Historical Markers and War Memorials in Saluda, Virginia
Gloucester is the county seat for Gloucester County
Saluda is in Gloucester County
Gloucester County(97) ► ADJACENT TO GLOUCESTER COUNTY James City County(259) ► King and Queen County(28) ► Mathews County(26) ► Middlesex County(69) ► York County(168) ►
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On Lewis B Puller Memorial Highway (U.S. 33) at New Hope Road (County Route 609), on the right when traveling west on Lewis B Puller Memorial Highway.
King and Queen County. Area 320 Square Miles. Formed in 1691 from New Kent, and named for King William III and Queen Mary. The family of George Rogers Clark long lived in this county.
Gloucester County. Area 223 . . . — — Map (db m99503) HM
On George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. 17), in the median.
Middlesex County. Area 146 Square Miles. Formed in 1673 from Lancaster, and named for an English County. Rosegill, frequented by colonial governors, is here.
Gloucester County. Area 223 Square Miles. . . . — — Map (db m7414) HM
On Buena Vista Road (Virginia Route 14) 0.5 miles east of Poropotank Drive, on the right when traveling east.
King and Queen County. Area 320 Square Miles. Formed in 1691 from New Kent, and named for King William III and Queen Mary. The family of George Rogers Clark long lived in this county.
Gloucester County. Area 223 . . . — — Map (db m25266) HM
On Buena Vista Road (Virginia Route 14) 0.5 miles east of Poropotank Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Land was patented on this creek as early as 1640. In 1653, John Lewis settled here. John Lewis, Jr., was living here in 1676 when Bacon's troops were encamped near by. He suffered from the depredations of the rebels. — — Map (db m25265) HM
On Buena Vista Road (Virginia Route 14) 0.5 miles east of Poropotank Drive, on the right when traveling east.
During the summer of 1663, indentured servants (held for several years of service) in the Poropotank River and Purtan Bay region plotted an insurrection against their masters to occur on 13 Sept. 1663. It was prevented when John Berkenhead, servant . . . — — Map (db m129028) HM
On General Puller Highway (Virginia Route 17) near Gloucester Road (Route 33).
Walking straight into the mouth of early death facing superior enemy fire power and while greatly outnumbered, this soldier displayed courage and valor, above and beyond the call of duty. His act of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity occurred May . . . — — Map (db m14112) HM
On General Puller Highway (Virginia Route 33) at Urbanna Road (Virginia Route 227), on the left when traveling east on General Puller Highway.
Half a mile east is Christ Church, Middlesex. The first building was erected about 1666; the present one in 1712. About 1840 the church was restored. The colonial governor, Sir Henry Chicheley, is buried there. — — Map (db m27001) HM
On General Puller Highway (Virginia Route 17) near Gloucester Road (Virginia Route 33).
To commemorate the valor and patriotism of the men, and the devotion and sacrifice of the women of Middlesex in defense of their liberties and their homes. — — Map (db m14111) HM
On General Puller Highway (Virginia Route 17) at Gloucester Road (Virginia Route 33) on General Puller Highway.
In 1849, the county seat of Middlesex was moved from Urbanna to Saluda. Engineer John P. Hill completed the present courthouse in 1852. During the Civil War, Federal cavalrymen stationed in Yorktown made several excursions through the county. Court . . . — — Map (db m14110) HM
On General Puller Highway (Virginia Route 33) at New Street (Virginia Route 675), on the right when traveling east on General Puller Highway.
The resistance of Irene Morgan (1917-2007) to segregation led to an important court case. On 16 July 1944, Morgan refused to give up her seat on a Greyhound bus to a white passenger. After a struggle with Middlesex County sheriffs she was arrested. . . . — — Map (db m74700) HM
On General Puller Highway (Virginia Route 33) at Urbanna Road (Virginia Route 227), on the left when traveling east on General Puller Highway.
Two miles to the north, in the colonial port of entry of Urbanna, is a restored eighteenth century storehouse. Scottish merchants became active commercial factors in the colony subsequent to the Act of Union of England and Scotland. Urbanna was . . . — — Map (db m26861) HM
On General Puller Highway (Virginia Route 33) 0.5 miles east of Union Park Road, on the right when traveling west.
African American residents of Middlesex County established the Langston Training School (later the Middlesex Training School) in 1917 to serve elementary and high school students. The Rosenwald Fund supported construction of a new building ca. 1921. . . . — — Map (db m175980) HM
On General Puller Highway (Virginia Route 33) at Christchurch Drive, on the left when traveling east on General Puller Highway.
In Christ Churchyard immediately to the north lies buried Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell Puller, USMC. He led Marines in 19 campaigns from Haiti and Nicaragua through the Korean War, receiving 53 decorations and the admiration and affection of . . . — — Map (db m26976) HM
