The "Castle" was built of limestone, and as in the case of several other stone buildings in Rockbridge County, the term "Castle" is included in the name of the buildings. The Northern two-thirds of the "Castle" was built shortly after the town of . . . — — Map (db m152583) HM
In memory of
Robert Allan Schlegel '85
James Andrew Gadiel '00
who lost their lives during the tragic events of
September 11, 2001
— — Map (db m179438) WM
Washington and Lee University's involvement with slavery is a regrettable chapter of its history that must nonetheless be confronted and examined. The most well-documented episode in that chapter is the 1826 bequest of 84 enslaved African Americans . . . — — Map (db m233084) HM
A Stone from
Old Monmouth
The Mother Church
1746 PSA XC1 1789
Lexington Presbyterian Church
has been registered as a
Virginia Historic Landmark
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Virginia Historic Landmarks . . . — — Map (db m262075) HM
has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States. U. S. . . . — — Map (db m58620) HM
They are gone now, but not forgotten.
For decades, boats and wagons arrived and departed, seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. Remnants of that time are here; signs of the immense activity that took place. First came the batteaux. . . . — — Map (db m257543) HM
Meneely and Company, West Troy, New York
Bell Metal (bronze alloy)
Removed during renovation from the Washington Hall cupola in 2011
For 140 years, the Washington Hall bell rang to announce the beginning and end of class meetings and to . . . — — Map (db m233089) HM
Andrew Reid purchased this lot in 1784 from the town’s trustees. Later, between 1844 and 1845, Alexander T. Sloan, a local hotel owner and businessman, built this house. His wife reported that the site was a “rough and unsightly piece of . . . — — Map (db m58734) HM
VMI and the Citizen – Soldier The Virginia Military Institute program is based on the concept of the citizen - soldier, a man prepared to take his place in civilian life but trained and ready for military leadership in time of national . . . — — Map (db m58850) HM
Born in France Dec. 31, 1789 Died in Virginia Jan. 29, 1864 Soldier Scholar Educator Engineer Chairman of the first Board of Visitors V. M. I. 1837 1845 — — Map (db m181407) HM
Native of RockBridge County Virginia He liberated agriculture befriended education and advanced the cause of religion Trustee and benefactor of Washington and Lee University — — Map (db m58713) HM
Cyrus Hall McCormick, a native of Rockbridge County, developed the first commercially successful mechanical reaper. Together with Jo Anderson, a man enslaved at Walnut Grove (the McCormick family farm), he designed a reaper that was pulled by horses . . . — — Map (db m231356) HM
The oldest part of this building dates from ca. 1820 and was built as a residence for John Irvine by the local firm of Jordan and Darst. The original side passage, one room plan was enlarged in 1826 by Samuel Darst and the line marking the addition . . . — — Map (db m172876) HM
Site of Alexander Shields Tavern. Visited by William Clark on December 4, 1809, on his way to report to Thomas Jefferson at Monticello on the Lewis and Clark Transcontinental Expedition. — — Map (db m231175) HM
Hot, dirty, and dangerous work!
In the beginning, entrepreneurs provided the vision and funds, tradesmen provided talent as masons and blacksmiths, and enslaved persons provided labor to build the mill race and construct the buildings. . . . — — Map (db m257688) HM
First Baptist Church
1867
has been listed in the
National Register
of Historical Places
and registered as a
Virginia
Historic
Landmark — — Map (db m172935) HM
Across the millrace are several stone pillars. Visualize eight of them supporting the Cotton Factory that partially overhung the water. Imagine a building, 43' x 62' that is four stories tall, standing on and behind the pillars. It was burned by . . . — — Map (db m257569) HM
Looking across the river, you can see the remains of a fish ladder that was at the far end of the dam built in 1911 and removed in 2019. (photo right) It is an example of early efforts to provide fish with a way to travel upstream past man-made . . . — — Map (db m257443) HM
One half mile east, students at Washington College
(now Washington and Lee University) founded Kappa
Alpha in 1865. The fraternity held its first meetings on campus,
at the Lexington Hotel, and
at the Ann Smith Academy. Members modeled
their . . . — — Map (db m105103) HM
In Memory of General Lee’s Beloved Traveller Rarely has an animal captured so much affection. Traveller, first called Jeff Davis and later Greenbrier, was born in 1857 near Blue Sulphur Springs (now in West Virginia). In 1862, Lee purchased him . . . — — Map (db m58695) HM
U.S.M.C. VMI 1917 Combat Veteran World Wars I and II – Korea Commandant U.S. Marine Corps Chairman VMI Foundation Presented by Bruce B. Cameron VMI 1938 — — Map (db m58743) HM
General of the Army George Catlett Marshall was born December 31, 1880, at Uniontown, Pennsylvania. After graduating from the Virginia Military Institute in 1901 as First Captain of the Corps of Cadets, he spent fifty years in the active . . . — — Map (db m58740) HM
The Virginia Military Institute is a school that has given to the United States and to the armed services many of its most distinguished members. Among these is a man who in World War II stood out as one of the great soldiers and later as one of . . . — — Map (db m58704) HM
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
This monument honors, recognizes, and serves Gold Star Families and the legacy of their Loved Ones who have paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
The Homeland panel depicts images . . . — — Map (db m254340) WM
"…in the fervent hope that our labours may be blessed and the religion of Christ advanced."
-- Robert E. Lee, Senior Warden. Report to Grace Church, September 16, 1868
Grace Church was established in . . . — — Map (db m172854) HM
This train station, built in 1883, marked the local terminus of the Baltimore and Ohio (and later the Chesapeake and Ohio) Line. The station was moved from its original site to its current location in 2004, making way for Washington and Lee . . . — — Map (db m172852) HM
This public park is part of the original Lot #34 of the Town of Lexington laid out in the spring of 1778. Purchased in 1788 by James Hopkins, this corner remained in the Hopkins family for almost 200 years - until 1984 - when it was deeded to the . . . — — Map (db m108023) HM
Farris P. Hotchkiss received his B.A. from Washington and Lee University in 1958. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi, Phi Eta Sigma, the freshman honorary society and Omicron Delta Kappa leadership fraternity; editor of the Calyx yearbook; and . . . — — Map (db m58745) HM
Lexington, Buena Vista, and Rockbridge County were served by two major north/south railroads: The Valley Railroad, later the Baltimore and Ohio RR, into Lexington and the Shenandoah Valley RR, later the Norfolk and Western RR, into Buena Vista. . . . — — Map (db m257905) HM
Yes! Packet Boats, operated by several companies, carried mail and passengers in relative comfort. The boats, pulled by mules or horses, traveled the smooth water of the James and North (Maury) rivers offering both dining and sleeping . . . — — Map (db m257497) HM
This second story room and those immediately to the right and left of this plaque composed the classroom used by Major Thomas Jonathan Jackson when he served as Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at the Virginia Military Institute . . . — — Map (db m58619) HM
This backyard kitchen garden provided the household with a variety of flowers, fruit and vegetables. Major Jackson reported in an 1860 letter that the garden included, “lima beans, snap beans, carrots, parsnips, salsify, onions, cabbage, turnips, . . . — — Map (db m15640) HM
John Chavis (1763 – 1838), a free-born African-American veteran of the American Revolution was a native of Granville County, North Carolina. He was also one of the first college-educated men of color in the United States. Chavis studied at the . . . — — Map (db m58608) HM
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
Shaped Lexington's historic district early 1800's. — — Map (db m179478) HM
70 ► Virginia, Lexington — Jordan’s Point — “A day I will never forget…” Margaret Junkin Preston diary, June 12, 1864 — Reported permanently removed
On this spot, in the early morning hours of Saturday, June 11, 1864, Confederate General John McCausland and about 1,500 gray-clad soldiers lined the riverbank between a cedar thicket and the warehouses that cluttered the canal landing. They . . . — — Map (db m58589) HM
"A column of black smoke rolled heavenward" in front of you on the morning of Saturday, June 11, 1864, as Confederate Gen. John McCausland and some 1,500 gray-clad soldiers lined the riverbank around you. With 18,000 Union troops under Gen. David . . . — — Map (db m298371) HM
To the memory of the sons of
Washington and Lee University
who sacrificed their lives in the service of their country during the Korean and Vietnam Wars
Korea
Robert Warner Crocker '52 •
Robert Miller Garvin '46 •
Francis . . . — — Map (db m179462) WM
In remembrance of VMI alumni who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving their country. First Lieutenant John Olin Bates, Jr., ’47, USA • First Lieutenant James Desmond Carey, ’51, USAF • First Lieutenant John Adam Dille, Jr., ‘48B, USA • Major . . . — — Map (db m58860) HM
The last home of Traveller Through war and peace the faithful, devoted and beloved horse of General Robert E. Lee Placed by the Virginia Division United Daughters of Confederacy — — Map (db m58609) HM
On May 26, 1864, Union Gen. David Hunter marched south from Cedar Creek near Winchester to drive out Confederate forces, lay waste to the Shenandoah Valley, and destroy transportation facilities at Lynchburg. His raid was part of Gen. . . . — — Map (db m4809) HM
On the afternoon of June 11, 1864, a "continuous stream" of Confederate hurried past this spot, retreating through Lexington as Union Gen. David Hunter's army crossed the North River (now the Maury River) and entered the city.
Confederate . . . — — Map (db m298374) HM
The Negro Motorist Green Book, published from 1936 to 1966, was a guide to lodgings, restaurants, and other public accommodations that welcomed Black travelers during the segregation era, when many roadside businesses refused to admit . . . — — Map (db m298376) HM
Just north stand the ruins of Liberty Hall Academy's stone academic building, which was constructed in 1793. Founded in 1749 near Greenville as Augusta Academy, the school was reestablished in 1776 at Timber Ridge and patriotically renamed Liberty . . . — — Map (db m32109) HM
In October 1777, The Virginia legislature drafted a bill to create a new county out of Augusta and Botetourt. The new county was named Rockbridge, for the natural stone bridge located within its boundaries. The same act gave details to establish . . . — — Map (db m67249) HM
Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson is best known for his leadership of Confederate troops during the American Civil War, and especially for his celebrated Valley Campaign of 1862. Thomas Jackson was a country boy from (West) Virginia who . . . — — Map (db m15637) HM
Lylburn Downing School opened here in 1927 after
the Home and School League, an organization of
local Black parents and citizens. campaigned for
equitable schools. Built with financial support
from the Black community. Rockbridge County,
and . . . — — Map (db m207788) HM
Builder and rebuilder of the Virginia Military Institute.
This statue represents him in the act of delivering a diploma to a graduate and memorializes his custom of giving a Bible to every cadet at the end of his first class year. . . . — — Map (db m231168) HM
The Manly Memorial Baptist Church was founded May 9, 1841 as the Lexington Baptist Church by 12 women and 4 men from Neriah Baptist. Col. John Jordan built the first sanctuary on Nelson Street behind the Presbyterian Church. The church was renamed . . . — — Map (db m172916) HM
The narrow channel or "race" powered several mills.
From as early as 1806, several dams located on the (North) Maury River directed water into this manmade channel that was, in all probability, dug by enslaved labor. It is called a . . . — — Map (db m257989) HM
The water running through the mill race was used to power the equipment...
Looking down from where you are standing is the mill race that powered the machinery that served the foundry, forge, and merchant mill here at Jordan's Point. The . . . — — Map (db m257943) HM
In the fall of 1860 Major Thomas J. Jackson, VMI instructor of Artillery Tactics, was given the task of field-testing a new rifled cannon invented by Captain Robert Parrott.
The Parrott Rifle differed from other artillery pieces of the day . . . — — Map (db m254508) HM
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