Historical Markers in Beaverdam

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Historical Markers in Beaverdam

1 ► Virginia, Hanover County, Beaverdam — Beaver Dam School —

The original Beaver Dam School was built in 1909 on land acquired by the School Board of Beaver Dam District No. 3 of Hanover County. On 16 Dec 1919, fire destroyed the original two-story frame building that housed both elementary and high school . . . — — Map (db m80002) HM

2 ► Virginia, Hanover County, Beaverdam — ND-8 — The Depot at Beaver Dam —

The first railroad depot at Beaver Dam was built ca. 1840 to serve the farmers of Hanover and Louisa counties. Its strategic location during the Civil War made it a target of many Union raids. The July 20, 1862, raid saw the depot burned and Colonel . . . — — Map (db m5186) HM

3 ► Virginia, Hanover County, Beaverdam — Patrick Henry — The Voice of Virginia — Road To Revolution —

It is January 18, 1773. Peering out of the window in front of you, Patrick Henry sits at his desk and tends to correspondence, contradictions swirling in his mind. He is writing to Robert Pleasants, a Quaker and abolitionist, lamenting about the . . . — — Map (db m281423) HM

4 ► Virginia, Hanover County, Beaverdam — W-214 — Scotchtown — Reported permanently removed

A mile north is Scotchtown, Patrick Henry's Home, 1771-1777. Dolly Madison, President James Madison's wife, lived here in her girlhood. Lafayette was here in May, 1781, retreating northward before Cornwallis. Cornwallis passed here in June, 1781, . . . — — Map (db m271263) HM

5 ► Virginia, Hanover County, Beaverdam — Scotchtown — At the Crossroads of a Revolution — Road To Revolution —

Scotchtown, March 1775. Patrick Henry paces the grounds of his estate in the cool morning air, seeking peace and answers. He has reached an emotional climax of anguish, anger, and unyielding frustration. Sarah Henry, his wife, is dead after a long . . . — — Map (db m281426) HM

6 ► Virginia, Hanover County, Beaverdam — 7 — Scotchtown — Welcome to Scotchtown — Reported permanently removed

Scotchtown is best known as the site from which Patrick Henry rode to Richmond in March of 1775 to deliver his infamous “Liberty or Death” speech. . Some have even suggested that the house, where he had been forced to confine his wife Sarah due to . . . — — Map (db m281425) HM

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