History of Delafield Rise. Dr. Francis Delafield frequented The Homestead in the early 1900's and encouraged many of his patients to "take the waters" here. He also advised patients that walking up the mountain of a grade of 1 in 10 would . . . — — Map (db m287545) HM
This tree is dedicated to the memory of Dr. William E. Skelton, who as a boy delivered milk to the Homestead, became a Dean at Virginia Tech, Director of Co-Operative Extention Services, President of Rotary International, and a man who helped . . . — — Map (db m287540) HM
This hardwood is extremely shock-resistant and useful for making weaving shuttles. It is also made into spools, small pulleys, mallet heads, and jeweler's blocks. Indians used the aromatic bark and roots as a remedy for malaria and extracted a red . . . — — Map (db m287544) HM
Artist William Sergeant Kendall (1869–1938) and his wife Christine Herter Kendall (1890–1981) built this house soon after they arrived in Virginia in 1922. Garth Newel, Welsh for “New Home,” served as their residence and studio. A student of Thomas . . . — — Map (db m69747) HM
In 1934, a young Sam Snead was working in the proshop making hickory shaft clubs when a woman came looking for a lesson. As all the golf professionals were busy, she asked the manager if Snead could give her a lesson. Afterwards, she told the . . . — — Map (db m287538) HM
Around 1898, golf at The Homestead became more formal and the club colors of bright red and white were required for play. That year, the resort also hired its first golf professional: Mr. Herbert Augustus Corbett Beauclerk, a local resident who was . . . — — Map (db m287539) HM
The crystal waters of this natural mineral spring are actually warm, rather than hot as its name suggests. They flow constantly at 97° F, and enjoy a mild sulphur content, which made them popular for both bathing and as a drinking spring. From the . . . — — Map (db m287534) HM
Born In Thaxton, Bedford County, Lettie Pate
Whitehead Evans played a major role in the early
distribution of bottled Coca-Cola. She was one
of the first women members of the board of
directors of a major American corporation,
serving on the . . . — — Map (db m69922) HM
The Advertising Council 50th Anniversary
The Association of National Advertisers, Inc.
and
the American Association of Advertising Agencies
in a joint conference here in the Homestead Hotel
November 14, 1941
established an . . . — — Map (db m287462) HM
The Casino was completed in 1895 and in that era the word "casino" was frequently applied to a building that was home to sports of all kinds. That was - and still is - The Casino's role. The original location of the Homestead Golf and Tennis . . . — — Map (db m287532) HM
The Homestead
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1991
National Park Service
United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m287449) HM
The Hot Springs Conference
Here in the Homestead Hotel,
fourty-four nations conferred
May 18 - June 3, 1943
and proposed the creation
of the
Food and Agriculture
Organization
of the United Nations
dedicated to better . . . — — Map (db m310718) HM
Golf arrived at The Homestead in 1892 with construction of the first six holes of the Old Course. Today its First Tee enjoys the historic distinction of being the oldest first tee in continuous use in America. Golf quickly became so very popular at . . . — — Map (db m287537) HM
The Southern Surgical Association
Founded October 12, 1887
In commemoration
of
the founding of the
Southern Surgical Association
in 1887
the centennial celebration
was held in the
Homestead Hotel
Hot Springs, Virginia . . . — — Map (db m287467) HM
The Virginia Bar Association
Chartered 1890
In commemoration of
the founding of
the Virginia Bar Association
in 1888 to advance professionalism,
collegiality and service to the
public by Virginia lawyers,
this plaque is . . . — — Map (db m287472) HM
When fully developed the Tulip Poplar is a very large and magnificent plant. Pioneers hollowed out a single log to make a long, lightweight canoe. Today, its wood remains one of the chief commercial hardwoods. The wood is often used for making . . . — — Map (db m287542) HM
Virginia Cemetery Association
In commemoration
of
the founding of
the Virginia Cemetery
Association
in 1948
The diamond jubilee celebration
was held at the
Homestead Resort
Hot Springs, Virginia
June 1 - . . . — — Map (db m287465) HM
Erected 1920 by the Virginia Hot Springs Company commemorating the planting of trees along this boulevard. A memorial of patriotism and a tribute of honor to the employees of this Company and the men of Bath County who in 1917 and 1918 served in . . . — — Map (db m69930) WM
Camp Alkulana, one of Virginia's oldest residential summer camps, was established in 1915 and moved here in 1917. Nannie Crump West, a social reformer who directed a settlement house in Richmond under the auspices of that city's Baptist Women's . . . — — Map (db m308001) HM
Col. Charles Lewis, younger brother of Gen. Andrew Lewis, acquired 950 acres of land on the Cowpasture River in June 1750. Nearby, Fort Lewis, a small stockade, initially under the command of then Capt. Charles Lewis, was constructed by 1756 to . . . — — Map (db m30469) HM
Millboro began as a settlement around Cady’s
Tunnel, built by the Central Virginia Railroad.
By 1856 the tracks extended from Richmond
to Cabin Creek nearby. During the Civil War,
Confederate soldiers marched westward down
the old Crooked Spur . . . — — Map (db m69537) HM
T.C. Walker School, which opened in 1930, was named for Thomas Calhoun Walker a former slave from Gloucester County who became the first African American attorney in Virginia. It cost $4,600, and was underwritten with $500 from the Julius Rosenwald . . . — — Map (db m69471) HM
Bath County. Area 545 Square Miles. Formed in 1790 from Augusta, Greenbrier, and Botetourt, and probably named for the town of Bath in England. The warm springs and hot springs are in this county.
Rockbridge County. . . . — — Map (db m34304) HM
Nannie Crump West, Christian missionary and youth
advocate, founded Camp Mont Shenandoah in 1927 for
girls from Virginia’s elite families. This residential
summer camp, like others established along the
Cowpasture River early in the 20th . . . — — Map (db m107846) HM
The site was about one-half mile north of the river. This was one of a chain of frontier forts ordered erected by the Virginia legislature early in 1756. The chain extended from Hampshire County (now West Virginia) to Patrick County on the North . . . — — Map (db m77510) HM
Scotch-Irish Presbyterians, seeking freedom of worship and led by the Rev. Alexander Craighead, built a log meetinghouse a mile and a half down the Cowpasture River about 1749. Indians burned it during the French and Indian War. Moving to this site . . . — — Map (db m122193) HM
The Mountain Grove community grew up around William Gatewood’s plantation in the early 19th century. During the Civil War. Brig. Gen. William W. Averell’s Federal cavalry attacked from newly created West Virginia late in 1863 and fought with . . . — — Map (db m70233) HM
Union Hurst, a school for African Americans, was built near here on Pine Hurst Heights Road between 1924 and 1925. The school was built with the assistance of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, a program that helped build some 5,000 schools for African . . . — — Map (db m70245) HM
Bath County Area 545 square miles. Formed in 1790 from Augusta, Greenbrier, and Botetourt and probably named for the Town of Bath in England. The Warm Springs and Hot Springs are in this county.
Highland County Area . . . — — Map (db m307988) HM
1790
On December 14, 1790, an Act by the Virginia General Assembly created Bath County from portions of Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbrier counties. A stone courthouse and log jail were erected at the prominent intersection of the Warm . . . — — Map (db m256249) HM
This 1875 law office of John W. Stephenson was moved to this site in 1907 and became the headquarters of the Bath County Historical Society in 1982 by a gift from Elaine W. Madlener. — — Map (db m172840) HM
Bath County was formed in 1790 from parts of Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbrier counties. The county court first met here on 10 May 1791 at the house of John Lewis's widow Margaret, who donated two acres opposite the mineral baths for public use. . . . — — Map (db m21754) HM
World War I
Harvey K. Keyser •
Charles A. Coleman •
Otis V. Long •
Frank B. Law •
Wilbur R. Payne •
★ Unknown
World War II
Mark M. Gillispie •
Elmer B. Izzard •
Frank P. Johnson •
Glen P. Hevener •
Louis O. . . . — — Map (db m172838) WM
Mary Johnston, a novelist, historian, playwright, suffragist, and social advocate, lived here at Three Hills. Born in Botetourt County, Johnston published 23 novels between 1898 and 1936 and became the first woman to top best-seller lists in the . . . — — Map (db m69596) HM
This waterwheel is known as an overshoot wheel. It is driven by the buckets at the top of the wheel.
Manufactured by the Fitz Waterwheel Co. Hanover Pa. — — Map (db m172841) HM
Nearby is the site of Terrill Hill, home of the Terrill brothers of Bath County. Brig. Gen. William R. Terrill, a graduate of West Point commanded a Union brigade and was killed in the Battle of Perryville, Kentucky, on 8 Oct. 1862. His brother, . . . — — Map (db m256251) HM
After 112 years in buildings near the Warm
Springs mineral baths a mile northeast, the
Bath County Court moved to this site in 1908.
The architect, Frank P. Milburn, predicted the
new courthouse would be “an honor and ornament
to Bath . . . — — Map (db m30491) HM
Born in Waynesboro to former slaves, William H. Sheppard became a Presbyterian missionary to the Belgian colony of Congo Free State in 1890. He and others opposed King Leopold II of Belgium, who encouraged such atrocities as the amputation of . . . — — Map (db m256252) HM
The courthouse town of Warm Springs reflects more
than 200 years of settlement in the Warm Springs
Valley. Located near the center of Bath County,
this community encompasses a small village core
and its surrounding rural landscape. The . . . — — Map (db m208531) HM
The Warm Springs Baths, an example of 19th-century medicinal resort architecture, formed the centerpiece of a small village that served as the seat of Bath County from 1791 until 1908. Thomas Lewis and his son John developed a resort around the . . . — — Map (db m208529) HM
There has been a mill on this site continuously since 1771. The present mill building was erected in 1900 and now is the home of the Waterwheel Restaurant. — — Map (db m172842) HM
Bath
Since the 18th Century, the County of Bath has attracted travelers from all over the world. Today that same gracious hospitality is still widely recognized within each village in the County offering its special . . . — — Map (db m307989) HM
The community of West Warms Springs was settled in the 1870s by Black residents who purchased
tracts of land on the west side of Little Mountain. A road that extended over the mountain connected
West Warm Springs with the pools. Many of the early . . . — — Map (db m208526) HM
African Americans, exercising newfound autonomy
after the Civil War, purchased land here on the
western slope of Little Mountain and established
the community of West Warm Springs. Many early
residents worked at nearby resorts, including . . . — — Map (db m208441) HM
As early as 1880, the Hodge family was responsible for the management of the Warm Springs Mountain tollhouse. By the end of the tool road's operation in the 1910s, there were ten children living at the house "up on the mountain". Much of the data . . . — — Map (db m34299) HM
You are standing on the site of a tollhouse which served the Warm Springs Mountain Turnpike during the nineteenth century. This mountain gap was occupied by humans long before its use as a turnpike tollhouse. Archaeological research at the site . . . — — Map (db m34272) HM
Atop Warm Springs Mountain, one gazes across a see of ridges rolling to the horizon — an unexpected, unbroken forest in a well-traversed part of America. The view was much the same for the Algonquins, who called these mountains allegheny, . . . — — Map (db m172845) HM
The end of the eighteenth century saw Virginia change from an agriculture-based society to one of urban centers. Once British trade restrictions were removed after the War of 1812, river ports such as Alexandria, Fredericksburg, and Richmond . . . — — Map (db m172869) HM
Although turnpikes were built primarily to facilitate trade, many routes within western Virginia were improved to support recreation. Warm Springs Mountain Turnpike provided access to the Warm Springs and Hot Springs area, home of natural mineral . . . — — Map (db m34289) HM
The Nature Conservancy is the world's leading conservation organization, protecting and restoring the lands and waters on which all life depends. In Virginia, we have protected almost 300,000 acres and many miles of trails for visitors to enjoy. . . . — — Map (db m307995) HM
Here was Moomaw’s Landing, on the North River Canal. In May 1863 the packet Marshall passed here bearing the body of General Thomas J. (“Stonewall”) Jackson to Lexington. Mrs. Robert E. Lee used the canal in 1865 to join her husband at . . . — — Map (db m50374) HM
This building erected in 1889, by the Buena Vista Company, was the land office of the company until the collapse of the real estate boom. On September 13, 1894, the company sold the building to the city of Buena Vista. It served as the court . . . — — Map (db m151269) HM
Dedicated to those who paid the Supreme Sacrifice
World War I
Elbert L. Davidson •
C. Rudolph Floyd
World War II
Joseph Beverly •
William F. Campbell •
C.S. Carpenter, Jr. •
W. Jennings Comer •
Russell B. . . . — — Map (db m172323) WM
To the Confederate Soldiers of Alleghany County.
"They fought for liberty, home and those they loved, their names are borne on honor's shield and their record is with God."
Erected in loving tribute by the . . . — — Map (db m108016) WM
Who served in the
Korean War 1950-1955
Vietnam Conflict 1964-1975
The Medal of Honor
awarded to
Michael Fleming Folland
Gary Lee Miller
Korean War
June 27, 1950 to Jan. 31, 1955
...
Vietnam . . . — — Map (db m108019) WM
They died, that we might live.
Marion Landes
Bedford Carlisle Lam
Roy Hedrick Bush
Wilbur McKinley Rose
Almer Roy Dew
Earl Howard Tyree
Mordiant Burnette Kelly
Roy Alexander Bazzarre
Joseph Alfred Byers
James M. Nicely . . . — — Map (db m275707) WM
C and O for Progress
Class … G-5
Type … 2-8-0
Service … Mixed
Builder … Alco
Boiler Pressure… 205 lbs.
Year Built … 1911
Richmond Va.
Cylinder H.P. … 1951
Tractive Power … 48,500 lbs.
Diameter of . . . — — Map (db m298442) HM
Covington High School
1939
is designated a
Virginia Historic Landmark
by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources
and placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the U.S. Department of the Interior . . . — — Map (db m298441) HM
Constructed nearby about 1756 as a wooden palisaded fort, Fort Young, originally known as Dickinson’s Fort, stood near the Jackson River. It was one in a series of forts authorized by the Virginia General Assembly to be built on the frontier to . . . — — Map (db m84052) HM
In June 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee marched his infantry from Culpeper County to the Shenandoah Valley to launch his second invasion of the North. First, however, he had to capture Winchester, the largest town on his line of communication, . . . — — Map (db m256353) HM
German emigrant Jost Hite and about 16 other German and Scots-Irish families from Pennsylvania came to this region in 1732, creating one of the early permanent European settlements. They settled along the Opequon Creek watershed south-west of the . . . — — Map (db m2267) HM
West Virginia. West Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant, 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the Union in . . . — — Map (db m193320) HM
January 2, 1753 Jesse Pugh the elder, purchased a tract of land on both sides of Back Creek from Lord Fairfax. October 6, 1788 Job Pugh, son of Jesse Pugh Sr. drafted a charger of Pugh Town. April 20, 1805 Job Pugh sold to Jesse Pugh Jr., his . . . — — Map (db m159480) HM
On a spring-like morning of January 1, 1862, the newly-promoted Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson set out from Winchester on the Bath-Romney campaign. This was the first step in Jackson's expedition to Romney in an effort to retake control . . . — — Map (db m159479) HM
Frederick County Va. Area 435 Square Miles. Formed in 1738 from Orange and named for Frederick, Prince of Wales, father of King George III. Several battles were fought in the vicinity of Winchester 1862-1864.
West . . . — — Map (db m3097) HM
This property was granted by Lord Fairfax in 1762 to Captain Jeremiah Smith.
Jeremiah Smith and his descendants are buried here.
As one of the first settlers of this valley, Jeremiah Smith was known as "The Pioneer" and was personally . . . — — Map (db m204571) HM
Here Willa Sibert Cather, the novelist, was born December 7, 1873. This community was her home until 1883, when her family moved to Nebraska. Nearby on Back Creek stands the old mill described in her novel Saphira and the Slave Girl. — — Map (db m92498) HM
This house, built in 1858, was the childhood home of novelist Willa Cather from 1874 to 1883, when she moved with her family to Nebraska. It was the setting of the final chapters of her novel Sapphira and the Slave Girl. Willa Cather was born . . . — — Map (db m3095) HM
One-half mile west at Greenspring stands the Old Stone Church, the second church building on the site, which was built in 1838 for a Lutheran congregation. The first church had been built as a subscription school and as a house of worship. Old . . . — — Map (db m7340) HM
The Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called Snakebird, Darter, American Darter, or Water Turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word “anhinga” comes from the Brazilian Tupi language and means devil bird or snake bird. — — Map (db m285735) HM
Triceratops was one of the last living dinosaurs.
They were between 23 to 28 feet long and weighed between 6 and 13 tons! Their habitat was mainly on the Eastern side of the ancient Rocky Mountain range.
Predators usually have eyes that face . . . — — Map (db m285723) HM
Dedicated on 15 October 1907, this monument is adjacent to the original Valley Pike right of way. It marks the eastern limit of the XIX U.S. Corps positions occupied on 19 October 1864 and is at the approximate point where U.S. Generals Horatio G. . . . — — Map (db m3397) HM
In Memory of
The Men of This Regiment
Who Lost Their Lives at the Battle
of Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864
Erected by
Their Comrades and Friends
Dedicated in 1907 — — Map (db m117458) WM
Captain Eben D. Haley's 1st Maine Light Artillery occupied a knoll behind the contact point of Colonel Daniel Macaulay's 3rd Brigade and Brigadier General Henry W. Birge's 1st Brigade. The battery quickly came under Confederate artillery fire and . . . — — Map (db m3427) HM
Belle Grove was Union headquarters, and thus was surrounded by hundreds of supply wagons, ambulances and tents. As the Confederate advance neared the plantation manor house there was a scramble to evacuate them to safely. Most escaped capture. . . . — — Map (db m123963) HM
General Philip Sheridan defeated General Jubal Early here for the third time in 30 days. Sheridan’s pursuit of Confederates from Fisher’s Hill halted at Mount Crawford. On his return he encamped his three corps in this immediate area. Early . . . — — Map (db m581) HM
The Battle of Cedar Creek 19 October 1864 (a.m.) Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Union forces established themselves on both sides of the Valley Pike, north of Cedar Creek, centered on Belle Grove. Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early . . . — — Map (db m15171) HM
The Battle of Cedar Creek
19 October 1864 (a.m.)
Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Union forces established themselves on both sides of the Valley Pike, north of Cedar Creek, centered on Belle Grove.
Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A. . . . — — Map (db m78063) HM
The fertile Shenandoah Valley was the "Breadbasket of the Confederacy" as well as an avenue of invasion. Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early's march north and his raid on Washington, D.C., in June-July 1864 alerted Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant . . . — — Map (db m78137) HM
The Battle of Cedar Creek 19 October 1864 (a.m.)
Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan’s Union forces established themselves on both sides of the Valley Pike, north of Cedar Creek, centered on Belle Grove. Confederate Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early . . . — — Map (db m234941) HM
Near this point General Early, on the morning of October 19, 1864, stopped his advance and from this position he was driven by Sheridan in the afternoon. — — Map (db m231401) HM
In early Oct. 1864, portions of Union Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan’s army bivouacked here on the hills and rolling farmland just north of Cedar Creek along the Valley Turnpike (present-day U.S. Rte. 11). Just before daybreak on 19 Oct., Confederate . . . — — Map (db m50310) HM
From this position (Belle Grove Mansion is west of here) most of the VI and XIX U.S. Corps camps were visible on 19 October 1864. The XIX Corps camped close to their earthworks along the ridge to the south. VI Corps units were placed along the . . . — — Map (db m3363) HM
On October 15, 1907, veterans of the 128th New York Regiment met on the Cedar Creek battlefield to dedicate the monument to their unit. These men, along with the rest of the 19th Corps, had borne the brunt of the Confederate attack against their . . . — — Map (db m117461) HM
Genl. Stephen Thomas commanding brigade advanced across the Pike the morning of Oct. 19, 1864. Engaged the enemy near and beyond this point, and before sunrise lost in killed and wounded 110 men. Three color bearers were shot down and 13 out of 16 . . . — — Map (db m158568) HM
Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the jurisdiction of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the . . . — — Map (db m92700) HM
Commanding Reserve Brigade
Cavalry Corps
Army of the Shenandoah
Fell in action near this place
October 19, 1864
Useful Citizen * Gallant Soldier
He died too early for his country(reverse side)
Cedar . . . — — Map (db m1868) HM
The Middletown Cemetery, on a knoll west of the village, was the only point where Union officers believed they could establish a strong position and attempt to slow the Confederate advance. They hoped to halt the momentum that had propelled the . . . — — Map (db m235288) HM
This knoll marks the position of the Union Army when Sheridan rejoined it at 10:30 A.M., October 19, 1864, in the Battle of Cedar Creek. His arrival, with Wright's efforts, checked the Union retreat. — — Map (db m296262) HM
Before dawn on 19 Oct, 1864, Confederate forces under Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early launched a surprise attack on Maj. Gen. Philip Sherdan's Army of the Shenandoah. Bivouacked near Cedar Creek four miles southwest of here. The Federals retreated and . . . — — Map (db m296263) HM
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