Historical Markers and War Memorials in Glen Allen, Virginia
Hanover is the county seat for Hanover County
Glen Allen is in Hanover County
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On Mountain Road (U.S. 33) 0.1 miles north of Old Mountain Road, in the median.
Hanover County. Area 512 Square Miles. Formed in 1720 from New Kent, and named for the electorate of Hanover. Patrick Henry and Henry Clay were born in this county. In it were fought the battles of Gaines's Mill, 1862, and Cold . . . — — Map (db m25366) HM
On Abner Church Road (Virginia Route 624) 0.3 miles north of Ashland Road (Virginia Route 623), on the left when traveling west.
The Rev. John Preston Clarke (1831-1915), a free black man, and his Madagascar-born wife, Lucy Ann Renibe Winston, were raised in a Quaker community of free blacks in Montpelier. Ordained a minister in 1867, Clarke helped foster black institutions . . . — — Map (db m93188) HM
World War I and II veterans organized the Glen Allen American Legion Post 244 in 1946. Sheppard Crump, a member of the First Caucus of the American Legion and later the Adjutant General of Virginia was the first Commander. Dr. Alexander McLeod, . . . — — Map (db m25364) HM
On New York Avenue at Portsmouth Street, on the right when traveling west on New York Avenue.
Anderson Cemetery, circa 1867, is one of the earliest African American cemeteries in the Yellow Tavern area. William Kennedy, clerk of Mount Olive Baptist Church, formed the Sons of Jacob, a fraternal organization which pledged “to attend . . . — — Map (db m115642) HM
Near Virginia Center Parkway west of Par Golf Drive, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
On May 11th, 1864, 12,000 Union troops under the command of General Philip Sheridan faced 4,000 Confederate cavalrymen commanded by General J.E.B. Stuart. After a day of intense fighting, Sheridan attacked on the high ground and successfully took . . . — — Map (db m155547) HM
On Brook Road (U.S. 1) at Interstate 295, on the left when traveling south on Brook Road.
On 11 May, 1864, Confederate cavalry commanded by Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart chose ground just east of here to engage Union cavalry under Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, who was advancing on Richmond by way of Mountain Road. Outnumbered three to one, . . . — — Map (db m3717) HM
In the early years of operation, RF&P railroads derived little revenue from its freight service. Most goods were transported by river and then by wagon.
After the Civil War, the railroad was joined with others to form a national system. . . . — — Map (db m25372) HM
The first Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad (RF&P) cabooses were wooden construction built as early as 1904. Over the years, they were modified to keep them in service or sold.
The RF&P purchased its first modern, all steel . . . — — Map (db m25373) HM
On Francistown Road, 0.1 miles north of Castle Point Drive, on the right when traveling north.
The African-American school most likely took its name from the nearby Springfield Coal Pits. The one room school established about 1905 was once supervised by Virginia Estelle Randolph, the eminent black educator. It had forty-six students by 1913. . . . — — Map (db m27100) HM
Before there were gas stations, motorists would get a drum of fuel from an industrial depot, bring it home, and store it. Soon after, consumers got their gasoline at the blacksmith shops and hardware and grocery stores. Still others received . . . — — Map (db m24597) HM
On Mountain Road at Courtney Road, on the right when traveling east on Mountain Road.
The 1920s were the boom years for construction of gas stations in the United States due to an increase of cars, improved roads and low gas prices. By 1929, there were 143,000 "filling" stations across the nation. Many were built in the "House with . . . — — Map (db m36266) HM
Near Pump Road, 0.2 miles south of W. Broad Street (U.S. 250).
This two-room schoolhouse opened in 1902. Its predecessor, Stand Spring School, had been destroyed by fire the previous year. The school was in use until 1911 offering seven grades of instruction. Wood stoves provided heat for the structure, and the . . . — — Map (db m9121) HM
Near Springfield Road, 0.2 miles east of Echo Lake Drive.
Echo Lake was formed in the mid-19th century from Meredith Branch a 3.5-mile between Broad Street and the Chickahominy Swamp. During the late 1800s, the lake powered a flour mill. Echo Lake earned its name because you could hear your voice echo when . . . — — Map (db m27099) HM
On Old Washington Highway at Mountain Road, on the right when traveling south on Old Washington Highway.
John Cussons built Forest Lodge as a resort along the Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Potomac Railroad where it intersects with Mountain Road in Glen Allen. The luxurious hotel had 125 rooms and stood six stories high. It took six years to build and . . . — — Map (db m24601) HM
On Mountain Road at Old Washington Highway, on the right when traveling west on Mountain Road.
This Belvedere, meaning "beautiful view" was one of three Forest Lodge towers. Forest Lodge, constructed in the 1880s by Captain John Cussons, was a six-story hotel on 1000 acres in Glen Allen, west of the railroad tracks. Cussons created gardens, a . . . — — Map (db m36268) HM
On Mountain Road at Hamilton Road, on the left when traveling west on Mountain Road.
Called Mountain Road Crossing when rail service began in 1836, the settlement which came to be known as Glen Allen took its name from the homestead of a local landowner, Mrs. Benjamin Allen. Its most noted resident was Captain John Cussons, a native . . . — — Map (db m15821) HM
On Mountain Road, 0.1 miles east of Warren Road, on the right when traveling west.
The Reverend Alexander Sands organized the Glen Allen Baptist Church on February 23,1868. The Congregation first met in a rose arbor nearby belonging to Mrs. Susan Sheppard Allen. On July 4,1868, the new church held a feast and raised $400 to build . . . — — Map (db m24568) HM
In 1886, Elizabeth Jane Holladay established the first Glen Allen School when she began teaching children in her home. In 1899, the school was moved to a one-room building on Mountain Road. It was relocated to Old Washington Highway in 1911. . . . — — Map (db m24570) HM
On Old Washington Highway at Mountain Road, on the right when traveling south on Old Washington Highway.
John Cussons, the son of John and Elizabeth (Jackson) Cussons, was born in Hornscastle, Lincolnshire, England in 1838. His adventurous spirit led him to America in 1855 and he spent four years in the Northwest living with the Sioux Indians.
In . . . — — Map (db m24599) HM
Near Virginia Center Parkway west of Par Golf Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Rededicated this day, June 11, 2012 to the men and women of the US Armed Force who have sacrificed so much in the defense of liberty.
Cast in bronze and copper, gilded in 24k gold, the Liberty Golden Eagle proudly soars atop Jefferson Hall, a . . . — — Map (db m133725) WM
On Telegraph Road, 0.2 miles south of Virginia Center Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
This monument, erected in memory of Major General James Ewell Brown Stuart, C.S.A., by his cavalrymen about thirty feet from the spot where he fell mortally wounded on May 11, 1864, was dedicated June 18, 1888, by the Governor of Virginia, . . . — — Map (db m202681) HM
On Old Mountain Road at Old Springfield Road, on the left when traveling west on Old Mountain Road.
In 1947 the Maybelle Carter family bought the home at 4101 Old Springfield Road here in Glen Allen, Virginia. They performed on local radio stations WRNL-WRVA and the Old Dominion Barn Dance while living in the Richmond area. The daughters . . . — — Map (db m115643) HM
On Meadow Farm Drive, 0.5 miles north of Mountain Road, on the left when traveling north.
Union Gen. Philip Sheridan used the Mountain Road during his 1864 raid toward Richmond. His lengthy column of 12,000 horsemen passed here on the morning of May 11. The troopers spread out to destroy many miles of railroad track at Ashland, Allen’s . . . — — Map (db m15819) HM
On Meadow Farm Drive, 0.2 miles north of Mountain Road, on the left when traveling north.
The land comprising Meadow Farm was first patented by William Sheppard in 1713. In 1800, Sheppard family slaves thwarted plans for a well-organized slave uprising known as Gabriel's Insurrection. The farmhouse was built in 1810. Dr. John Mosby . . . — — Map (db m15820) HM
On Pouncey Tract Road (Virginia Route 271) 0.2 miles north of Countryview Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Significant for its ownership by one African-American family dating back to the late 1800s, Mercer Hugh Cosby built the farmhouse in the 1880s on 52-acres. He grew tobacco and had an orchard on the property. The farm passed to his youngest son . . . — — Map (db m64014) HM
On Littleton Boulevard west of Mt Olive Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
This church, originally known Mount Olivet African Church of Baptist, was founded May 2, 1867. Its founding congregants, wanting their own church, moved from local North Run Baptist Church and began meeting on this 1.18 acres site. — — Map (db m115646) HM
On Mountain Road at Mt Olive Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Mountain Road.
This church, originally known Mount Olivet African Church of Baptist, was founded May 2, 1867. Its founding congregants, wanting their own church, moved from local North Run Baptist Church and began meeting on 1.18 acres nearby. As the first . . . — — Map (db m115644) HM
On Mountain Road, 0.1 miles west of John Cussons Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Mountain Road was originally an Indian trail. It became the main thoroughfare from Richmond to Charlottesville in the 1700s. During the American Revolution, the Marquis de Lafayette traveled this road on his march to Yorktown. Thomas Jefferson used . . . — — Map (db m15822) HM
The Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad (RF&P) ran from Richmond to Washington, D.C. With only 113 miles of track, it was one of the shortest in the nation but it was the link between the North and the South. Train service existed 157 years . . . — — Map (db m28944) HM
On Pouncey Tract Road at Shady Grove Road, on the right when traveling north on Pouncey Tract Road.
A group of neighbors, meeting in a cooper shop near the present site, organized a church in 1852. With five dollars, they purchased one acre of land from the estate of Thomas Maxwell and erected the first building in 1855. It was used as a school . . . — — Map (db m25360) HM
On Mountain Road, 0.1 miles west of Sheppards Way Drive, on the right when traveling west.
The Sheppard's Way subdivision was part of the original 400 acre land grant made to William Sheppard and Richard Baker in 1713. They obtained it through the "Headrights System" by paying for the passage of eight people from England to the Virginia . . . — — Map (db m24569) HM
Near Pouncey Tract Road, 0.1 miles north of Minor Road, on the right when traveling north.
African-American students attended this two-room 1920s structure. It was one of approximately 22 schools under the supervision of the pioneer educator, Virginia E. Randolph. Multiple grades were taught with students ranging in age from seven to . . . — — Map (db m64015) HM
The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation built this all-steel coach in 1923. This coach was later modernized and included features such as air conditioning, double-glazed metal windows, cable curtains, and rotating reclining seats with adjustable . . . — — Map (db m28945) HM
On Brook Road (U.S. 1) at Interstate 295, on the left when traveling south on Brook Road.
One half mile to the to the east, on the old Telegraph Road, is a monument marking the field where General J.E.B. Stuart was mortally wounded on May 11, 1864. The monument was erected by veterans of Stuart’s Cavalry in 1888. — — Map (db m3715) HM
On Brook Road (U.S. 1) at Interstate 295, on the left when traveling south on Brook Road.
Late in the afternoon of 11 May 1864, Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, the famous Confederate cavalry commander, was mortally wounded just east of here on Old Telegraph Road while rallying the left of his line during the Battle of Yellow Tavern. As three . . . — — Map (db m3718) HM
Government regulations required Railway Post Office cars in 1910. The RF&P owned five. American Car & Foundry built this one in 1916. Some of the first steel cars were postal cars. They were important revenue sources for the railroad. The . . . — — Map (db m28946) HM
On Mountain Road at Jessie Chavis Drive, on the right when traveling west on Mountain Road.
The daughter of parents born in slavery, Virginia Randolph (1874-1958) taught in a one-room schoolhouse beginning in 1892. A gifted teacher, she became in 1908 the nation's first Jeanes Supervising Industrial Teacher, a position sponsored by the . . . — — Map (db m25365) HM
On Mountain Road, 0.3 miles west of Bluebell Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Constructed in 1825 for John Walker on Mountain Road, once a major route between Richmond and the western Piedmont of Virginia, Walkerton served as a tavern in 1828 and 1829. Since that time it has been a hotel, store, voting precinct, and private . . . — — Map (db m15823) HM
On Virginia Center Parkway at Holliman Drive, on the right when traveling south on Virginia Center Parkway.
In the first phase of the Battle of Yellow Tavern on 11 May 1864, Brig. Gen. Williams C. Wickham and his Confederate cavalry were posted just south of this location below Old Francis Road. Wickham's men fired on Brig. Gen. George A. Custer's Union . . . — — Map (db m15848) HM
On Telegraph Road south of Towering Road, on the right when traveling south.
While Grant and Lee fought at Spotsylvania, Gen. Philip H. Sheridan took 12,000 Federal cavalry on a raid toward Richmond. After destroying a large Confederate supply depot at Beaver Dam Station, Sheridan’s troopers met 4,000 Southern cavalrymen . . . — — Map (db m183307) HM
