On East Jefferson Street at Farm Lane, on the left when traveling east on East Jefferson Street.
The Farm stands on a 1020-acre tract acquired by Nicholas Meriwether in 1735 and later owned by Col. Nicholas Lewis, uncle of Meriwether Lewis. A building on the property likely served as headquarters for British Col. Banastre Tarleton briefly in . . . — — Map (db m19582) HM
On 2nd Street NE at East Market Street (Business U.S. 250), on the left when traveling south on 2nd Street NE.
The University of Virginia, established in 1819 for white men only, rejected the application of Gregory Swanson (1924-1992) to its graduate school of law in 1950 because he was black. Swanson, a lawyer from Danville, filed suit with the support of . . . — — Map (db m198386) HM
On Park Street at East Jefferson Street on Park Street.
To the memory and service of three Presidents of the United States
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe
associated with this courthouse in Albemarle County, Virginia — — Map (db m170128) HM
On Park Street at East Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling south on Park Street.
Originally served as the court house and town's public building. Thomas Jefferson referred to it as the "common temple" and was accustomed to attend church services here. The south addition with columns was added after the Civil War. Remodelled and . . . — — Map (db m170125) HM
On West Market Street at First Street, on the right when traveling west on West Market Street. Reported permanently removed.
Lee and Jackson Parks contain two of Charlottesville's fine examples of public sculpture, gifts of benefactor Paul Goodloe McIntire (1860-1952). The Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson statue was dedicated in 1921,the Robert E. Lee statue in 1924. . . . — — Map (db m497) HM
On John W. Warner Parkway at Bypass U.S. 250, on the right when traveling south on John W. Warner Parkway.
The Dogwood Vietnam Memorial, a project of the Charlottesville Dogwood Festival, Inc., was conceived late in 1965 after news arrived of the first casualty of the Vietnam War from this area. Consisting of a plaza with a plaque and flagpole, the . . . — — Map (db m102815) HM
On Court Square at Park Street, on the right when traveling east on Court Square.
The Eagle Tavern opened here sometime prior to 1791. With its large public room that could feed 200 people, the hotel was primary place for public dances and political celebrations. Traveling peddlers sold products on its long porch during monthly . . . — — Map (db m170136) HM
On East High Street at 4th Street NE, on the right when traveling east on East High Street.
Gen. Alexander Archer Vandegrift was born in Charlottesville on 13 Mar. 1887. He entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1909 and served
on posts in the Caribbean, Central America,
China, and the United States. General
Vandegrift led American forces in . . . — — Map (db m18547) HM
On Park Street north of East Market Street, on the left when traveling north.
This building, in continuous use as a
courthouse for over 200 years, is one of America’s most historic. No other courthouse has been used by three early
American Presidents at the same time, The original wood frame courthouse was erected on a . . . — — Map (db m19723) HM
On East High Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling east on East High Street.
On 4 June 1781, John “Jack” Jouett Jr. arrived at the Albemarle County Courthouse to warn the Virginia legislature of approaching British troops. The state government under Governor Thomas Jefferson had retreated from Richmond to . . . — — Map (db m18549) HM
On Park Street at Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north on Park Street.
Lynching in America.
Thousands of African Americans were the victims of lynching and racial violence in the United States between 1877 and 1950. During this era, racial terror lynching of African Americans emerged as a stunning form of . . . — — Map (db m166184) HM
Native of Albemarle County
Private Secretary to President Thomas Jefferson
Co-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Governor of the Louisiana Territory
To Commemorate placement of his
Bust in the Old Hall of the House
Of Delegates, . . . — — Map (db m154749) HM
On East Jefferson Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling west on East Jefferson Street.
Three miles to the southeast, Thomas Jefferson began the house in 1770 and finished it in 1802. He brought his bride to it in 1772. Lafayette visited it in 1825. Jefferson spent his last years there and died there, July 4, 1826. His tomb is there. . . . — — Map (db m65069) HM
On McIntire Road at Perry Drive, on the right when traveling north on McIntire Road.
The Monticello Wine Company’s four-story brick building was located on the middle of Perry Drive on the north side. Founded in 1873 using grapes from local vineyards, it operated until about the time Prohibition began in Virginia in Nov. 1916. . . . — — Map (db m17993) HM
On East Jefferson Street at 4th Street NW, on the left when traveling east on East Jefferson Street.
Paul Goodloe McIntire (1860–1952) commissioned in 1921 the statue of General Thomas Jonathan (“Stonewall“) Jackson from Charles Keck. He gave the statue and this park to Charlottesville, the city of his birth, for the pleasure of . . . — — Map (db m19753) HM
On Park Street north of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling north.
Site of old Swan Tavern where lived and died Jack Jouett, whose heroic ride saved Mr. Jefferson, the Governor, and the Virginia Assembly from capture by Tarleton June 1781. — — Map (db m18552) HM
On Bypass U.S. 250 near John W. Warner Parkway and McIntire Road, on the right.
Dedicated to the lasting memory of all who served our country in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
And especially those from the Charlottesville and Albemarle area who gave their lives in that service.
Champ Jackson Lawson, Jr. — 04 November . . . — — Map (db m102781) HM WM
On Park Street just south of East High Street (Business U.S. 250), on the right when traveling north.
Erected by private interests in 1852 as a Town Hall, this building also served as an auditorium hosting traveling plays and musical events featuring performers such as opera singer Jenny Lind. It was also used by other organizations, such as . . . — — Map (db m170138) HM
On McIntire Road at Preston Avenue, on the right when traveling south on McIntire Road.
Lane High School. French Jackson, Donald Martin, John Martin.
Venable Elementary School. Charles E. Alexander, Raymond Dixon, Regina Dixon, Maurice Henry, Marvin Townsend, William Townsend, Sandra Wicks, Roland T. Woodfolk, Ronald E. . . . — — Map (db m64024) HM
On 6th Street at East Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling south on 6th Street.
During the late 1800’s, the City of Charlottesville installed four watering fountains in the downtown area. The fountains were designed to provide water to the citizens, their horses and other domesticated animals. Water was provided by the City . . . — — Map (db m19739) HM
On Oak Street just west of 1st Street South, on the right when traveling west.
The Daughters of Zion Cemetery was established in 1873 by a benevolent organization of African American women known as the Daughters of Zion, who purchased an approximate two-acre plot for African American burials located across from the segregated . . . — — Map (db m189586) HM
On Rose Hill Drive at Concord Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Rose Hill Drive.
Washington, DC native, Walter “Rock” Greene, began his coaching
career in 1957 as an assistant football and basketball coach under
legendary Coach “Bob” Smith. Coach Greene became head coach to
the Burley Bears basketball . . . — — Map (db m65229) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 250) at 7th Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
The Charlottesville African Church
congregation was organized in 1864. Four years later it bought the Delevan building, built in 1828 by Gen. John H. Cocke, and at one time used as a temperance hotel for University of Virginia students. It became . . . — — Map (db m8824) HM
On 4th Street NW at Commerce Street, on the left on 4th Street NW.
The name Jefferson School has a long association with African American education in Charlottesville.
It was first used in the 1860s in a Freedmen's Bureau school and then for a public grade school by 1894. Jefferson High School opened here in 1926 . . . — — Map (db m19834) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 250) at Ridge Road, in the median on West Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
Bold and farseeing pathfinders who carried the flag of the young republic to the western ocean and revealed an unknown empire to the uses of mankind.
A territory of 385000 square miles was added to the country by the efforts of these men, an . . . — — Map (db m8353) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 250) at Ridge Road, in the median on West Main Street.
This plaque is dedicated to Sacajawea, whose contribution of traditional and cultural knowledge, with courage and bravery, earned her recognition in the chronicles of American History.
Sacajawea was a Lemhi Shoshone (Agaidika) born in Salmon, . . . — — Map (db m21757) HM
Near Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Poverty and prejudice shaped the lives of African Americans in Charlottesville. In the 1920s African Americans made up 28 percent of the town's population but owned only 6.5 percent of its real estate. Many lived crowded together in very small . . . — — Map (db m170153) HM
Near Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The legacy of the Holt House endures beyond the life time of Charles B. Holt. Asalie Minor Preston (c. 1904-1962), a schoolteacher in Albemarle County's "colored" schools, married Holt's stepson and lived here after Charles B. Holt died in 1950. In . . . — — Map (db m170146) HM
On Preston Avenue just south of 10th Street NW, on the left when traveling north.
African American Charles B. Holt owned a carpentry
business in Charlottesville’s Vinegar Hill neighborhood. The son of former slaves, Holt built this
Arts and Crafts-style house in 1925-1926, during
the era of segregation when blacks were . . . — — Map (db m30541) HM
On Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Though he owned his home, Holt still had to contend with society's prejudice and unfairness. In 1929 Charlottesville adopted its first zoning ordinance. The city forbade business and industry from encroaching on residential neighborhoods, but did . . . — — Map (db m170156) HM
Near Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Charles B. Holt, the man who built this "Rock House" was born in 1872 in Alamance County, North Carolina. Holt's father and mother, Charles and Arena; his brother, George; and his sisters Rachel, Jane, and Margaret had all lived as slaves. In 1863, . . . — — Map (db m170159) HM
On West Main Street (Business U.S. 250) at 13th Street and near Jefferson Park Avenue, on the left when traveling east on West Main Street.
During the Civil War, the Rotunda at the University of Virginia, the Charlottesville town hall and the courthouse, as well as nearby homes and hotels were converted into a makeshift hospital complex called the Charlottesville General Hospital. It . . . — — Map (db m8664) HM
On Wertland Street at 12½ Street NW, on the right when traveling east on Wertland Street.
Georgia O’Keeffe was born in Wisconsin in 1887. Her mother moved to Charlottesville in 1909 and rented the house here. Beginning
in 1912, O’Keeffe intermittently lived with
her mother and sisters. She took a summer
drawing class taught by Mon . . . — — Map (db m19092) HM
Near Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
By 1900 the young Charles B. Holt had left his father's farm and moved to Charlottesville. Holt's skills and determination as a carpenter, builder, and entrepreneur helped him save enough money to buy land and build his home. — — Map (db m170163) HM
On Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Holt built his bungalow in the Arts and Crafts style. This popular style connected the house with its natural site. The stone walls of the house and at the edges of the property united house and garden harmoniously. A covered porch strengthened . . . — — Map (db m170148) HM
Near Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
The Holt House is an inspiration to people facing social prejudice and legal inequity. Charles B. Holt (1872-1950), born to former slaves in North Carolina, triumphed against the odds and achieved an American dream: home ownership. Holt's house is a . . . — — Map (db m170154) HM
On 14th Street NW at Gordon Avenue, on the left when traveling south on 14th Street NW.
Venable Elementary School.
Charles E. Alexander, Raymond Dixon, Regina Dixon, Maurice Henry, Marvin Townsend, William Townsend, Sandra Wicks, Roland T. Woodfolk, Ronald E. Woodfolk.
Lane High School.
French Jackson, Donald Martin, John . . . — — Map (db m65187) HM
On Preston Avenue just south of Rosser Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
After the abolition of slavery, African Americans still confronted racial prejudice. Schools, churches, transportation, parks, and other public spaces became segregated by practice and by law. In 1919 Paul Goodloe McIntire (1860-1952), a merchant . . . — — Map (db m170149) HM
On East Market Street just west of Riverside Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
As early as 1795, several types of mills operated here. In 1847, Farish, Jones, and Co., opened a cotton and woolen factory. John A. Marchant gained control of it by 1852 and renamed it the Charlottesville Manufacturing Company. His son, Henry Clay . . . — — Map (db m166671) HM
On Riverside Avenue, 0.2 miles north of Chesapeake Street, on the right when traveling north.
You are standing on land once inhabited by the Monacan Indians and bison. While much of the landscape has changed, the Rivanna River still runs through, connecting past to present.
1733. The property first came into European hands in a . . . — — Map (db m172972) HM
On Riverside Avenue, 0.2 miles north of Chesapeake STreet, on the right when traveling north.
To the west is the 80 acre Woolen Mills Village National Historic District. This district was recognized as a Virginia Landmark December 17, 2009 and added to the National Registry of Historic Places April 12, 2010.
Located at the foot of . . . — — Map (db m172947) HM
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