On 10 Mile Street at County Park Road, on the right when traveling east on 10 Mile Street.
Abraham (1718-1781) and Mary Parker Tegarden from Frederick County, Virginia 1753, made an 'improvement' opposite mouth of Tenmile Creek, Fayette County; Abraham, sutler for Colonel Bouquet 1759, fought in French and Indian War, Captain Virginia . . . — — Map (db m56944) HM
Near Main Street north of Rices Landing Road (County Route 1010), on the left when traveling north.
River Formation
Prior to the glaciers (more than 780,000 years ago), the ancestral Monongahela River flowed from present day north central West Virginia across Pennsylvania and northwest Ohio. Extensive ice sheets dammed the old north . . . — — Map (db m230986) HM
On Seminole Trail (U.S. 29) north of Frays Mill Road / Burnley Station Road, in the median. Reported missing.
Albemarle County. Albemarle County was formed in 1744 from Goochland County and named for William Anne Keppel, the second Earl of Albemarle, titular governor of Virginia from 1747 to 1754. A portion of Louisa County was later added to . . . — — Map (db m21585) HM
On Tennessee Route 160, on the right when traveling north.
The homesite and grave of Revolutionary War officer, Colonel Robert McFarland, is located two miles north at Springvale. Born in 1759 in Orange County, North Carolina, he served in the Virginia Militia from 1776 to 1781. In 1783, McFarland moved . . . — — Map (db m80442) HM
On East Main Street (State Highway 123) at South William Hooker Drive, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
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On July 18, 1863, Union Gen. Edward E. Potter led infantry and cavalry from New Bern to destroy the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad bridge at Rocky Mount. The infantry feinted toward Kinston and returned to New Bern. Potter raided . . . — — Map (db m232003) HM
On this site stood one of the principal stations of the Cumberland Settlements. Felix Robertson, son of Col. James Robertson and the first white child born in the Settlement, was born here, Jan. 11, 1781. On Jan. 15 the fort was heavily attacked by . . . — — Map (db m4131) HM
On Court Street at Ford Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Court Street.
The village of Stanardsville was founded by William Stanard (died 1807), of Roxbury plantation, on land that was part of his 6,000 acre inheritance from the Octonia Grant of 1729. This grant included most of what is presently northern Greene County . . . — — Map (db m22988) HM
Near Memorial Drive west of North East Street, on the left when traveling west.
Peter Early served as Georgia governor from 1813 to 1815, during the War of 1812 with Great Britain and the Creek War of 1813-1814. Born in Virginia in 1773, he graduated from Princeton and moved to Georgia in 1795 to practice law, settling in . . . — — Map (db m267641) HM
On Spotswood Trail (U.S. 33), on the right when traveling east.
Orange County. Formed from Spotsylvania County in 1734, Orange County, a pastoral Piedmont county, was probably named in honor of William IV, the Dutch prince of Orange, who married Anne, the Princess Royal, daughter of George II of England, . . . — — Map (db m24228) HM
Near Main Street north of Rices Landing Road (County Route 1010), on the left when traveling north.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Established in 1846, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company (PRR) was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By 1882, it had become the largest railroad and transportation company in the world with a budget . . . — — Map (db m181582) HM
The grounds of the City Cemetery began to decline after it was closed in 1878. The stigma of disease that pushed the City Council to pass ordinances allowing only families with open plots to continue burials all but sealed the fate of Nashville's . . . — — Map (db m205318) HM
On Seminole Trail (U.S. 29) north of Fredericksburg Road (County Route 609), on the right when traveling north.
Greene County. Formed from Orange County in 1838, this rural Piedmont county was named for Gen. Nathanael Greene, Revolutionary War military hero. The county seat of Greene County is Stanardsville. William Donoho and William B. Phillips, . . . — — Map (db m21505) HM
On Buckeye Road (County Route 29) north of Mason-Dixon Highway (West Virginia Route 7), on the left when traveling north. Reported missing.
Branch of Warrior Trail of the Great Catawba Indian War Path located here where Mason and Dixon Survey crossed Dunkard Creek for third time. Guide, Six Nations Indians’ chief, declared he “would not proceed one step further,” because hostile . . . — — Map (db m175212) HM
On State Highway 5 1 mile south of State Route 25, on the right when traveling south.
Front:
This Greek Revival style brick structure is known as the Hope Family Grave Shelter. Constructed in 1853, it is listed on the National Register of Historical places. The unusual splayed eaves and vaulted or “compass” . . . — — Map (db m47621) HM
Near John B Gordon Drive 0.1 miles east of Jefferson Davis Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Redmon Thornton and his wife Sarah Alford Thornton built this house in Greene County, Georgia after they moved to the area from Virginia. The house dates to around 1792, when George Washington was president. They had four children together and a . . . — — Map (db m208583) HM
On Jimmy Ramey Lane 1 mile west of U.S. 45, on the right when traveling west.
Clinch Gray, son of Thomas Gray, who was council to the Crown in 1765, Virginia State Legislator 1779-1794, Tennessee lawyer and legislator 1795-1829.
Clinch Gray, accompanied by Fann Crease settled at this site in 1805.
In 1811, he was . . . — — Map (db m80365) HM
On Union Road at Washington Road, on the right when traveling south on Union Road.
Union Meeting House
Organized in 1807
On this site in 1809, pious Christians from Virginia and North Carolina erected a Methodist Church, the first in Greene County. The church was officially organized on May 23, 1807 as the Bonner Society. . . . — — Map (db m91415) HM
On Interstate 81 2 miles north of Van Hill Road ( Route 172), on the right when traveling north.
Welcome to Greene County, Tennessee! Get ready to visit small towns with big stories.
Tennessee Civil War Trails tells riveting stories of battles and leaders, and much more. You'll learn about some of the state's 275,000 enslaved men and women . . . — — Map (db m214697) HM
Before the war began, Greene County had a long history of abolitionist sentiment. It was not surprising, then, that local residents overwhelmingly supported the Union when Tennessee seceded in June 1861. When 30 neighboring counties met in . . . — — Map (db m84761) HM
On Grand Cavern Road west of South River Road, on the left when traveling west.
The Creation of Shenandoah National Park
This stone chimney was placed here to honor the people of the Blue Ridge Mountains who lost their homes, land and livelihood when Shenandoah National Park was formed in the 1930s. The memorial . . . — — Map (db m308045) HM
Side A
photos of John Taylor Sr-Revoluntionary War/Mary "Kiser" Taylor-Believed to Be/Pvt Jesse Taylor-Hero/Hero Post Office 1899-1917
The village of Hero was originally located on the land where this sign proudly stands. Today Hero is . . . — — Map (db m171818) HM
On North Campbell Station Road at Kingston Pike, on the left when traveling north on North Campbell Station Road.
With the Proclamation of 1763, the British government set aside territory that would eventually become the state of Tennessee as a vast “Indian reservation” stretching west of the Appalachians to the Mississippi River. That same year, English . . . — — Map (db m179468) HM
On Blue and Gold Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Two Rockingham County Schools and Three Churches were Located Inside the Shenandoah National Park Boundary
Dean Mountain and Sunnyside were mountain schools operated by the Rockingham County Public School System; both schools were closed . . . — — Map (db m270102) HM
On Erwin Street at Tuscaloosa Street, on the left when traveling west on Erwin Street.
Built in 1837 by Col. John Erwin, wealthy lawyer and planter. Architects and contractors were from Philadelphia. It has been continuously occupied by the Erwin family and is now the home of Katherine Mahood Rugg, great great-granddaughter of Col. . . . — — Map (db m203647) HM
Near Memorial Drive west of North East Street, on the left when traveling west.
He was born near Madison, Virginia in 1773, the
son of Joel Early and Lucy Smith. His cousin, Jubal
Early, was the grandfather of Confederate General
Jubal Anderson Early (1816-1894). Peter Early
graduated from the Lexington Academy (current . . . — — Map (db m267646) HM
On Church Street at North Patton Street, on the left when traveling east on Church Street.
Godfrey Brown
1768 1843
“As to debts, thank God
I owe no man anything
but love”
Godfrey Brown was born a slave in
Brunswick County, Virginia in the year
of 1768. He yearned for freedom and
was freed by his master on March . . . — — Map (db m95414) HM
Near Main Street west of Rices Landing Road (County Route 1010), on the left when traveling north.
Watershed
A watershed is a geographic area that water moves towards a common water body. Several things determine
a watershed and what a watershed looks like. These include the unique geography and topography of an area,
networks of . . . — — Map (db m181370) HM
Near Main Street north of Rices Landing Road (County Route 1010), on the left when traveling north.
Edward Mine to Emerald Mine
When the mine first opened in 1921, it was known as the Edward Mine and was located near Clarksville and operated by the Chartiers Southern Coal Company. In 1923, the company constructed the initial 70 houses . . . — — Map (db m181680) HM
On Buckeye Road (County Route 39) east of Mason Dixon Highway (West Virginia Route 7), on the left when traveling east.
Start here
900 - 1200 AD
Monongahela village settled just outside borders of / near future site of Mason-Dixon Historical Park
1632
King Charles I issues a land grant, called Maryland, representing the area between . . . — — Map (db m256802) HM
On North Carolina Highway 58 (State Highway 58) at Fort Run Road (State Highway 1058), on the right when traveling south on North Carolina Highway 58.
Tuscarora stronghold. Site of decisive battle of the Tuscarora War, March 20-23, 1713, when 950 Indians were killed or captured. Site 1 mi. N. — — Map (db m222352) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
