On Highway Fifty Eight (U.S. 58) 0.1 miles east of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
This is the original campus of Randolph-Macon College, the oldest Methodist-affiliated college still operating in the United States. Chartered by the Virginia General Assembly in 1830 and named for Congressmen John Randolph of Roanoke, Charlotte . . . — — Map (db m30910) HM
On Old Stubbtown Road (County Route 35), on the right when traveling south.
The First Settlement of the
Virginia Military Lands
in Warren County
was located a short
distance west of here
by William Mounts
in 1795
dedicated: October 6, 1940 — — Map (db m99422) HM
Warren County High School, a Public Works Administrative project, was constructed in 1940. In 1958, the local NAACP chapter, lead by James W. Kilby, won a federal suit against the Warren County School Board to admit African Americans for the first . . . — — Map (db m43289) HM
Near Dismal Hollow Road (Virginia Route 647) 0.4 miles north of John Marshall Highway ( Route 55), on the right when traveling west.
The last engagement of the Gettysburg Campaign took place here in Manassas Gap on July 23, 1863. Union Gen. George G. Meade and the Army of the Potomac pursued Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia as it retreated south through . . . — — Map (db m133606) HM
Near Vacation Lane 0.1 miles south of 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling east.
"Out of integration of schools here in Arlington, many of us have gone on to do great things. We are proud to have done the things we've done."
Edward Leslie Hamm, Jr., 2019
On Winchester Road (U.S. 340/522) at Success Road, on the right when traveling north on Winchester Road. Reported permanently removed.
This stone structure, known as Fairview, was the home of Thomas McKay. On this site Union Col. John R. Kenly rallied the 1st Maryland Infantry (USA) for a last stand as the Confederates approached. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson had ordered . . . — — Map (db m272267) HM
On Stonewall Jackson Highway (U.S. 340) at Overall Road, on the right when traveling north on Stonewall Jackson Highway.
The metal truss bridge here at Overall, Page County Bridge No. 1990, is a historically innovative design. It was built in 1938 as part of a major realignment of present-day U.S. Route 340, then called State Route 12, between Luray and Front Royal, . . . — — Map (db m37251) HM
On East Main Street east of Chester Street, on the left when traveling east.
John K. Marlow: A Legacy of Leadership and Community Revitalization in Front Royal
In the late 1980s, Mayor John K. Marlow spearheaded a vital revitalization project for Front Royal's historic downtown. Serving from 1982 to 1990, Marlow's . . . — — Map (db m305362) HM
On Main Street (Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway) at Norwood Street on Main Street (Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway).
First National Flag (Stars and Bars)
The first official flag of the confederacy was the Stars and Bars, and was reported to the provisional congress of the C.S. by the flag committee on March 4, 1861. It appears to have not had a recorded . . . — — Map (db m90441) HM
Near Hydraulic Road (County Road 743) at Hydraulic Ridge Road, on the left when traveling north.
On 3 Sept. 1963, nine years after the U.S. Supreme Court declared racial segregation of public schools unconstitutional, 26 African-American students formerly enrolled at all-black schools desegregated Albemarle High School, Stone-Robinson . . . — — Map (db m170167) HM
On Winchester Road (U.S. 522) 0.3 miles north of Toray Drive ( Route 720), on the right when traveling north.
This stone structure, known as Fairview, was the home of Thomas McKay. On this site Union Col. John R. Kenly rallied the 1st Maryland Infantry (USA) for a last stand as the Confederates approached. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson had ordered . . . — — Map (db m281759) HM
On Country Club Road (County Route 655) near Winchester Road (U.S. 340), on the right when traveling west.
William E. Carson (1870-1942), the first chairman of Virginia State Commission on Conservation and Development, a local resident, spearheaded the development of the recreational center for use by the people and visitors of Front Royal and Warren . . . — — Map (db m12045) HM
On Royal Avenue (U.S. 340) at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Royal Avenue.
CSA 1861 – 1865 Unveiled July 4, 1911 This monument was erected to commemorate the courage and patriotism of the men from Warren County, who served honorably, in the Confederate Army “To those who fought and lived and to those who . . . — — Map (db m45760) WM
Near Dismal Hollow Road (Virginia Route 647) south of Oregon Hollow Road ( Route 603), on the right when traveling north.
The Corps Comes to Virginia
In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the creation of a nationwide program intended to alleviate unemployment resulting from The Great Depression. Unmarried men ages 18-25 were offered construction . . . — — Map (db m134554) HM
On Stokes Airport Road (Virginia Route 615) 0.2 miles north of Rivermont Drive 619 ( Route 619), on the left when traveling north.
Hero of the Early Jet Age
The F-86 Sabre was designed by North American Aviation, based on the prototype XF-86 which was first flown October 1, 1947. It was the first USAF swept wing fighter jet. During WWII, German engineers had . . . — — Map (db m281117) HM
On Slabtown Road 1 mile west of Wisconsin Highway 35/81, on the right when traveling west.
In 1848, William Horner of Warren County, Virginia, and his former slaves, the Shepard family, hitched a team of oxen to wagons and ventured west to Wisconsin. They arrived at this point, later to be known as Pleasant Ridge.
The Shepards bought . . . — — Map (db m23182) HM
On U.S. 340 near County Route 665, on the right when traveling north.
Warren County. Area 216 square miles. Formed in 1836 from Frederick and Shenandoah, and named for General Joseph Warren, killed at Bunker Hill, 1775.
Page County. Area 322 square miles. Formed in 1831 from . . . — — Map (db m590) HM
On Remount Road (U.S. 522), on the right when traveling south.
Warren County. This lower Shenandoah Valley county was formed from Shenandoah and Frederick Counties in 1836. The county was named for Joseph Warren, a Boston Revolutionary War patriot killed during the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. It . . . — — Map (db m49779) HM
On Strasburg Road / Front Royal Road (State Highway 55), on the right when traveling west.
Shenandoah County. Area 510 Square Miles. Formed in 1772 from Frederick, and first named Dunmore for Lord Dunmore, Governor of Virginia, 1771-1775. In 1778 the county was renamed for the Shenandoah River.
Warren County. . . . — — Map (db m4297) HM
On John Marshall Highway (Virginia Route 55) at Freezeland Road ( Route 638), on the right when traveling west on John Marshall Highway.
Warren County. Warren County was named for Joseph Warren, the revolutionary patriot who sent Paul Revere and William Dawes on their famous rides and who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. The county was formed from Shenandoah and . . . — — Map (db m1324) HM
Butterworth Station. Butterworth Station (seen across the field) was the southernmost station on the Underground Railroad in Warren County. Built in 1820, it was the home of Benjamin and Rachael Moorman Butterworth. As Quakers and . . . — — Map (db m120746) HM
Methodism played a formative role in the founding of Vicksburg and Warren County.
In 1799, Rev. Tobias Gibson, a circuit rider in the Mississippi Territory, established the Hopewell congregation in Warren County. In 1814, Rev. Newitt Vick, a . . . — — Map (db m190970) HM
On Crescent Park west of Hickory Bridge, on the right when traveling west.
The Fleur-de-lis, Union Jack, and Stars and Stripes all have flown over this corner of Northwestern Pennsylvania. The Fleur-de-lis was brought here by Captain Celoron de Blainville in 1749. The British flag was probably flown at the Buckaloons a . . . — — Map (db m306465) HM
On West Court Square at East Main Street (Tennessee Route 380), on the left when traveling south on West Court Square.
Early in 1861, when the state first voted on secession, Warren County residents, like many Tennesseans, opposed it. When balloting next occurred in June 1861, however, sentiment overwhelmingly favored secession, and county residents voted nearly 100 . . . — — Map (db m83055) 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
On Empire State Trail north of Ferry Streey (New York State Route 29), on the right when traveling south.
The Champlain Canalway Trail is currently a work-in-progress by the partnership of local and regional trail groups and public agencies, known as the Champlain Canalway Trail Working Group.
They plan to link historic towpaths, existing local and . . . — — Map (db m316430) HM
On Main Street at Royal Avenue (U.S. 340), on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
This monument is dedicated to those who made the supreme sacrifice during the Korean and Viet Nam Conflicts. Korea 1950 – 1955 Clowe, Algernon S. • Coverstone, William • Davenport, Edward • Dodson, George • Hall, Charles N. • Henry, . . . — — Map (db m45724) WM
The Mulkey men have a history of service to the church that is older than the nation they helped to settle. That history begins on the East Coast in the Episcopal Church and has spread across the country converting to Baptist and Christian faiths by . . . — — Map (db m183996) HM
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
