Also called Three Chopt Road, this colonial route ran from Richmond to the Shenandoah Valley. It likely took its name from three notches cut into trees to blaze the trail. A major east-west route across central Virginia from the 1730s, it was . . . — — Map (db m5576) HM
On 2nd Street Southwest at West Main Street, on the right when traveling south on 2nd Street Southwest.
The Charlottesville Mural Project in partnership with Van Yahres Tree Company present a mural by artist, Jake Van Yahres.
The mural is to honor the legacy of Mitch Van Yahres, for his unwavering commitment to care for both people and . . . — — Map (db m170661) HM
On 6th Street Southwest, 0.1 miles north of Cherry Street, on the right when traveling south.
Benjamin Ellis Tonsler (1854-1917) grew up enslaved by the Burnley family of Albemarle County. As a youth, he attended the Freedmen's School. Encouraged by his teachers, he attended and graduated from Hampton Institute in 1874, where he met his . . . — — Map (db m170142) HM
On Ridge Street at Garrett Street on Ridge Street.
This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of Virginia by direction of The Honorable John W. Snyder Secretary of the Treasury As the inspirational symbol of the United States Savings Bonds Independence Drive from May . . . — — Map (db m73013) HM
On Cherry Avenue, 0.1 miles east of Rainier Road, on the right when traveling east.
In 1962, Johnson Elementary School became the third Charlottesville public school to desegregate due to a lawsuit brought by the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Initially, to avoid court-ordered . . . — — Map (db m170144) HM
The Foster family kept their ancestors close. Sheltered on a portion of their 2 1/8-acre plot purchased in 1833 by free black Catherine Foster, this burial ground still contains several dozen graves.
Rediscovered in 1993, the Foster cemetery . . . — — Map (db m81599) HM
On Fontaine Avenue (Old U.S. 29) at Appletree Road, on the right when traveling east on Fontaine Avenue.
The site was patented by William Taylor in 1737. The town was established by law in 1762, and was named for Queen Charlotte, wife of George III. Burgoyne’s army, captured at Saratoga in 1777, was long quartered near here. The legislature was in . . . — — Map (db m8643) HM
On Jefferson Park Avenue west of West Main Street (Business U.S. 250), on the left when traveling west.
A native of Radford, Virginia, Dr. Moore was a 1916 graduate of the School of Medicine and a gifted player on the University’s football team. He served in the Army Medical Corps in France during World War I. Dr. Moore began his career in radiology . . . — — Map (db m8823) HM
On Jefferson Park Avenue east of Emmet Street (Business U.S. 29), on the right when traveling east.
Fernando Bolívar, a native of Venezuela, attended the University of Virginia in 1827. He was the nephew and adopted son of Símon Bolívar, The Liberator, who sent him to study in the “Republic of Washington and Jefferson.” A friend of James Monroe . . . — — Map (db m8820) HM
On Jefferson Park Avenue west of Brandon Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Traces of those who came before are all around us. This spot, for example, holds clues to the life of Catherine Foster, a free black seamstress and laundress, who purchased 2⅛-acres here, in 1833, for herself and her family.
As this . . . — — Map (db m81593) HM
At this place, on the site of Catherine Foster's home, this "shadow catcher" links the visible with the unseen even as it pulls the eyes upward to the sky. It creates a shadowy, gridlike outline of the house that once stood at this location. . . . — — Map (db m81598) HM
On Long Street (Bypass U.S. 250) north of High Street (Business U.S. 250), on the right when traveling west.
The site was patented by William Taylor in 1737. The town was established by law in 1762, and was named for Queen Charlotte, wife of George III. Burgoyne’s army, captured at Saratoga in 1777, was long quartered near here. The legislature was in . . . — — Map (db m19844) HM
On Watson Avenue just east of Park Street, on the left when traveling east.
Built ca. 1859 in the Greek Revival style. Enderly was the home of William F. Gordon Jr. during the 1860s. Gordon served as clerk of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1859 to 1865. He was temporary secretary of the convention that met in Richmond . . . — — Map (db m170656) HM
On East Jefferson Street at Farm Lane, on the left when traveling east on East Jefferson Street.
The Farm stands on a 1020-acre tract acquired by Nicholas Meriwether in 1735 and later owned by Col. Nicholas Lewis, uncle of Meriwether Lewis. A building on the property likely served as headquarters for British Col. Banastre Tarleton briefly in . . . — — Map (db m19582) HM
On 2nd Street NE at East Market Street (Business U.S. 250), on the left when traveling south on 2nd Street NE.
The University of Virginia, established in 1819 for white men only, rejected the application of Gregory Swanson (1924-1992) to its graduate school of law in 1950 because he was black. Swanson, a lawyer from Danville, filed suit with the support of . . . — — Map (db m198386) HM
On Park Street at East Jefferson Street on Park Street.
To the memory and service of three Presidents of the United States
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe
associated with this courthouse in Albemarle County, Virginia — — Map (db m170128) HM
On Park Street at East Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling south on Park Street.
Originally served as the court house and town's public building. Thomas Jefferson referred to it as the "common temple" and was accustomed to attend church services here. The south addition with columns was added after the Civil War. Remodelled and . . . — — Map (db m170125) HM
On West Market Street at First Street, on the right when traveling west on West Market Street. Reported permanently removed.
Lee and Jackson Parks contain two of Charlottesville's fine examples of public sculpture, gifts of benefactor Paul Goodloe McIntire (1860-1952). The Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson statue was dedicated in 1921,the Robert E. Lee statue in 1924. . . . — — Map (db m497) HM
On Preston Avenue at McIntire Road, on the left when traveling south on Preston Avenue.
In honor of the men and women
from the City of Charlottesville
and the County of Albemarle
who served in the Armed Forces of our country
in World War I and World War II
Erected by
Post 74 The . . . — — Map (db m246903) HM WM
On John W. Warner Parkway at Bypass U.S. 250, on the right when traveling south on John W. Warner Parkway.
The Dogwood Vietnam Memorial, a project of the Charlottesville Dogwood Festival, Inc., was conceived late in 1965 after news arrived of the first casualty of the Vietnam War from this area. Consisting of a plaza with a plaque and flagpole, the . . . — — Map (db m102815) HM
Near Court Square at Park Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Eagle Tavern opened here sometime prior to 1791. With its large public room that could feed 200 people, the hotel was primary place for public dances and political celebrations. Traveling peddlers sold products on its long porch during monthly . . . — — Map (db m170136) HM
On East High Street at 4th Street NE, on the right when traveling east on East High Street.
Gen. Alexander Archer Vandegrift was born in Charlottesville on 13 Mar. 1887. He entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1909 and served
on posts in the Caribbean, Central America,
China, and the United States. General
Vandegrift led American forces in . . . — — Map (db m18547) HM
On Park Street north of East Market Street, on the left when traveling north.
This building, in continuous use as a
courthouse for over 200 years, is one of America’s most historic. No other courthouse has been used by three early
American Presidents at the same time, The original wood frame courthouse was erected on a . . . — — Map (db m19723) HM
On East High Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling east on East High Street.
On 4 June 1781, John “Jack” Jouett Jr. arrived at the Albemarle County Courthouse to warn the Virginia legislature of approaching British troops. The state government under Governor Thomas Jefferson had retreated from Richmond to . . . — — Map (db m18549) HM
On East Jefferson Street just east of 4th Street Northeast, on the right when traveling east.
Some buildings along this block date from 1785 and the 1830s. Originally there were three buildings on the block: John Kelly's mercantile store on the east end, John Cochrane's home in the center, and the Butler Norris home on the west end (410 E. . . . — — Map (db m246906) HM
On Park Street at Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north on Park Street.
Lynching in America. Thousands of African Americans were the victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between 1877 and 1950. During this era, racial terror lynching of African Americans emerged as a stunning form of . . . — — Map (db m166184) HM
Native of Albemarle County
Private Secretary to President Thomas Jefferson
Co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Governor of the Louisiana Territory
To Commemorate placement of his
Bust in the Old Hall of the House
Of Delegates, . . . — — Map (db m154749) HM
On East Jefferson Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling west on East Jefferson Street.
Three miles to the southeast, Thomas Jefferson began the house in 1770 and finished it in 1802. He brought his bride to it in 1772. Lafayette visited it in 1825. Jefferson spent his last years there and died there, July 4, 1826. His tomb is there. . . . — — Map (db m65069) HM
On McIntire Road at Perry Drive, on the right when traveling north on McIntire Road.
The Monticello Wine Company’s four-story brick building was located on the middle of Perry Drive on the north side. Founded in 1873 using grapes from local vineyards, it operated until about the time Prohibition began in Virginia in Nov. 1916. . . . — — Map (db m17993) HM
On East Jefferson Street at 4th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on East Jefferson Street.
Paul Goodloe McIntire (1860–1952) commissioned in 1921 the statue of General Thomas Jonathan (“Stonewall“) Jackson from Charles Keck. He gave the statue and this park to Charlottesville, the city of his birth, for the pleasure of all who pass by. . . . — — Map (db m19753) HM
On Park Street north of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north.
Site of old Swan Tavern where lived and died Jack Jouett, whose heroic ride saved Mr. Jefferson, the Governor, and the Virginia Assembly from capture by Tarleton June 1781. — — Map (db m18552) HM
On Bypass U.S. 250 near John W. Warner Parkway and McIntire Road, on the right.
Dedicated to the lasting memory of all who served our country in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
And especially those from the Charlottesville and Albemarle area who gave their lives in that service.
Champ Jackson Lawson, Jr. — 04 November . . . — — Map (db m102781) HM WM
On Park Street just south of East High Street (Business U.S. 250), on the right when traveling north.
Erected by private interests in 1852 as a Town Hall, this building also served as an auditorium hosting traveling plays and musical events featuring performers such as opera singer Jenny Lind. It was also used by other organizations, such as . . . — — Map (db m170138) HM
On McIntire Road at Preston Avenue, on the right when traveling south on McIntire Road.
Lane High School. French Jackson, Donald Martin, John Martin.
Venable Elementary School. Charles E. Alexander, Raymond Dixon, Regina Dixon, Maurice Henry, Marvin Townsend, William Townsend, Sandra Wicks, Roland T. Woodfolk, Ronald E. . . . — — Map (db m64024) HM
On 6th Street at East Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling south on 6th Street.
During the late 1800’s, the City of Charlottesville installed four watering fountains in the downtown area. The fountains were designed to provide water to the citizens, their horses and other domesticated animals. Water was provided by the City . . . — — Map (db m19739) HM
On Oak Street just west of 1st Street South, on the right when traveling west.
The Daughters of Zion Cemetery was established in 1873 by a benevolent organization of African American women known as the Daughters of Zion, who purchased an approximate two-acre plot for African American burials located across from the segregated . . . — — Map (db m189586) HM
On Rose Hill Drive just south of Concord Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Jackson P. Burley High School is named in memory of Jackson Price Burley, a distinguished educator, church worker, and community leader. The school opened in September 1951 with twenty-six teachers, a principal, assistant principal, secretary, . . . — — Map (db m246902) HM
On Rose Hill Drive just north of Henry Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
With reverence and steadfast hearts, we honor the memory of our beloved Burley High School and Mr. Jackson P. Burley. Minds were molded and shaped by the dedicated administrators, teachers and staff who guided us. The legacy of this grand . . . — — Map (db m246956) HM
On Rose Hill Drive at Henry Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Rose Hill Drive.
The City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County opened Jackson P. Burley High School in Sept. 1951 to serve nearly 550 African American students. The 26-classroom building reflected an effort to provide "separate but equal" facilities in an era . . . — — Map (db m246901) HM
On Henry Avenue west of Rose Hill Drive, on the right when traveling west.
In 1951, Patterson, New Jersey native, Coach Robert "Bob" Smith, was tagged to build a sports program for Jackson P. Burley High School; a new negro high school run jointly by Charlottesville City and Albemarle County. Smith used his . . . — — Map (db m246900) HM
On Rose Hill Drive at Concord Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Rose Hill Drive.
Washington, DC native, Walter “Rock” Greene, began his coaching career in 1957 as an assistant football and basketball coach under legendary Coach “Bob” Smith. Coach Greene became head coach to the Burley Bears basketball team in 1960. That year . . . — — Map (db m65229) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 250) at 7th Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
The Charlottesville African Church
congregation was organized in 1864. Four years later it bought the Delevan building, built in 1828 by Gen. John H. Cocke, and at one time used as a temperance hotel for University of Virginia students. It became . . . — — Map (db m8824) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 250) just east of 4th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west.
The oldest part of the building known as Inge's Store, at 333 West Main Street, was constructed in 1820 and is one of the oldest buildings remaining on the Three Notch'd Road between downtown Charlottesville and the University. It is an example . . . — — Map (db m246925) HM
On 4th Street NW at Commerce Street, on the left on 4th Street NW.
The name Jefferson School has a long association with African American education in Charlottesville.
It was first used in the 1860s in a Freedmen's Bureau school and then for a public grade school by 1894. Jefferson High School opened here in 1926 . . . — — Map (db m19834) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 250) at Ridge Road, in the median on West Main Street.
Bold and farseeing pathfinders who carried the flag of the young republic to the western ocean and revealed an unknown empire to the uses of mankind.
A territory of 385000 square miles was added to the country by the efforts of . . . — — Map (db m8353) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 250) at Ridge Road, in the median on West Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
This plaque is dedicated to Sacajawea, whose contribution of traditional and cultural knowledge, with courage and bravery, earned her recognition in the chronicles of American History.
Sacajawea was a Lemhi Shoshone (Agaidika) born in . . . — — Map (db m21757) HM
On Ridge Street just south of West Main Street (Business U.S. 250), on the right when traveling south.
The origin of Mount Zion Baptist Church is traced back to the period after the Civil War. Although the founding fathers had roots in a white Baptist Church, in 1867 they began meeting independently from house to house. Soon thereafter . . . — — Map (db m246923) HM
Near Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Poverty and prejudice shaped the lives of African Americans in Charlottesville. In the 1920s African Americans made up 28 percent of the town's population but owned only 6.5 percent of its real estate. Many lived crowded together in very small . . . — — Map (db m170153) HM
Near Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The legacy of the Holt House endures beyond the life time of Charles B. Holt. Asalie Minor Preston (c. 1904-1962), a schoolteacher in Albemarle County's "colored" schools, married Holt's stepson and lived here after Charles B. Holt died in 1950. In . . . — — Map (db m170146) HM
On Preston Avenue just south of 10th Street NW, on the left when traveling north.
African American Charles B. Holt owned a carpentry
business in Charlottesville’s Vinegar Hill neighborhood. The son of former slaves, Holt built this
Arts and Crafts-style house in 1925-1926, during
the era of segregation when blacks were . . . — — Map (db m30541) HM
On Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Though he owned his home, Holt still had to contend with society's prejudice and unfairness. In 1929 Charlottesville adopted its first zoning ordinance. The city forbade business and industry from encroaching on residential neighborhoods, but did . . . — — Map (db m170156) HM
Near Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Charles B. Holt, the man who built this "Rock House" was born in 1872 in Alamance County, North Carolina. Holt's father and mother, Charles and Arena; his brother, George; and his sisters Rachel, Jane, and Margaret had all lived as slaves. In 1863, . . . — — Map (db m170159) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 250) at 13th Street and near Jefferson Park Avenue, on the left when traveling east on West Main Street.
During the Civil War, the Rotunda at the University of Virginia, the Charlottesville town hall and the courthouse, as well as nearby homes and hotels were converted into a makeshift hospital complex called the Charlottesville General Hospital. It . . . — — Map (db m8664) HM
On Wertland Street at 12½ Street NW, on the right when traveling east on Wertland Street.
Georgia O’Keeffe was born in Wisconsin in 1887. Her mother moved to Charlottesville in 1909 and rented the house here. Beginning
in 1912, O’Keeffe intermittently lived with
her mother and sisters. She took a summer
drawing class taught by Mon . . . — — Map (db m19092) HM
Near Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
By 1900 the young Charles B. Holt had left his father's farm and moved to Charlottesville. Holt's skills and determination as a carpenter, builder, and entrepreneur helped him save enough money to buy land and build his home. — — Map (db m170163) HM
On Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Holt built his bungalow in the Arts and Crafts style. This popular style connected the house with its natural site. The stone walls of the house and at the edges of the property united house and garden harmoniously. A covered porch strengthened . . . — — Map (db m170148) HM
Near Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The Holt House is an inspiration to people facing social prejudice and legal inequity. Charles B. Holt (1872-1950), born to former slaves in North Carolina, triumphed against the odds and achieved an American dream: home ownership. Holt's house is a . . . — — Map (db m170154) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 250) west of 13th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east.
The Charlottesville Mural Project and New City Arts Initiative, in partnership with Graduate Charlottesville and UVA Arts, present a mural by Poet Laureate Rita Dove and artist David Guinn
This is a collaborative . . . — — Map (db m246891) HM
On 14th Street NW at Gordon Avenue, on the left when traveling south on 14th Street NW.
Venable Elementary School.
Charles E. Alexander, Raymond Dixon, Regina Dixon, Maurice Henry, Marvin Townsend, William Townsend, Sandra Wicks, Roland T. Woodfolk, Ronald E. Woodfolk.
Lane High School.
French Jackson, Donald Martin, John . . . — — Map (db m65187) HM
On Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
After the abolition of slavery, African Americans still confronted racial prejudice. Schools, churches, transportation, parks, and other public spaces became segregated by practice and by law. In 1919 Paul Goodloe McIntire (1860-1952), a merchant . . . — — Map (db m170149) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 250) at 13th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street.
What is an ichthys? You may have noticed that the bench is shaped like a fish. This fish is called an ichthys. In Greek, it is an acrostic meaning, "Jesus Christ, Child of God, Savior." Christ-followers have been using this symbol to self-identify . . . — — Map (db m246878) HM
On East Market Street just west of Riverside Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
As early as 1795, several types of mills operated here. In 1847, Farish, Jones, and Co., opened a cotton and woolen factory. John A. Marchant gained control of it by 1852 and renamed it the Charlottesville Manufacturing Company. His son, Henry Clay . . . — — Map (db m166671) HM
On Riverside Avenue, 0.2 miles north of Chesapeake Street, on the right when traveling north.
You are standing on land once inhabited by the Monacan Indians and bison. While much of the landscape has changed, the Rivanna River still runs through, connecting past to present.
1733. The property first came into European hands in a . . . — — Map (db m172972) HM
On Riverside Avenue, 0.2 miles north of Chesapeake STreet, on the right when traveling north.
To the west is the 80 acre Woolen Mills Village National Historic District. This district was recognized as a Virginia Landmark December 17, 2009 and added to the National Registry of Historic Places April 12, 2010.
Located at the foot of . . . — — Map (db m172947) HM
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