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Virginia Legends Walk Historical Markers

This series in Virginia Beach, Virginia, noting famous residents from the Commonwealth.
 
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 30, 2021
Alan B. Shepard Marker
1 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Alan B. Shepard — 1923 - 1998 — Virginia Beach —
2 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Arthur Ashe — 1943 - 1993 — Richmond —
3 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Bill "Bojangles" Robinson — 1878 - 1949 — Richmond —
4 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Booker T. Washington — 1856 - 1915 — Franklin County —
5 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Captain John Smith — 1580 - 1631 — Jamestown —
6 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Chief Powhatan — 1547 - 1618 — Tsenacommacah —
7 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Claude V. Ricketts — 1906 - 1964 — Norfolk —
8 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Cyrus Hall McCormick — 1809 - 1884 — Rockbridge County —
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9 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Douglas MacArthur — 1880-1964 — Norfolk —
10 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Dr. Ralph Stanley — 1927 - 2016 — McClure —
11 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Edgar Allen Poe — 1809 - 1949 — Richmond —
12 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Ella Fitzgerald — 1918 - 1996 — Newport News —
13 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — George C. Marshall — 1880 - 1959 — Lexington —
14 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — George Mason — 1725 - 1797 — Fairfax County —
15 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — George S. Patton — 1885 - 1945 — Lexington / Ft. Myer —
16 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — George Washington — 1732-1799 — Westmoreland County —
17 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Grace Sherwood — (1660 - 1730) — Virginia Beach, 2007 —
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18 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Grace Sherwood — (1660 - 1730) — Virginia Beach, 2007 —
19 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — James Madison — 1751 - 1836 — Orange County —
20 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — James Monroe — 1758 - 1831 — Westmoreland County —
21 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — James P. Lannon — 1878 - 1953 — Alexandria —
22 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — John Marshall — 1755 - 1835 — Fauquier County —
23 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Katie Couric — 1957 — Arlington —
24 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — L. Douglas Wilder — 1931 — Richmond —
25 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Matthew Fontaine Maury — 1806 - 1873 — Spotsylvania —
26 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Meriwether Lewis — 1774 - 1809 — Albemarle County —
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27 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Patrick Henry — 1736 - 1799 — Hanover County —
28 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Patsy Cline — 1932 - 1963 — Winchester —
29 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Pearl Bailey — 1918 - 1990 — Newport News —
30 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Pocahontas — 1596 (?) - 1617 — Henrico County —
31 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Richard E. Byrd — 1888 - 1957 — Winchester —
32 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Robert E. Lee — 1807 - 1870 — Stratford —
33 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Secretariat —
34 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson — 1824 - 1863 — Lexington —
35 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — The Carter Family — "A.P." Carter, 1891-1960; Sara Doughert09-y, 1898-1979; "Mother" Maybelle Carter, 1909-1978 — Clinch Mountain —
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36 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Thomas Jefferson — 1743 - 1826 — Albemarle County —
37 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Tom Wolfe — 1931 - — Richmond —
38 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Walter Reed — 1851 - 1902 — Gloucester County —
39 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — William Clark — 1770 - 1838 — Caroline County —
40 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — William Henry Harrison — (1773 - 1841) — Charles City County —
41 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — William Styron — 1925 - 2006 — Newport News —
42 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Woodrow Wilson — 1865 - 1924 — Staunton —
43 ► Virginia, Virginia Beach, North Virginia Beach — Zachary Taylor — 1784 - 1850 — Barboursville —
 
 
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