On Dawn Boulevard (Virginia Route 30) 0.8 miles west of Calno Road, on the right when traveling east.
Caroline County. Area 529 Square Miles. Formed in 1727 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William. Named for Queen Caroline, wife of King George II. George Rogers Clark, conqueror of the Northwest, passed his youth in this . . . — — Map (db m17789) HM
On Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) south of Cedar Fork Road (Virginia Route 601), on the right when traveling south.
Pioneers in asserting the right to religious freedom, the Caroline Friends (Quakers) held their first meeting nearby on 12 March 1739 together with their partner, Cedar Creek Friends Meeting of Hanover County. At a meeting on 9 May 1767, members . . . — — Map (db m9213) HM
On Richmond Turnpike (U.S. 301) at Mt Gideon Road, on the left when traveling north on Richmond Turnpike.
Caroline County. Area 529 Square Miles. Formed in 1727 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William. Named for Queen Caroline, wife of King George II. George Rogers Clark, conqueror of the Northwest, passed his youth in this . . . — — Map (db m22269) HM
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 301) 3 miles south of Dawn Boulevard (Virginia Route 30), on the right when traveling south.
On 24 Aug. 1800, slave Ben Woolfolk met with other slaves at nearby Littlepage’s Bridge to recruit individuals for an insurrection planned for 30 Aug. The insurgents led by Gabriel, a slave owned by Thomas Henry Prosser of Henrico County, intended . . . — — Map (db m5611) HM
On Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) 0.2 miles north of Ladysmith Road (Virginia Route 639), on the right when traveling south.
In 1754, John and Ann Rogers Clark, with their sons Jonathan and George Rogers, moved from Albemarle County to a farm four miles west. There were born Ann, John, Richard, Edmund, Lucy, Elizabeth, William and Frances. During the Revolutionary War, . . . — — Map (db m9215) HM
On Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) 0.7 miles south of C C C Road (County Route 683), on the right when traveling north.
Lee camped here, on May 21, 1864, on his way to the North Anna to oppose Grant moving southward. Ewell's and Longstreet's corps rested here that night. — — Map (db m10648) HM
On Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) at Virginia Route 639, on the right when traveling south on Jefferson Davis Highway.
Unable to defeat Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederates during the Spotsylvania Courthouse battles 8-19 May 1864, Union commander Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's forces maneuvered east and south forcing Lee to abandon his entrenched position. The . . . — — Map (db m9214) HM
On Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) 0.2 miles north of Ladysmith Road (Virginia Route 639), on the right when traveling south.
Born in Caroline County in 1770, York was a slave of the William Clark family and the only African American on the 1803-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition. Approximately 34 years old at the time, York was one of the hunters and also accompanied groups . . . — — Map (db m47378) HM
Caroline County. Area 529 Square Miles. Formed in 1727 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William. Named for Queen Caroline, wife of King George II. George Rogers Clark, conqueror of the Northwest, passed his youth in this . . . — — Map (db m22585) HM
On Richmond turnpike (U.S. 301) 0.2 miles north of Sparta Road, on the right when traveling north.
Six miles southeast is the site of Edmundsbury, home of Edmund Pendleton. Pendleton, born September 9, 1721, was in the House of Burgesses; a delegate to the Continental Congress; chairman of the Virginia Committee of Safety, 1775-6; president of . . . — — Map (db m22259) HM
On Richmond Turnpike (U.S. 301) at New Market Lane, on the right when traveling south on Richmond Turnpike.
Lt. Col. George Armistead (1780-1818). Known for his service in the War of 1812, George Armistead was born here at Newmarket plantation. Armistead distinguished himself in 1813 during the capture of Fort George, Canada, but is best known as . . . — — Map (db m82167) HM
On Richmond Turnpike (U.S. 301) at Sparta Road (Virginia Route 721), on the right when traveling north on Richmond Turnpike.
Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, of different racial backgrounds, grew up near Central Point, 11 miles east of here. They fell in love and in June 1958 were married in Washington, D.C. After returning to Central Point, they were arrested for . . . — — Map (db m119182) HM
On U.S. 17, 0.5 miles south of Ware Creek Road, on the right when traveling south.
Two miles north on the Rappahannock River. There Jubal A. Early, in December, 1862, confronted Burnside’s army on the other side of the river. His alertness prevented a crossing and battle at this point. — — Map (db m22576) HM
On U.S. 17 just north of Ware Creek Road, on the right when traveling south.
In 1669 and 1670, German-born John Lederer
led three expeditions to explore Virginia’s
Piedmont and the Carolinas that encouraged
further European exploration. The third
expedition began nearby at Robert Talifer’s
house near the Rappahannock . . . — — Map (db m22569) HM
On U.S. 17, 0.5 miles south of Ware Creek Road, on the right when traveling south.
This is the ancient Woodford Estate. Governor Spotswood and the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe stopped here on their way to the mountains, August, 1716. Here General William Woodford was born, October 6, 1734. He defeated Governor Lord Dunmore at . . . — — Map (db m22577) HM
On Jefferson Davis Hwy (U.S. 1) at Paige Road (Virginia Route 605), on the right when traveling north on Jefferson Davis Hwy.
A little to the east, at Nancy Wright's, Warren's (Fifth) and Wright's (Sixth) Corps, coming from the east, on May 22, 1864, turned south. Wright camped here on May 22. — — Map (db m3318) HM
On Tidewater Trail (U.S. 17) 1.1 miles east of Pepmeier Hill Road, on the right when traveling east.
In an outhouse here at Moss Neck, Stonewall Jackson had his headquarters, December, 1862-March, 1863. He was engaged in guarding the line of the Rappahannock with his corps of Lee's army. — — Map (db m19286) HM
On AP Hill Boulevard (U.S. 301) 2.3 miles south of Tidewater Trail (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling north.
This is the site of Locust Hill, Richard Henry Garrett's farm. Early on the morning of 26 April 1865, a 16th New York Cavalry detachment cornered John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, and his co-conspirator, David E. Herold, . . . — — Map (db m151255) HM
On US 17, 0.5 miles north of Supply Road, on the right when traveling south.
Essex County. Area 258 square miles. Formed in 1691 from Old Rappahannock County, and named for Essex County, England. R.M.T. Hunter, United States Senator and Confederate Secretary of State, lived in this county.
Caroline . . . — — Map (db m7302) HM
On Tidewater Trail (U.S. 17), on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Here was the home of John Taylor of Caroline, Jefferson’s chief political lieutenant and leading advocate of states rights. He died here in 1824. — — Map (db m22582) HM
On Tidewater Trail (U.S. 17) 0.1 miles north of Hazelwood Lane (Virginia Route 675), on the right when traveling north.
Hazelwood was the home plantation of John Taylor of Caroline (1753-1824), agricultural reformer and political theorist. Taylor studied law under his uncle, the jurist Edmund Pendleton, and was an officer in the Revolutionary War. He served in the . . . — — Map (db m186681) HM
On U.S. 301, 2.5 miles south of U.S. 17, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
This is the Garrett place where John Wilkes Booth, assassin of Lincoln, was cornered by Union soldiers and killed, April 26, 1865. The house stood a short distance from this spot. — — Map (db m1584) HM
On King Street, 0.1 miles north of Cumberland Street, on the right when traveling north.
The town was established in 1744 and was one of the principal shipping points on the Rappahannock River in colonial times. In December, 1862, Burnside, commanding the Army of the Potomac, considered crossing the river here but finally moved up to . . . — — Map (db m21457) HM
On AP Hill Boulevard (U.S. 301) at Tidewater Trail (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south on AP Hill Boulevard.
On this road two miles south is the Garrett place. There John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's assassin, was found by Union cavalry and killed while resisting arrest, April 26, 1865. — — Map (db m22246) HM
On this site stood colonial Mount Church, built about 1750. In 1808 the parish glebe was sold and the proceeds were used to establish a school; the church building was turned into Rappahannock Academy, one of the most noted schools in Virginia. — — Map (db m22578) HM
On Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) at Jericho Road (Virginia Route 207), on the right when traveling south on Jefferson Davis Highway.
Here, at Mount Carmel Church, on May 23, 1864, Hancock’s (Second) Corps turned south to the North Anna River; Warren’s (Fifth) Corps and Wright’s (Sixth) Corps here turned west to Jericho Mills on the River. Grant had his headquarters in the church . . . — — Map (db m3696) HM
On Fredericksburg Turnpike (State Highway 2), on the right when traveling north.
Spotsylvania County. Area 413 Square Miles. Formed in 1720 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William, and named for Alexander Spotswood, governor of Virginia, 1710-1722. The battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the . . . — — Map (db m21586) HM
On Jefferson Davis Hwy (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling north.
Spotsylvania County. Straddling the fall line, Spotsylvania County was formed from Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties in 1720. It was named for Alexander Spotswood, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1710 to 1722. The Civil War . . . — — Map (db m3319) HM
On Danville Parkway (U.S. 58), on the right when traveling east.
Carroll County. Area 458 Square Miles. Formed in 1842 from Grayson, and named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. New River runs through this county.
Floyd County. Area 376 . . . — — Map (db m25470) HM
On Ivanhoe Road (Virginia Route 94) south of Hilltown Road (County Road 758), on the left when traveling south.
Grayson County Formed in 1792 from Wythe. Named for William Grayson, one of the first two United States senators from Virginia. Headwaters of New River are in this county.
Carroll County Formed in 1842 from Grayson, and named for . . . — — Map (db m228312) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 52) south of Court Street, on the right when traveling north.
This place became the county seat when Carroll County was formed. The first court was held here, 1842; A. W. C. Nowlin was the first judge. The courthouse, built in 1872, was remodeled some years ago. The town was incorporated in 1900 and . . . — — Map (db m65641) HM
On Danville Pike / East Stuart Drive (Old U.S. 58) just west of Snake Creek Road (County Route 670), on the right when traveling west.
During the 1842 session of the Virginia General Assembly, despite opposition, John Carroll successfully sponsored a bill partitioning Grayson County and forming a new county, thus fulfilling his campaign pledge. Local tradition holds that the . . . — — Map (db m190031) HM
On Ivanhoe Road (Virginia Route 94) 0.1 miles south of Carbide Lane (Virginia Route 658), on the right when traveling south.
Wythe County Formed in 1789 from Montgomery, and named for George Wythe, signer of the Declaration of Independence. New River flows through this county.
Carroll County Formed in 1842 from Grayson, and named for Charles Carroll of . . . — — Map (db m228315) HM
On Floyd Pike (Route 221) just east of Borderline Road, on the left when traveling west.
Caroll County. Area 458 Square Miles. Formed in 1842 from Grayson, and named for Charles Caroll of Carrollton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. New River runs through this county.
Floyd County. Area 376 . . . — — Map (db m65640) HM
On Woodlawn Road (Route 872) east of Snake Creek Road (County Route 620), on the right when traveling east.
Woodlawn Mate and Female Academy, a private
school, was Founded in 1878 and became the
Woodlawn Normal Institute in 1898, a preparatory
school for teachers. Named Woodlawn in 1907,
it became the first public high school in Carroll
County after . . . — — Map (db m104653) HM
Near Harrison Landing Road, 0.7 miles south of Westover Road (Virginia Route 633), on the right when traveling south.
A short distance south. The place was first settled in 1619 but was abandoned. It was repatented in 1636. Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Independence, lived here; his son, William Henry Harrison, President of the United States, was . . . — — Map (db m30225) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) at Kimages Road, on the right when traveling east on John Tyler Memorial Highway. Reported permanently removed.
A short distance south, it was first settled in 1619, when the first Thanksgiving was held here. The present mansion, built in 1726, was the birthplace of Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and President William Henry . . . — — Map (db m9284) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) 0.2 miles east of Kimages Road (Virginia Route 658), on the right when traveling east.
English settlers established Berkeley Hundred just south of there in 1619. Benjamin Harrison III, a merchant and planter, purchased the property in 1691. A Georgian-style house was built in 1726 for Benjamin Harrison IV and his wife, Anne Carter. . . . — — Map (db m175928) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) at Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 155), on the right when traveling west on John Tyler Memorial Highway. Reported permanently removed.
In 1702 Charles City County, which then included both sides of James River, was divided; the courthouse here was built about 1730. Here Simcoe's British Cavalry surprised a party of militia, January 8, 1781. Here Grant's Army passed on its way to . . . — — Map (db m9557) HM
On Courthouse Road (Route 644) at John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5), on the right when traveling north on Courthouse Road.
Charles City County, named for King Charles I, was one of Virginia's eight original shires formed by 1634. It encompassed land south of the James River until 1702, when Prince George County was established. The courthouse was completed here in 1757. . . . — — Map (db m175947) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) 1.8 miles east of Harrison Landing Road, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Originally part of William Byrd's Westover, Evelynton has been occupied by the Ruffin family since 1847, when it was purchased by Edmund Ruffin, Jr. Fierce skirmishes took place on the property during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Confederate troops . . . — — Map (db m9404) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) 0.8 miles east of Barnetts Road (Virginia Route 609), on the right when traveling east.
Originally part of William Byrd's Westover, Evelynton was occupied by the Ruffin family from 1847, when it was purchased by Edmund Ruffin, Jr. through 2008. Fierce skirmishes took place on the property during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Confederate . . . — — Map (db m175932) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) 0.3 miles east of Kimages Road (Virginia Route 658), on the right when traveling east.
On 4 Dec. 1619, Capt. John Woodlief, a member of the Virginia Company, arrived aboard the ship Margaret with 35 men to take charge of Berkeley Hundred. An experienced former Jamestown settler, he became Berkeley's first governor. He bore . . . — — Map (db m70545) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) east of County Route 614, on the left when traveling east.
South of here, on a bluff overlooking the James River, stands the half-mile-long Fort Pocahontas, built in the spring of 1864 by Union soldiers during the Civil War. The fort protected Union vessels on the river and guarded the landing at Wilson’s . . . — — Map (db m9520) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) at Wilcox Wharf Road (Virginia Route 618), on the right when traveling east on John Tyler Memorial Highway.
In mid-June 1864, Grant abandoned his works at Cold Harbor and marched to Petersburg, a vital rail center. A mile south of here, at Wilcox Wharf (now Lawrence Lewis Jr. Park), steamboats ferried the troops and wagons of two corps across the James . . . — — Map (db m9407) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) 0.2 miles west of The Crossover Road, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
This was the home of John Tyler, Governor of Virginia, 1808-1811. His son, John Tyler, President of the United States, was born here, March 29, 1790. — — Map (db m200091) HM
On Courthouse Road (Route 644) at Courthouse Green Way (Route 628), on the right when traveling east on Courthouse Road.
A mob of about 75 masked men dragged Isaac Brandon from a cell in the old Charles City County jail and hanged him from a tree on this hillside on the night of 6 April 1892. Brandon, a 43-year-old black man, had been held in jail on a charge of . . . — — Map (db m244424) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) 0.2 miles east of Sturgeon Point Road (Virginia Route 614), on the right when traveling west.
Located 1 ½ miles south of the James River is Kennon's Landing. Richard Kennon married Anne Hunt about 1735 and lived there until his death in 1761. Anne Hunt's father was Captain William Hunt whose father William Hunt, a supporter of Nathaniel . . . — — Map (db m86171) HM
On Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 155) at Spoth Lott Cary road (Virginia Route 602) on Courthouse Road.
A mile and a half northwest, Lott Cary was born in slavery about 1780. In 1804 his owner, John Bowry, a Methodist minister, hired him out to a Richmond tobacco firm. Cary joined the First Baptist Church in 1807. He purchased his freedom and became a . . . — — Map (db m26338) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) at Wilcox Neck Road (Virginia Route 623), on the right when traveling west on John Tyler Memorial Highway.
Located nearby was the main town of the Paspahegh Indians, tributaries to paramount chief Powhatan. When Jamestown was built in their territory, the Paspahegh consistently resisted the English settlement. In Aug. 1610, George Percy, on orders from . . . — — Map (db m23610) HM
On The Glebe Lane, 0.1 miles west of Southall Plantation Lane, on the left when traveling east.
During the 18th century this property was established as a Southall family seat. Notable family members include James Barrett Southall, owner of Williamsburg's Raleigh Tavern, Turner Southall, member of the committee to build Thomas Jefferson's . . . — — Map (db m18588) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) 3.2 miles east of Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 155), on the right when traveling west.
Just to the south is Sherwood Forest, where President John Tyler lived after his retirement from the presidency until his death in 1862. He bought the place in 1842 and came to it as his home in March, 1845. Here Tyler, with his young second wife, . . . — — Map (db m9556) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) at Barnetts Road (Virginia Route 609), on the right when traveling west on John Tyler Memorial Highway.
This church, four miles north, was used as a field hospital, June, 1864, following the action an Nance's Shop, where the Union cavalryman Gregg, guarding a wagon train, was attacked by Wade Hampton. Gregg was driven from the field but saved the . . . — — Map (db m9600) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) 0.2 miles east of Sturgeon Point Road (Virginia Route 614), on the right when traveling west.
John Tyler purchased this plantation one mile west in his native Charles City in 1842 while serving as tenth president of the United States, and made it his home from 1845 until his death in 1862. Tyler lengthened the wooden 18th-century house to . . . — — Map (db m9518) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) at Shirley Plantation Road (Virginia Route 608), on the right when traveling west on John Tyler Memorial Highway.
The house a short distance south, Shirley was first occupied in 1613 and was known as West-and-Shirley Hundred. In 1664, Edward Hill patented the place, which was left by the third Edward Hill to his sister, Elizabeth Carter, in 1720. Here was born . . . — — Map (db m9602) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) at Kimages Road, on the right when traveling east on John Tyler Memorial Highway.
In 1619 the first settlement was made at Westover, about 2 miles southeast. Two settlers died in the Powhatan uprising of 1622. Theodorick Bland bought Westover in 1666; William Byrd I acquired it in 1688. About 1730 his son, Colonel William Byrd . . . — — Map (db m9285) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) 1.4 miles east of Harrison Landing Road, on the right when traveling east.
A short distance south is Westover Church. It was first built on the James River near Westover House early in the Seventeeth century. About 1730 the site was changed and the present building erected. Defaced in the campaign of 1862, the church was . . . — — Map (db m9401) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) at Wayside Road (County Route 607), on the right when traveling east on John Tyler Memorial Highway. Reported missing.
Two miles east is the site of “The Forest,” home of Martha Wayles Skelton, widow of Bathurst Skelton. There she was married to Thomas Jefferson, January 1, 1772. The bridal couple drove in the snow to Jefferson’s home, . . . — — Map (db m86172) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) 0.1 miles east of Virginia Route 156, on the right when traveling east.
Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) - Virginia planter, politician, and signer of the Declaration of Independence - was born at nearby Berkeley plantation. He first served in the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1752, though elected in 1749, and remained in . . . — — Map (db m86174) HM
On Old Union Road (Virginia Route 603) 0.7 miles west of Barnetts Road (Virginia Route 609), on the left when traveling west.
In this vicinity the Union cavalryman, Gregg, guarding army trains moving to Petersburg, was attacked by Wade Hampton, June 24, 1864. Gregg was driven back toward Charles City Courthouse, but the wagon trains crossed the James safely. This action . . . — — Map (db m17755) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 5) 0.1 miles east of Willcox Neck Road (Route 623), on the right when traveling west.
Eight miles west on "The Old Main Road" is Piney Grove. The original portion, built ca. 1800 on Southall's Plantation, is a rare survival of Tidewater log architecture. Edmund Archer Saunders, a successful Richmond businessman, operated a store at . . . — — Map (db m9506) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (State Highway 5) at Weyanoke Road (State Route 619), on the right when traveling east on John Tyler Memorial Highway.
Three miles south is North Bend, a Greek Revival residence built in 1819. Sarah Minge, sister of President William Henry Harrison, and her husband, John, built the original portion of the house located on Kittiewan Creek. Thomas H. Wilcox greatly . . . — — Map (db m9431) HM
On John Tyler Memorial Highway (State Highway 5) at Weyanoke Road (State Route 619), on the right when traveling east on John Tyler Memorial Highway.
In 1617, Opechancanough, Chief of Powhatan's younger brother, gave land to the south to future governor Capt. George Yeardley. Yeardley patented it and a portion became Upper Weyanoke, a James River plantation. Archaeological investigations there . . . — — Map (db m9432) HM
On Farmville Highway (U.S. 15) at Cabbage Patch Road (County Route 654), on the right when traveling north on Farmville Highway.
Just to the north stands Briery Church, organized in 1755 following the missionary work of Presbyterian minister Samuel Davies. The first church was built about 1760 and was replaced in 1824. The present Gothic Revival church was built about 1855 . . . — — Map (db m40794) HM
On David Bruce Avenue (Virginia Route 40) at Tanyard Spring Road, on the right when traveling east on David Bruce Avenue.
The historic district, a rare example of a 19th-century rural courthouse town, is concentrated on two main streets. Begun as Dalstonburg in 1775 during the French and Indian War, and later called Marysville and Smithville, the town was named . . . — — Map (db m31022) HM
On Patrick Henry Highway (Virginia Route 40) at Womacks Loop Road, on the right when traveling east on Patrick Henry Highway. Reported permanently removed.
Six miles south is Cub Creek Presbyterian Church, the oldest church in this section. The neighborhood was known as the Caldwell Settlement for John Caldwell, grandfather of John C. Calhoun of South Carolina. About 1738 he brought here a colony of . . . — — Map (db m66062) HM
On Patrick Henry Highway (Virginia Route 40) at Fearstown Road / Womacks Loop (County Road 649), on the left when traveling west on Patrick Henry Highway.
Cub Creek Presbyterian Church, the oldest church in this area, stood four miles southwest of here. The neighborhood was known as the Caldwell Settlement for John Caldwell, great grandfather of U.S. senator and vice president John C. Calhoun, of . . . — — Map (db m182500) HM
On George Washington Highway (Virginia Route 40) at Greenfield Road (County Route 656), on the right when traveling west on George Washington Highway.
Three miles north is Edgehill, home of Clement Carrington. He ran away from Hampden-Sydney College to join the Revolutionary army, served in Lee's Legion, 1780-81, and was wounded at Eutaw Springs, September 8, 1781. — — Map (db m31023) HM
On George Washington Highway (Virginia Route 40) at Greenfield Road (County Route 656), on the right when traveling west on George Washington Highway.
Half a mile north is Greenfield, built in 1771 by Isaac Read. Read was a member of the House of Burgesses, 1769-1771, and of the Virginia conventions of 1774 and 1775. He served as an officer in the Revolutionary War, dying of wounds in 1777. — — Map (db m31024) HM
On Virginia Route 40/47 at Legrande Avenue (Virginia Route 47), on the right when traveling east on State Route 40/47.
Early in 1799, at the urging of George Washington, Patrick Henry emerged from retirement to run for Charlotte County's seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. He gave a speech here in March in front of a large crowd. Although Henry had opposed the . . . — — Map (db m182497) HM
On David Bruce Avenue (Virginia Route 40) at Legrande Avenue (Virginia Route 47), on the left when traveling west on David Bruce Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
Here, in March, 1799, took place the noted debate between Patrick Henry and John Randolph of Roanoke on the question of States' Rights. Henry denied the right of a state to oppose oppressive Federal laws. Randolph affirmed that right. This was . . . — — Map (db m31018) HM
On Jeb Stuart Highway (Virginia Route 92) at Godseys Lane, on the right when traveling west on Jeb Stuart Highway.
Charlotte County. Area 496 square miles. Formed in 1764 from Lunenburg, and named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. Patrick Henry and John Randolph of Roanoke lived in this county, and Henry is buried here. . . . — — Map (db m31001) HM
On Patrick Henry Highway (U.S. 360) at Cabbage Patch Road, in the median on Patrick Henry Highway.
Charlotte County. Area 496 Square Miles. Formed in 1764 from Lunenburg, and named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. Patrick Henry and John Randolph of Roanoke lived in this county, and Henry is buried here. . . . — — Map (db m66002) HM
On Four Locust Highway (Business U.S. 15/360) 0.1 miles north of Crouch Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Abraham Wood, a trader and militia commander, commissioned Thomas Batte and Robert Hallom to explore the Appalachian Mountains in 1671. Their objective was to search the western slopes for tidal rivers, an indication that the Pacific Ocean was . . . — — Map (db m182503) HM
On Farmville Highway (U.S. 15) at Cabbage Patch Road (County Route 654), on the right on Farmville Highway.
Seven miles west stood Roanoke Bridge, the colonial homestead of Joseph Morton, who patented land near by in the 1740s. He was an elder of Briery Presbyterian Church on its founding in Prince Edward County in 1755, and later a trustee. He served as . . . — — Map (db m40854) HM
On Red House Road (Virginia Route 727) at Rough Creek Road, on the right when traveling south on Red House Road.
A chapel was built here in 1765-1769 by order of the vestry of Cornwall Parrish. Following the disestablishment and a brief period of irregular use, the property passed to the Republican Methodists, a denomination then active in the South. It was . . . — — Map (db m66061) HM
On Red House Road (Virginia Route 727) at Lawyers Road, on the right when traveling south on Red House Road.
This old tavern was built by Martin Hancock about 1813 on the site of his earlier cabin. It was a noted stopping place and trade center on the old south road to the West. — — Map (db m66060) HM
On Barnesville Highway (U.S. 15) 0.2 miles south of Wheatland Road (County Route 640), on the right when traveling south.
Charlotte County. Area 496 Square Miles. Formed in 1764 from Lunenburg, and named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. Patrick Henry and John Randolph of Roanoke lived in this county, and Henry is buried here. . . . — — Map (db m31876) HM
On Barnesville Highway (U.S. 15) at Jackson-Vaughan Road (County Route 607), on the right when traveling south on Barnesville Highway.
Member of House of Burgesses, 1765-1775, of Virginia conventions, 1774-1788, including Constitutional Conventions, of first Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. A founder of Hampden-Sydney College. Lived and is buried at Mulberry Hill nearby. — — Map (db m31864) HM
On Barnesville Highway (U.S. 15) 0.3 miles north of Jackson-Vaughan Road (County Route 607), on the right when traveling south.
Nine miles west is Roanoke, home of John Randolph, a member of the House of Representatives for many years, and Senator. Randolph at first was Jefferson's lieutenant and later on an opponent and critic, but he never lost the love of his . . . — — Map (db m31860) HM
On Barnesville Highway (U.S. 15) 0.3 miles north of Jackson-Vaughan Road (County Route 607), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
The railroad bridge over Staunton River, nine miles west, was held by a body of Confederate reserves and citizens from Halifax, Charlotte and Mecklenburg counties against Union cavalry raiding to destroy railroads, June 25, 1864. When the Unionists . . . — — Map (db m31862) HM
On Barnesville Highway (U.S. 15) 0.2 miles north of Cannery Lane, on the left when traveling north. Reported damaged.
On 22 June 1864, more than 5,000 Union cavalrymen under Brig. Gens. James Wilson and August Kautz left Petersburg, newly under siege, to cut Confederate supply lines. Moving along the South Side and Richmond & Danville Railroads, they tore up track . . . — — Map (db m182492) HM
On Kings Highway (U.S. 360) west of Barnesville Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west.
The War of 1812. Impressment of Americans into British service and the violation of American ships were among the causes of America's War of 1812 with the British, which lasted until 1815. Beginning in 1813, Virginians suffered from a British . . . — — Map (db m107493) HM
On Preston Avenue (U.S. 250) 0.2 miles south of Grady Avenue (U.S. 250), on the left when traveling north.
In 1924, Virginia, like a majority of states then, enacted eugenic sterilization laws. Virginia’s law allowed state institutions to operate on individuals to prevent the conception of what were believed to be “genetically inferior” children. . . . — — Map (db m10128) HM
On Monticello Avenue (Virginia Route 20) north of Blenheim Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
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 m19843) HM
On East Market Street west of 5th Street NE, on the right when traveling east.
George Nicholas, Albemarle County’s Virginia General Assembly delegate in 1783, built a stone house here in 1784. James Monroe occupied it 1789-1790, while improving the dwelling at his nearby farm, later the site of the University of Virginia. Here . . . — — Map (db m19830) HM
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 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 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 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
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 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 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 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
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