Historical Markers in Montpelier

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Historical Markers in Montpelier

1 ► Virginia, Hanover County, Montpelier — I-10-c — Cedar Creek Quaker Meeting House —

English immigrant Thomas Stanley, born about 1670, championed the right to religious freedom early in the 1700s. Stanley gave nearby land for a Quaker meetinghouse, school, and cemetery. Until the 19th century, the Religious Society of Friends . . . — — Map (db m47374) HM

2 ► Virginia, Hanover County, Montpelier — The Cottage — Dei Gratia Virginia Condita —

John Marshall (1755-1835), soldier statesman and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1801 to 1835, was married to Mary Willis Ambler, January 3, 1783, in "The Cottage," once standing nearby. — — Map (db m269621) HM

3 ► Virginia, Hanover County, Montpelier — EA-7 — Reuben Ford and Hopeful Baptist Church —

Hopeful Meeting House began services under the ministry of Baptist pastor Reuben Ford in 1807. Ford played an important role in the post-Revolutionary struggle for religious freedom. In the 1780s, he lobbied the Virginia General Assembly on behalf . . . — — Map (db m54176) HM

4 ► Virginia, Hanover County, Montpelier — W-214 — Scotchtown —

Scotchtown, about a mile north of here, was built ca. 1719 for Charles Chiswell, a land speculator and iron mine owner. Patrick Henry bought the property in 1771 and lived there until he sold it in 1776. During these years he represented Virginia . . . — — Map (db m296128) HM

5 ► Virginia, Hanover County, Montpelier — Sycamore Tavern —

This old tavern was a stagecoach stop on the Mountain Road between Richmond and Charlottesville and it was here that horses were changed. For most of the 19th century, the Higgason, Barlow, and Shelburne families operated a tavern here. The . . . — — Map (db m24503) HM

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