Historical Markers and War Memorials in Westmoreland County, Virginia
Adjacent to Westmoreland County, Virginia
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| 1► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Baynesville — J-75 — Westmoreland State Park — |
| On Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3) at State Park Road (Virginia Route 347), on the left when traveling east on Kings Highway. | |||
| 2► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — “O! say can you see…” — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — |
| Near Popes Creek Road at Bridges Creek Road. | |||
| 3► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — A New World on the Chesapeake — |
| Near Popes Creek Road. | |||
| 4► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — Archeology at Popes Creek — |
| Near Popes Creek Road. Reported permanently removed. | |||
| 5► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — Artery of Commerce — |
| Near Popes Creek Road. | |||
| 6► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — Birthplace of James Monroe — |
| On James Monroe Highway (Virginia Route 205), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 7► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — JP-6 — Birthplace of Monroe — |
| On James Monroe Highway (Virginia Route 205), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 8► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — JT-21 — Charles B. Smith — 99th Fighter Squadron — (Tuskegee Airmen) — |
| Near James Monroe Highway (Virginia Route 205) 0.2 miles south of Ferry Landing (Virginia Route 638), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 9► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — Colonial Beach Roll of Honor — World War I * World War II — |
| On Beach Terrace at Boundary Street, on the right when traveling south on Beach Terrace. | |||
| 10► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — Dairy — |
| Near Popes Creek Road. | |||
| 11► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — Explore a trail network — George Washington Birthplace National Monument — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — |
| Near Popes Creek Road at Bridges Creek Road. | |||
| 12► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — Free to Fight — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — |
| Near Popes Creek Road (Virginia Route 204) at Bridges Creek Road, on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 13► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — George Washington Birthplace Site — |
| On Popes Creek Road. | |||
| 14► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — Henry Brooks Farm — |
| Near Popes Creek Road. | |||
| 15► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — James Monroe — 1758 - 1831 — Soldier * Patriot * Statesman — |
| On James Monroe Highway (Virginia Route 205), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 16► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — John Washington House — |
| Near Popes Creek Road. | |||
| 17► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — Link to the World — |
| Near Popes Creek Road. | |||
| 18► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — Paradise Found — |
| On Popes Creek Road. | |||
| 19► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — Popes Creek Plantation — |
| Near Popes Creek Road. | |||
| 20► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — Soldier - Statesman President James Monroe — |
| Near James Monroe Highway (Virginia Route 205), on the left when traveling south. | |||
| 21► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — The Bay Today — |
| Near Popes Creek Road. | |||
| 22► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — The Historic Area — |
| Near Popes Creek Road. | |||
| 23► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — The Memorial Area — |
| Near Popes Creek Road. | |||
| 24► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Colonial Beach — War in the Chesapeake — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — |
| Near Popes Creek Road near Bridges Creek Road. | |||
| 25► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Flat Iron — J-69-a — Popes Creek Episcopal Church — |
| On Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3) at Longwood Road (County Route 624), on the right when traveling east on Kings Highway. | |||
| 26► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Grays Corner — JT-20 — McCoy Revolutionary Soldiers — |
| On Sandy Point Road (County Route 604) at Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202), on the left when traveling east on Sandy Point Road. | |||
| 27► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Grays Corner — JT-4 — Washington’s Mother — |
| On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) at Sandy Point Road (County Route 604) when traveling east on Cople Highway. | |||
| 28► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Grays Corner — JT-7 — Yeocomico Church — |
| On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) at Sandy Point Road (Virginia Route 604), on the right when traveling east on Cople Highway. | |||
| 29► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Hague — Lee Hall — |
| On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) just west of Nomini Hall Road (County Route 612), on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 30► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Hague — JT-6 — Richard Henry Lee’s Grave — |
| On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) at Coles Point Road (County Route 612), on the right when traveling east on Cople Highway. | |||
| 31► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Hague — The Burnt House Field — |
| On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) at Coles Point Road (County Route 612), on the right when traveling east on Cople Highway. | |||
| 32► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Hague — JT-18 — Zion Baptist Church — |
| On Copley Highway (Virginia Route 202) at Zion Church Road (County Route 611), on the right when traveling east on Copley Highway. | |||
| 33► Virginia (Westmoreland County), King George — Z-6 — King George County / Westmoreland County — Area 180 Square Miles / Area 252 Square Miles — |
| On Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3) at Trigger Lane (County Route 683), on the right when traveling west on Kings Highway. | |||
| 34► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Kinsale — “O! say can you see…” — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — |
| On Kinsale Road (Virginia Route 1004) at Virginia Route 1001, on the left when traveling east on Kinsale Road. | |||
| 35► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Kinsale — Historic District of Kinsale, Virginia — |
| On Bank Street (Virginia Route 1002) at Route 1001, on the right when traveling east on Bank Street. | |||
| 36► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Kinsale — JT-8 — Kinsale — |
| On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202), on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 37► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Kinsale — Z-4 — Northumberland County / Westmoreland County — |
| On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) just west of the Hampton Hall Bridge over Hampton Hall Branch, on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 38► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Kinsale — Relentless Raids — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — |
| On Kinsale Road (Virginia Route 1004) at Virginia Route 1001, on the left when traveling east on Kinsale Road. | |||
| 39► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Kinsale — War in the Chesapeake — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — |
| On Kinsale Road (Route 1004) at Virginia Route 1001, on the left when traveling east on Kinsale Road. | |||
| 40► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Leedstown — JT-22 — John Pratt Hungerford — (1761–1833) — |
| On Leedstown Road (County Route 637) east of Drakes Marsh Drive, on the left when traveling east. | |||
| 41► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Leedstown — JT-15 — Leedstown — |
| On Leedstown Road (Route 637) west of Resolutions Road (County Route 641), on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 42► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Leedstown — J-98 — Pissaseck Indians — |
| On Leedstown Road (County Route 637) west of Resolutions Road (County Route 641), on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 43► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Lerty — J-76 — Stratford and Chantilly — |
| On Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3) at Stratford Hall Road (U.S. 214), on the right when traveling east on Kings Highway. | |||
| 44► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Machodoc — J-72 — Nomini Hall — |
| On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) at County Route 626, on the right when traveling east on Cople Highway. | |||
| 45► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Montross — A Testament to Craftsmanship — Westmoreland State Park — |
| On State Park Road (Virginia Route 347) at Virginia Route 686, on the right when traveling north on State Park Road. | |||
| 46► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Montross — JT-19 — Armstead Tasker Johnson School — |
| On Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3) west of Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202), on the left when traveling east. | |||
| 47► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Montross — Dividends for the Future — Civilian Conservation Corps 1933-1942 — Westmoreland State Park — |
| Near State Park Road (Virginia Route 347) 0.5 miles north of Virginia Route 686. | |||
| 48► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Montross — J-79 — Nomini Baptist Church — |
| On Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3) at Templemans Road, on the left when traveling east on Kings Highway. | |||
| 49► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Montross — J-84 — Nomini Baptist Meetinghouse — |
| On Monokin Road (County Route 690) south of Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3), on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 50► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Montross — J-71 — Old Westmoreland Courthouse — |
| On King’s Highway (Virginia Route 3), on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 51► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Montross — Putting the Potomac on the Map — Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail — |
| Near State Park Road (Virginia Route 347) 0.5 miles north of Virginia Route 686. | |||
| 52► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Montross — Stratford Hall — Birthplace of Robert E. Lee — |
| On Great House Road 0.6 miles north of Stratford Hall Road (Virginia Route 214), on the right when traveling north. | |||
| 53► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Montross — Tempting Target — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — |
| On Cliff Road (Virginia Route 686) 0.2 miles east of State Park Road, on the left when traveling east. | |||
| 54► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Montross — Vietnam War Memorial — |
| On Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3) at Court Square, on the right when traveling west on Kings Highway. | |||
| 55► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Montross — War in the Chesapeake — Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — |
| On Cliff Road (Virginia Route 686) 0.2 miles east of State Park Road (Virginia Route 347), on the left when traveling east. | |||
| 56► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Montross — Westmoreland County Confederate Monument — |
| On Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3) at Court Square, on the right when traveling west on Kings Highway. | |||
| 57► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Mount Holly — JT-5 — Bushfield — |
| On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) at Mount Holly Road (County Route 621), on the left when traveling east on Cople Highway. | |||
| 58► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Mount Holly — JT-14 — Morgan Jones Kiln — |
| On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) at Mount Holly Road (County Route 621), on the left when traveling east on Cople Highway. | |||
| 59► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Mount Holly — JT-3 — The Glebe — |
| On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) at Mount Holly Road (County Route 621), on the left when traveling east on Cople Highway. | |||
| 60► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Mount Holly — JT-92 — The War of 1812 / British Landing at Nomini Ferry — |
| On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) 0.3 miles west of McGuires Wharf Road (U.S. 662), on the right when traveling west. | |||
| 61► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Mundy Point — JT-16 — Sandy Point — |
| On Sandy Point Road (County Route 614) 5.3 miles east of Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202), on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 62► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Nomini — JT-2 — Nominy Church — |
| On Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) just east of the Nomini Creek bridge, on the left when traveling east. | |||
| 63► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Oak Grove — J-69 — George Washington’s Birthplace — (Wakefield) — |
| On Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3) at Popes Creek Drive (Virginia Route 204), on the left when traveling east on Kings Highway. | |||
| 64► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Oak Grove — George Washington’s Birthplace — |
| Near Popes Creek Drive (Virginia Route 204) north of Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3). Reported permanently removed. | |||
| 65► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Oak Grove — J-67 — History at Oak Grove — |
| On Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3) just west of James Monroe Highway (Virginia Route 205), on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 66► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Oak Grove — John Muse — October 13, 1633 – April 5, 1723 — |
| Near Bridges Creek Road 0.7 miles north of Popes Creek Road (State Route 204). | |||
| 67► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Oak Grove — The Burial Ground — |
| On Bridge Creek Road west of Popes Creek Road (Virginia Route 204). | |||
| 68► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Oak Grove — J-68 — Westmoreland Association — |
| On Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3) just west of James Monroe Highway (Virginia Route 205), on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 69► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Smith Hill — J-64 — Bristol Iron Works — |
| On Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3) at Claymont Road (County Route 634), on the right when traveling east on Kings Highway. | |||
| 70► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Stratford — Burrell Eskridge and His Son Vernon Eskridge — |
| On Stratford Hall Road just west of Great House Road, on the right when traveling east. | |||
| 71► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Stratford — Clifts Plantation Burial Ground — Who Was Buried Here? — |
| Near Great House Road. | |||
| 72► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Stratford — Clifts Plantation Site — A Busy Tobacco Plantation Once Flourished Here — |
| Near Great House Road. | |||
| 73► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Stratford — Controlling the Water Supply to the Mill — |
| Near Great House Road. | |||
| 74► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Stratford — Oval Site — |
| Near Great House Road 0.3 miles north of Stratford Hall Road. | |||
| 75► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Stratford — Slave Cemetery — In Memoriam — |
| Near Great House Road 0.7 miles north of Stratford Hall Road. | |||
| 76► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Stratford — Stratford Hall — |
| On Stratford Hall Road (VA Highway 214), on the left when traveling east. | |||
| 77► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Stratford — Stratford Landing: Significant Events — |
| Near Great House Road. | |||
| 78► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Stratford — The Landing: Gateway to the World — |
| Near Gate House Road 1 mile north of Stratford Hall Road. | |||
| 79► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Stratford — The Stratford Cliffs — |
| Near Stratford Hall Road (State Highway 214), on the left when traveling east. | |||
| 80► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Stratford — The Stratford Mill — |
| Near Great House Road. | |||
| 81► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Stratford — To Keep in Perpetual Remembrance the Name of Thomas Lee — |
| On Stratford Hall Road (VA Highway 214), on the left when traveling east. | |||
| 82► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Tucker Hill — JT-93 — War of 1812 — Poisoning Inquiry at Yeocomico Church — |
| On Old Yeocomico Road (Virginia Route 606) 0.3 miles south of Tucker Hill Road (Virginia Route 610), on the right when traveling south. | |||
| 83► Virginia (Westmoreland County), Zacata — JT-17 — Private Tate, Buffalo Soldier — |
| On Zacata Road (County Route 645) 2 miles north of Kings Highway (Virginia Route 3), on the left when traveling north. | |||