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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Elkton, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Page County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Page County, VA (105) Greene County, VA (8) Madison County, VA (50) Rappahannock County, VA (74) Rockingham County, VA (113) Shenandoah County, VA (217) Warren County, VA (45)  PageCounty(105) Page County (105)  GreeneCounty(8) Greene County (8)  MadisonCounty(50) Madison County (50)  RappahannockCounty(74) Rappahannock County (74)  RockinghamCounty(113) Rockingham County (113)  ShenandoahCounty(217) Shenandoah County (217)  WarrenCounty(45) Warren County (45)
Luray is the county seat for Page County
Elkton is in Page County
      Page County (105)  
ADJACENT TO PAGE COUNTY
      Greene County (8)  
      Madison County (50)  
      Rappahannock County (74)  
      Rockingham County (113)  
      Shenandoah County (217)  
      Warren County (45)  
 
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1 Virginia, Page County, Elkton — History of Verbena
On Moose Bottom Road at U.S. 340, on the left when traveling east on Moose Bottom Road.
Original Grant from King George III to Charles Cropson 1746. 1783 Grant from Beverly Randolf, Governor of Virginia to Jacob Mire. 1802 Jacob Mire to George Price. Original Mill Built 1803. Verbena Park and present mill . . . Map (db m12083) HM
2 Virginia, Page County, Elkton — Shield's Advance & RetreatJackson Divides and Conquers — 1862 Valley Campaign
On Moose Bottom Road at U.S. 340, on the left when traveling east on Moose Bottom Road. Reported missing.
Having successfully driven Gen. Nathaniel Bank's Union army from the Shenadoah Valley in late May 1862, Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's "foot cavalry" had little time to reset. While one Union army under Gen. John C. Frémont was bearing down . . . Map (db m214993) HM
3 Virginia, Rockingham County, Elkton — JD 8 — Adam Miller(1703-1783)
On North Stuart Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Shenandoah Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Green Meadows, to the west, was the home of German emigrant Adam Miller, one of the first Europeans to settle in the Shenandoah Valley. Records suggest that he arrived in this area from Pennsylvania late in the 1720s. In 1742 Gov. William Gooch . . . Map (db m230637) HM
4 Virginia, Rockingham County, Elkton — Civilian Conservation Corps
On Skyline Drive, on the left when traveling south.
During the 1930's, CCC Camp NP-3, Company 310, Camp Nira was placed near the abandoned road across the Skyline Drive, 1/4 mile, to the south.Map (db m13248) HM
5 Virginia, Rockingham County, Elkton — Elkton 9-11 Memorial
On North Terrace Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Terrace Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
(Title is Text)Map (db m235869) HM
6 Virginia, Rockingham County, Elkton — Elkton World War II Memorial1941 • 1945
On North Terrace Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Terrace Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In Memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice In World War II Charles J. Berry • Fred W. Flick • Clayton C. Gaynor • Benjamin R. Good • Frank W. Gooden • Leonard D. Gooden • Ray C. Gooden • Statten H. Gooden, . . . Map (db m235872) WM
7 Virginia, Rockingham County, Elkton — JD-8 — First Settler
On Stuart Avenue (U.S. 340) 0.1 miles north of Shenandoah Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
"Green Meadows," to the west, was the home of Adam Miller (1703-1783), one of the first Europeans to settle in the valley. The property remained in the Miller (originally Mueller) family from the 1740s through 1936.Map (db m12074) HM
8 Virginia, Rockingham County, Elkton — Jennings HouseConfederate Hospital
On West Rockingham Street near West Spotswood Trail (Business U.S. 33), on the left when traveling west.
1862 & 1864 Valley Campaigns. This eight-room brick dwelling was built in 1840 for Dr. Simeon B. Jennings, a former resident of Port Republic. At the time of the Civil War, it was one of only half a dozen houses located in the Conrad’s Store . . . Map (db m2916) HM
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9 Virginia, Rockingham County, Elkton — Miller-Argabright-Cover-Kite HouseStonewall Jackson’s Headquarters, April 19-30, 1862 — 1862 Valley Campaign —
On East Rockingham Street, 0.1 miles east of Stuart Avenue / East Side Highway (U.S. 340), on the right when traveling east.
Less than a month after his defeat at Kernstown, Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson retired to the Elk Run Valley to rest his troops and plan for the spring campaign. With his men camped all along Elk Run and into Swift Run Gap, Jackson . . . Map (db m2835) HM
10 Virginia, Rockingham County, Elkton — Nature Without Us, For UsShenandoah National Park
On Skyline Drive (at milepost 81.2), on the right when traveling south.
The most important function of the wilderness for modern man is the opportunity of glimpsing for a moment what harmony really means.” Sigurd Olson, Reflections from the North Country, 1976 The Wilderness Act of 1964 . . . Map (db m96878) HM
11 Virginia, Rockingham County, Elkton — D-44 — Newtown (East Elkton) School
On Newtown Road (County Route 759) just west of Samuels Road (County Route 638), on the left when traveling east.
The Newtown School, built here in 1921-1922, served African American students during the segregation era. Julius Rosenwald, president of Sears, Roebuck and Co, collaborated with Booker T. washington in a school-building campaign beginning in . . . Map (db m108889) HM
12 Virginia, Rockingham County, Elkton — Pleasure and JoyShenandoah National Park
On Skyline Drive (at milepost 55.6), on the right when traveling south.
Now shall I walk or shall I ride? Ride, Pleasure said. Walk, Joy replied.”   W.H. Davies Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive are the perfect combination of pleasure and joy. Chances are you took a pleasure ride . . . Map (db m96235) HM
13 Virginia, Rockingham County, Elkton — Rekindling NatureShenandoah National Park
On Skyline Drive (at milepost 78.1), on the right when traveling south.
A wildfire swept over this mountain in 1986, burning 4,475 acres in seven days. While dramatic, it certainly wasn’t tragic. Fire is nature’s way of cleaning house. It keeps the forest healthy by burning leaf litter, dead wood, and even living . . . Map (db m96881) HM
14 Virginia, Rockingham County, Elkton — Veterans Memorial
On North Terrace Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Terrace Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of the Veterans that gave their lives on the battlefields in all conflicts. In honor of those that served from the Stonewall District.Map (db m235871) WM
 
 
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Apr. 23, 2024