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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Rappahannock County, Virginia
Adjacent to Rappahannock County, Virginia
▶ Culpeper County (106) ▶ Fauquier County (108) ▶ Madison County (45) ▶ Page County (85) ▶ Warren County (43)
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| On Laurel Mills Road (County Route 618) at Richmond Road (County Route 729), on the left when traveling east on Laurel Mills Road. |
| | (Preface): After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into . . . — — Map (db m50140) HM |
| On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) west of Viewtown Road (County Route 642), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Here Stonewall Jackson, on his march around Pope’s army by way of Jeffersonton to Bristoe Station, turned north, August 25, 1862. — — Map (db m8263) HM |
| On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) east of Holly Springs Road / Weaver Road (County Route 639), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Here, J.E.B. Stuart, raiding around Pope’s army, turned northeast, August 22, 1862. He passed through Warrenton and went on to Catlett’s Station, where he captured some of Pope’s wagons, in one of which were found Pope’s order book and uniform. — — Map (db m8294) HM |
| On Viewtown Road (County Route 642), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River to Virginia and camped at Bunker Hill in the northern Shenandoah Valley after the September 17, 1862, Battle of Antietam. Union Gen. George B. McClellan and the . . . — — Map (db m64423) HM |
| On Laurel Mills Road (County Route 618) at Richmond Road (County Route 729), on the left when traveling east on Laurel Mills Road. |
| | Dangerfield Newby (ca. 1820-1859), a free mulatto for whose family this crossroads is named, was the first of John Brown’s raiders killed during the attack on Harpers Ferry on October 16, 1859. He was the eldest child of Henry Newby and a slave, . . . — — Map (db m50611) HM |
| On Laurel Mills Road (County Route 618) at Richmond Road (County Route 729), on the left when traveling east on Laurel Mills Road. |
| | Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee passed through Rappahannock County on four occasions during the Civil War. The first occurred on August 26, 1862, on the march to Manassas, and the second took place in October during the retreat after the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m49652) HM |
| On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Richmond Road (Virginia Route 729), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway. |
| | (Preface): After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into . . . — — Map (db m49449) HM |
| On Lee Highway (U.S. 211), on the right when traveling east. |
| | In mid-August 1862, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee concentrated the Army of Northern Virginia on the western bank of the Rappahannock River near Jeffersonton, about 10 miles east of here. Union Gen. John Pope’s Army of Virginia was located on the . . . — — Map (db m64421) HM |
| On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Richmond Road (Virginia Route 729), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway. |
| | The three brick cabins in the field before you are tangible connections to the enslaved people of Rappahannock County before and during the Civil War. Many slaves escaped to Union lines here and elsewhere, and some former bondsmen served in the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m49451) HM |
| On Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522) at Obannons Mill Road (County Route 650), on the right when traveling north on Sperryville Pike. |
| | Rappahannock County. Area 274 square miles. Formed in 1833 from Culpeper, and named for the Rappahannock River, headwaters of which are in this county.
Culpeper County. Area 384 square miles. Formed in 1748 from Orange, and named for . . . — — Map (db m8415) HM |
| On Chester Gap Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | This mountain pass was of strategic importance throughout the Civil War. Union and Confederate forces occupied and traversed it on numerous occasions. The first significant use of the gap occurred July 7-18, 1862, as Gen. Nathaniel Bank’s corps of . . . — — Map (db m32070) HM |
| On Remount Road (U.S. 522), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Ewell's Corps of Lee's army passed here going north, June 11-12, 1863; Hill's Corps, June 19. — — Map (db m49778) HM |
| On Chester Gap Road, on the left when traveling south. |
| | (Preface): After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into . . . — — Map (db m32028) HM |
| On Remount Road (U.S. 522), on the right when traveling south. |
| | (Warren County Side): 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. . . . — — Map (db m49779) HM |
| Near Zachary Taylor Highway (U.S. 522). |
| | This is the burial site of a Mosby Ranger who sacrificed himself for a friend. By the autumn of 1864, Confederate John S. Mosby’s Rangers had so harassed Union troops, supply lines, and railroads in northern Virginia that Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant . . . — — Map (db m49528) HM |
| On Zachary Taylor Highway (U.S. 522) 0.4 miles north of Hume Road (County Route 635), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Pvt. Albert G. Willis, Co. C, Col. John S. Mosby's Partisan Rangers (43d Battalion, Virginia Cavalry) and at least one other Ranger were captured about 13 Oct. 1864 near Gaines Crossroads by Union Brig. Gen. William H. Powell's U.S. 2d Cavalry . . . — — Map (db m31904) HM |
| On Skyline Drive 13.8 miles south of Stonewall Jackson Highway (U.S. 340), on the right when traveling north. |
| | From here, looking east from the Blue Ridge crest, you see the Piedmont, a broad plain dotted with few low hills. Noting similarities to their European homeland, early settlers named this land "piedmonte," Italian meaning . . . — — Map (db m74099) HM |
| On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Skyline Drive, on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway. |
| | (West Facing Side) Rappahannock County Area 274 Square Miles Formed in 1833 from Culpeper and named for the Rappahannock River, headwaters of which are in this county. (East Facing Side) Page County Area 322 Square Miles Formed . . . — — Map (db m1570) HM |
| On F.T. Valley Road (Virginia Route 231) near Sharp Rock Road / Slate Mills Road (County Route 707), on the left when traveling south. |
| | F. T. Baptist Church was founded nearby as Ragged Mountain Church in 1778. According to tradition the congregation worshipped in a log structure at Sharp Rock until about 1802 before moving to the former F. T. Village by 1804 where it became known . . . — — Map (db m8393) HM |
| On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Near this place an engagement took place between Robertson’s brigade and the First Maine Cavalry, July 5, 1862. — — Map (db m8327) HM |
| On Piney River Area Road west of Skyline Drive, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Civilian Conservation Corps
During the 1930’s, this area
was the site of CCC Camp
NP-12, Company 1393, known
as the “Redbird Camp.” — — Map (db m122990) HM |
| On Piney River Area Road 0.1 miles west of Skyline Drive, on the right when traveling west. |
| | The Piney River Technical Building is one of the few remaining structures that reveal the rich history of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Shenandoah National Park. Camp NP-12, also known as Camp Red Bird, was established on July 4, 1935. It . . . — — Map (db m122979) HM |
| On Main Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | (Upper Plaque):This Property has been placed on the National Register Of Historic Places (Lower Plaque):John B. Kiger well known wheelright lived in this unique log and stone house and built Conestoga wagons on this site in the 1830s. . . . — — Map (db m25725) HM |
| On Main Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | (Upper Plaque):This property has been place on the National Register of Historic Places (Lower Plaque):The Second of Two Lots Owned by John Kiger This Building Was A Blacksmith shop. Conestoga Wagons Were Made Behind This Building Near . . . — — Map (db m25786) HM |
| On Skyline Drive, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Drill, blast, and clear. Drill, blast, and clear. For three months workers repeated this process, carving through 600 feet of solid granite (granodiorite) to complete Skyline Drive's greatest construction challenge, Marys Rock Tunnel. Twice each . . . — — Map (db m13232) HM |
| On Main Street (Virginia Route 1001), on the right when traveling south. |
| | This building housed the medical office of Dr. William Amiss, whose brother Dr. Thomas Amiss practiced in Slate Mills and later in Page County. Together, the two men accomplished a medical achievement virtually unheard of during the Civil War. Maj. . . . — — Map (db m65034) HM |
| On Skyline Drive, on the left when traveling south. |
| | An exceptional mountain, very different from the rest - that's Old Rag. The distinct rock-covered ridgecrest in the distance has long been a noted area landmark. Old Rag's rugged summit consists of spectacular outcroppings of Old Rag granite, the . . . — — Map (db m13234) HM |
| On Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522) south of Lee Highway (U.S. 211), on the right when traveling south. |
| | On 26 June 1862, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Maj. Gen. John Pope to command the Union army that operated in Virginia. The Corps led by Maj. Gen.
Franz Sigel, who had recently replaced Maj. Gens. John C. Frémont, posted around Sperryville, . . . — — Map (db m8392) HM |
| On Skyline Drive, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The only tunnel on the Skyline Drive passes for 700 feet through Mary's Rock Mountain. It was blasted out of granite-like rock. Only 1,300,000,000 years ago this rock was still molten magma. — — Map (db m13229) HM |
| Near Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522). |
| | Caroline Terry, known locally as “Sis-tah Cah-line” (1833-1941) was born a slave, perhaps in Southampton County, but spent most of her life in Rappahannock County. She later took the surname Terry. By 1846, Francis Millan of Culpeper had . . . — — Map (db m26518) HM |
| On Main Street (County Route 1001) south of Lee Highway (U.S. 211), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Laid out by Francis Thornton, Jr., in 1817, Sperryville survives as an upper Piedmont crossroads village. In the early 19th century John Kiger built Conestoga wagons here. By the 1850s two turnpikes (Thornton’s Gap and Sperryville & Rappahannock) . . . — — Map (db m8373) HM |
| On Skyline Drive (at milepost 17), on the right when traveling south. |
| | "It is a wonderway over which the tourist will ride comfortably in his car while he is stirred by a view as exhilarating as the aviator may see from the plane." Senator Harry F. Byrd, Virginia
When construction began on Skyline Drive . . . — — Map (db m134291) HM |
| On Old Mill Road (County Route 683), on the left when traveling south. |
| | During the Civil War, two mills stood on the Rush River in this vicinity on the property of John Jett, who resided at Ellerslie half a mile south of here. They included the Avon Mill before you and the Jett Mill (no longer standing), located half a . . . — — Map (db m31910) HM |
| On Bank Road at Lee Highway (U.S. 211) on Bank Road. |
| | In July and August, 1862, the Union Army of Virginia’s 2nd Corps under Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks
camped in and around Little Washington. Col.
Charles E.F. Collis’s Zouaves, noted for their
French-style red and blue uniforms, served as
Banks’s . . . — — Map (db m77529) HM |
| On Skyline Drive (at milepost 17), on the right when traveling south. |
| | ”Park roads are for leisurely driving only. If you are in a hurry you might do well to take another route now, and come back when you have more time.” From an early National Park Service brochure
This is no . . . — — Map (db m134299) HM |
| On Lee Highway (Bypass U.S. 211) at Tiger Valley Road (County Route 626), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway. |
| | One-half mile southeast of this location is Ellerslie, which was built in 1814 by French Huguenot Col. John Jett and his wife Hannah Calvert for their son James Jett, Jr., on a 1,000-acre tract. In 1749, George Washington named Jett Street in the . . . — — Map (db m8371) HM |
| On Gay Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In the years before the Civil War, Virginia’s laws restricted free blacks and also tightened the legal grip on slaves. Some blacks, however, struggled through the system to freedom, just as many slaves wended their way to Union lines during the war. . . . — — Map (db m31191) HM |
| On Lee Highway (U.S. 211). |
| | After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern
Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into
Pennsylvania. . . . — — Map (db m77528) HM |
| On Skyline Drive, on the left when traveling south. Reported missing. |
| | From here you can see a rare Skyline Drive view, a look southwestward down the length of the Blue Ridge. Many of Shenandoah National Park's highest peaks are visible here, including Stony Man, the northernmost Blue Ridge peak to rise above 4,000 . . . — — Map (db m106702) HM |
| On Gay Street at Jett Street, on the right when traveling south on Gay Street. |
| | Surveyed and platted by George Washington with the assistance of John Lonem and Edward Corder, as chainmen; August 4, 1749.
Organized and established as a town by the General Assembly of Virginia, December 14, 1796.
Incorporated as a . . . — — Map (db m86262) HM |
| On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Library Road (County Route 683), on the right when traveling west on Lee Highway. |
| | One of more than thirty Washingtons in the United States, only this town, “The First Washington of All,” was surveyed and platted by George Washington on the 24th day of July (old style) 1749. He was assisted by John Lonem and Edward . . . — — Map (db m8296) HM |
| On Main Street (Virginia Route 211) at Baldwin Lane, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. |
| | Of the 28 Washingtons in the United States, the “records very conclusively disclose” that this town, “the first Washington of all,” was surveyed and platted by George Washington on the 24th of July (old style), 1749. He was . . . — — Map (db m86264) HM |
| On Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522) south of Hawlin Road (County Route 816), on the left when traveling south. |
| | John Jackson, Piedmont guitar master and influential traditional musician, was born near here on
25 Feb. 1924. One of fourteen children of tenant
farmers Suddy and Hattie Jackson, Jackson learned
songs on the guitar and banjo from his . . . — — Map (db m8398) HM |
| On Hawlin Road (County Route 618), on the right when traveling north. |
| | If you had been standing here at dawn on November 27, 1863, you would have seen Col. John S. Mosby and his partisan rangers herding a string of mules bearing dejected-looking Union prisoners. Among the captives was Pvt. Robert Knox Sneden, 40th New . . . — — Map (db m52953) HM |
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