officer, bought land here in 1786 and established Locust Thicket, one of several plantations he owned nearby. About 30 enslaved African Americans labored on his properties. The existing house was . . . — — Map (db m179627) HM
Near Taylor Street north of 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Nearby is interred the remains of a
Revolutionary War Soldier
Henry Holdcroft
Norvell
Born Jan. 1759 - Died Feb. 20, 1847
Sergeant, 1st. Virginia Infantry Regt. — — Map (db m179668) HM WM
Near Taylor Street north of 4th Street when traveling north.
In this area are buried five soldiers who fought in the American Revolution 1776-1783:
Two of them, the Duffel brothers, are buried on the East side, near the fence:
James (1759-1835) enlisted in the Continental . . . — — Map (db m179670) HM
Near Taylor Street just north of 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Private Richard Burke •
First Lieutenant William Daniel, Sr •
Private Edward Duffell •
Corporate James Duffell •
Private Reuben George •
Lieutenant Francis Gray •
Private Daniel Mann •
Sergeant James Moseley •
Sergeant Henry H . . . — — Map (db m179667) HM WM
Near Taylor Street, 0.1 miles north of 4th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Uncle Sawney (died 1839) was the legendary ferryman of Lynch's Ferry, which crossed the James River near the present Ninth Street Hill.
Judging by Senator John Warwick Daniel's remarks in his Lynchburg Centennial Address in 1886, Uncle . . . — — Map (db m179758) HM
On Seminole Trail (U.S. 29) at Wolftown-Hood Road (Virginia Route 230), on the right when traveling south on Seminole Trail.
One mile west was the home of Joseph Early, Revolutionary soldier. Washington, in going west and returning, stopped at Early’s overnight. His diary for October 2, 1784, shows that he spent the night before at “Widow Early’s.” — — Map (db m218881) HM
On East Main Street (Virginia Route 457) just north of East Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Martinsville named in his honor
Served as Indian agent for VA, NC, GA and Continental Congress, 1777 - 1789
First General Officer appointed from Henry County, VA, 12th Brigade, VA militia 1793. Served in VA, NC, and GA . . . — — Map (db m172169) HM WM
On East Main Street at Jones Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
In honor of those citizens of Martinsville and Henry County who courageously participated in these wars
American Revolution 1776-1789
War of 1812 1812-1814
Civil War 1861-1865
Spanish American War 1898
World War I 1917-1918
World War . . . — — Map (db m66090) WM
On Dutton Road (Virginia Route 198) 0.1 miles west of Holland Point Road, on the left when traveling west.
Gloucester County. Area 223 Square Miles. Formed in 1651 from York, and named for Gloucester County, England. Bacon the Rebel died in this county, 1676. Gloucester Point was the outpost of Cornwallis at Yorktown, 1781. . . . — — Map (db m30137) HM
On Cricket Hill Road (Virginia Route 223) at Mill Point Road (Virginia Route 669), on the right when traveling north on Cricket Hill Road.
On the shore here General Andrew Lewis, commanding the Virginia forces, erected a battery facing a stockaded camp on Gwynn's Island established by Governor Lord Dunmore, July, 1776. The fire from this point, Cricket Hill, damaged the camp and the . . . — — Map (db m30136) HM
On Court Street (Virginia Route 1002) at Brickbat Road (Route 1001), on the left when traveling north on Court Street.
Erected in commemoration of the victory of the American Continental soldiers in command of General Andrew Lewis over the British land and sea forces under Lord Dunmore at Fort Cricket Hill, VA, June 9th 1776. — — Map (db m30141) WM
Near Windsor Road (Virginia Route 3) 0.2 miles north of John Clayton Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 14), on the right when traveling north.
Mathews County has numerous historic sites that reflect a rich history dating to the first English settlement early in the 1640s. Formed in 1791 from the Kingston Parish section of Gloucester County, Mathews County is named for Gen. . . . — — Map (db m74686) HM
On Highway Fifty Eight (U.S. 58) 0.1 miles east of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
Richard Kennon of Mecklenburg served as an officer in the 5th Virginia Regiment, 1776-1778 and later in the State Militia. He served in both houses of the General Assembly and was Presiding Officer of the Senate, 1800-1802. He died in 1805. — — Map (db m30909) HM
On Highway Fifty Eight (U.S. 58) 0.1 miles east of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
Seven miles south. There a detachment of Virginia militia crossed the Roanoke River in February, 1781, on the way to join Greene in North Carolina. There Baron Steuben, commanding the forces in Virginia, had a depot of supplies. — — Map (db m30911) HM
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