On Main Ridge Road at Janders Road, on the right when traveling south on Main Ridge Road.
In honor of the men and
women of Tangier Island who
faithfully served their
country in World Wars I and II
World War I
*Crockett, William L. *Crockett, Tubman
World War II
*Charnock, Ray H. *Crockett, Charles A. Jr. *Crockett, . . . — — Map (db m107033) WM
On Main Ridge Road south of Canton Road, on the right when traveling south.
The Tangier Volunteer Fire Department was established in 1964 and moved to this location in 1983.
Fire is especially dangerous on a small island. where wooden houses are close together, allowing fire to spread quickly, especially when fanned . . . — — Map (db m106986) HM
On Main Ridge Road at Pondarosa Road, on the left when traveling south on Main Ridge Road.
The Telephone Building was built in
1966 by Grover Charnock when
radiotelephones were finally replaced
with a microwave tower.
In front of this is a new home, built on
the site of the former Grand Theater,
built in 1929 by Gordon Daley, . . . — — Map (db m97690) HM
On West Ridge Road at School Lane, on the left when traveling north on West Ridge Road.
The Amanda Wallace Pruitt House was also the home of Reverend James C. Richardson after his resignation from the Methodist church.
He founded the New Testament Church, which met here from 1948-1956. Services were held in the living room and . . . — — Map (db m106996) HM
The Connorton House was the home of the town Sergeant, Bud Connorton.
On Sunday April 11, 1920, Sergeant Connorton shot and wounded 17 year old Roland Parks. He was trying to enforce a town ordinance that forbade "loafing on store porches and . . . — — Map (db m39954) HM
On Main Ridge Road just south of Hilda Crockett Road.
The Doctor's House was owned consecutively by doctors Samuel Oglesby, William Daisey, Bache Gill, and Charles Gladstone. Dr. Gladstone never lived there, but boarded next door in the Sidney Crockett House.
Dr. Gladstone's former office still . . . — — Map (db m39951) HM
On Main Ridge Road at Williard's Lane, on the right when traveling south on Main Ridge Road.
The Double Six Sandwich Shop is where the watermen meet at 3:00 AM for "smokes and coffee" before heading down to the docks to the day's work.
Named for the game of Dominos, the shop is open for sandwiches year-round, and was often considered . . . — — Map (db m39683) HM
On Main Ridge Road at John Al Lane, on the left when traveling south on Main Ridge Road.
The Edward Crockett House was formerly the home of "Sugar Tom" Crockett (1833-1905) the Island's first historian, and author of Facts & Fun, the first written history of Tangier Island. It later served as a hotel and the office of Dr. W.O. . . . — — Map (db m106967) HM
On West Ridge Road south of School Lane, on the left when traveling north.
The Emily Pruitt House was home to the island's sail-making seamstress, a critically important job before the invention of motorized boats. — — Map (db m106994) HM
On West Ridge Road at Wallace Road, on the left when traveling north on West Ridge Road.
The John Thomas House marks the dividing line between the old Thomas and Wallace family lands.
At the end of the 19th century, these two families owned almost all of the land on the western side of the island. — — Map (db m106991) HM
On Main Ridge Road at Twin John Lane, on the right when traveling south on Main Ridge Road.
The Joshua Pruitt House is one of the oldest on Tangier.
Joshua Pruitt (1866-1949) and his wife Amanda took in boarders, teachers, and held worship services in their front yard.
Pruitt traveled to Washington, DC, during the Great . . . — — Map (db m106968) HM
On West Ridge Road north of Factory Road, on the left when traveling north.
Miss Minnie and Capt. Charlie raised eight children in this house. In order to accommodate the entire family at a single table, Capt. Charlie commissioned Henry Jander to build them a table capable of seating ten people. Later, one son, Orville, . . . — — Map (db m106989) HM
On Main Ridge Road at Pondarosa Road and Twin John Road, on the right when traveling south on Main Ridge Road.
Joshua Thomas (1776–1853) became a skilled waterman
from the in his youth and ferried clergymen
from the mainland to the islands of the
Chesapeake Bay.
He converted to Methodism
about 1807, was licensed as an exhorter (or lay preacher) . . . — — Map (db m97688) HM
On Main Ridge Road south of Dise Lane, on the left when traveling south.
Patrick Benson, a ship's captain from Dublin, Ireland, purchased this land in 1879. The middle section of house was completed in 1889. The front section with porch and back section with kitchen and outbuilding were added over the years, but . . . — — Map (db m106977) HM
The Peter Dise House is one of the oldest on the island and was moved from the "Uppards," the now unoccupied marsh north of the harbor.
There were originally four fresh water wells on the island, two on Maine Ridge, one on Canton Ridge and one on . . . — — Map (db m39953) HM
On West Ridge Road north of Wallace Road, on the left when traveling north.
The Sydney Wallace House is one of the Island's most admired. Built in 1904 and restored in 1995 by Wallace's grandson, it now operates as the Bay View Inn.
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Sydney Wallace House - National Geographic, 1973 — — Map (db m106993) HM
On Main Ridge Road at Thomas Road on Main Ridge Road.
For almost 250 years the people of Tangier have wrested a living and a lifestyle from the waters that surround them. Most of their days have been occupied with family, work, church, and the other normal pursuits in which we all engage. But they have . . . — — Map (db m97723) HM
On Main Ridge Road at Parks Marina Lane, on the left when traveling south on Main Ridge Road.
For almost 250 years the people of Tangier have wrested a living and a lifestyle from the waters that surround them. Most of their days have been occupied with family, work, church, and the other normal pursuits in which we all engage. But they . . . — — Map (db m106961) HM
Landowner, successful business woman manager, champion of American Independence. Daughter of Naomi and Francis Makemie, founder of organized American Presbyterianism. — — Map (db m7835) HM
On US 13 north of Saxis Road, on the left when traveling north.
Five miles west was the home of the Rev. Francis Makemie, founder of Presbyterianism in the United States. About 1684, Makemie established in Maryland the first Presbyterian Church. Later he moved to Accomac and married. He died here in 1708. — — Map (db m7830) HM
Erected in Gratitude to God And in grateful, remembrance of his servant and minister Francis Makemie, who was born in Ramelton, County Donegal, Ireland, A.D. 1658(?) was educated at Glasgow University, Scotland, and came as an ordained Evangelist to . . . — — Map (db m7838) HM
Welcome to Makemie Monument Park
Designated as A Virginia Historic Landmark September 6, 2006.
And placed on the National Register of Historic Places February 15, 2007. — — Map (db m7833) HM
Commemorates the belief that in this ancient family cemetery were buried near the remains of Francis Makemie, those of his wife Naomi, his daughters Elizabeth and Madame Anne Holden, and his father-in-law, William Anderson. Also those of John . . . — — Map (db m7840) HM
Near Chincoteague Road (Virginia Route 175) 2.3 miles north of Atlantic Road, on the right when traveling north.
Wallops Island is, home to several suborbital and orbital launch pads. NASA selected this site due to its low population of people and remote location on the East Coast. Thousands of people view scientific, research, and cargo resupply launches . . . — — Map (db m205124) HM
Near Chincoteague Road (Virginia Route 175) 2.3 miles north of Atlantic Road, on the right when traveling north.
The Aerobee 150 (to the right) was a liquid-fueled sounding rocket that was used at Wallops. This rocket could reach altitudes of 170 miles while carrying 150 pounds of equipment. Design changes and improvements to this rocket led to the development . . . — — Map (db m205123) HM
Near Chincoteague Road (Virginia Route 175) 2.3 miles north of Atlantic Road, on the right when traveling north.
First launched in 1982, Black Brant IX powered rockets have carried their fair share of experiments, including telescopes, scientific instruments, and technology tests. Black Brant IX's are launched all over the world and perform well in extreme . . . — — Map (db m205109) HM
Near Chincoteague Road (Virginia Route 175) 2.3 miles north of Atlantic Road.
Dedicated in honor of
Dr. Robert L. Krieger
1916 - 1990
Leader of Wallops from 1948-1981, he guided the facility through years of expansion and research, He was very involved in educational and civic activities on the Eastern . . . — — Map (db m205051) HM
Near Chincoteague Road (Virginia Route 175) 2.3 miles north of Atlantic Road, on the right when traveling north.
Little Joe rockets paved the way for Project Mercury, NASA's first manned spaceflight program. Seven unmanned Little Joe rockets were launched from Wallops from 1959-1961 to test an escape system for the Mercury capsule. The tests done at Wallops . . . — — Map (db m205115) HM
On Chincoteague Road (Route 175) 3.4 miles east of Fleming Road (Virginia Route 679), on the right when traveling east.
The Wallops Island Flight Facility was established in 1945 by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and is one of the oldest launch sites in the world. This facility was built to conduct aeronautical research using rocket-propelled . . . — — Map (db m63666) HM
Near Chincoteague Road (Virginia Route 175) 2.3 miles north of Atlantic Road, on the right when traveling north.
Scientific instruments ranging from 10-100 pounds were carried in the nose cone of this two-stage rocket from 1956-1976. The combination of the Nike booster and the second stage Cajun could reach altitudes of 104 miles. The Nike-Cajun was used to . . . — — Map (db m205062) HM
Near Chincoteague Road (Virginia Route 175) 2.3 miles north of Atlantic Road.
In the 1970's, the Army had a surplus of Orion motors. NASA saw potential in these unused motors for scientific exploration. Nike-Orion sounding rockets were solid-fueled, two-stage sounding rockets created with a Nike and an Orion motor. These . . . — — Map (db m205117) HM
On Chincoteague Road (Virginia Route 175) 2.2 miles west of Atlantic Road (Virginia Route 798), on the right when traveling north.
The visitor center displays NASA’s past, present and future projects, as well as, Wallops flight facility’s role in Aeronautical and Space research. The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Wallops flight facility was established in 1945, and is one . . . — — Map (db m95122) HM
On Rockfish Gap Turnpike (U.S. 250) east of Afton Mountain Road (Virginia Route 6), on the right when traveling west.
Albemarle County. Albemarle County was formed in 1744 from Goochland County and named for William Anne Keppel, the second Earl of Albemarle, titular governor of Virginia from 1737 to 1754. A portion of Louisa County was later added to . . . — — Map (db m4030) HM
On Rockfish Gap Turnpike (U.S. 250) close to Critzer Shop Road (Virginia Route 151), on the right when traveling west.
Built during the nineteen-thirties, Rockfish Gap Country Store was first
used as a peach packing shed by Chesly A. Hayden. Not only was it the
biggest warehouse distribution center in the county, but it also ranked
among the top three in the . . . — — Map (db m234295) HM
On Seminole Trail (U.S. 29) north of Frays Mill Road / Burnley Station Road, in the median. Reported missing.
Albemarle County. Albemarle County was formed in 1744 from Goochland County and named for William Anne Keppel, the second Earl of Albemarle, titular governor of Virginia from 1747 to 1754. A portion of Louisa County was later added to . . . — — Map (db m21585) HM
On Stony Point Road (State Highway 20) at Turkey Sag Road (County Road 640), on the right when traveling west on Stony Point Road.
Extending from the Orange County line on the north to the outskirts of Charlottesville with the Southwest Mountains forming its spine, this historic district encompasses more than 31,000 acres and contains some of the Piedmont’s most pristine and . . . — — Map (db m40775) HM
On Plank Road (County Route 692) just west of Miller School Road (County Route 635), on the right when traveling west.
The Staunton and James River Turnpike ran
through here at Batesville and stretched for
43½ miles from Staunton to Scottsville.
Construction began in 1826 and was completed
by 1830. The turnpike provided a direct
route for Shenandoah Valley . . . — — Map (db m21696) HM
On Rockfish Gap Turnpike (U.S. 250) west of Crozet Avenue / Miller School Road (Virginia Route 240), on the right when traveling east.
The Rothwell Family of Albemarle County Virginia.
Claiborne one of the first of the Rothwells to live in this county, was born about 1741 as reported in The Virginia Advocate, Saturday Oct. 11, 1828 and “died on Oct. 6 in his 87th . . . — — Map (db m3996) HM
On Gordonsville Road (Virginia Route 231) 1.5 miles Virginia Route 640, on the left when traveling north.
The original house was built in 1765 by Thomas Walker, explorer and pioneer. Tarleton, raiding Charlottesville to capture Jefferson and the legislature, stopped here for breakfast, June 4, 1781. This delay aided the patriots to escape. Castle Hill . . . — — Map (db m22439) HM
On North Milton Road (County Route 729) 0.1 miles south of Richmond Road (U.S. 250).
On 3 Sept. 1963, nine years after the U.S. Supreme Court declared racial segregation of public schools unconstitutional, 26 African-American students desegregated Albemarle High, Stone-Robinson Elementary, and Greenwood School. With the . . . — — Map (db m170122) HM
Near Monticello Loop, 0.4 miles north of Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53), on the left when traveling north.
Such relationships ranged from acknowledged affairs that...were familial in every sense but a legally recognized one to brutal acts of rape and sexual assault where slave owners showed the inhumanity for which slavery was notorious. . . . — — Map (db m231159) HM
Ash Lawn - Highland
Home of James Monroe from 1799-1823
Dedicated on July 20, 1985
by
Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution
State Regent
Mrs. G.E. Honts, Jr. — — Map (db m63671) HM
In 1814 a ditch 500 yards long was dug to keep grazing animals off the west lawn.
The rails that were laid across the banks reminded a visitor in 1823 of "a common post and rail fence, blown down across a ditch." — — Map (db m100002) HM
On Stony Point Road at Winding River Lane, on the right when traveling north on Stony Point Road.
George Rogers Clark was born a mile northeast of here on 19 Nov. 1752. He grew up on a farm in Caroline County. Clark explored the Ohio River Valley, fought in Dunmore's War in 1774, and helped convince the General Assembly to organize Kentucky as a . . . — — Map (db m165405) HM
Wood charcoal fueled the forges in the nailery on Mulberry Row and heated the stoves in the kitchen. Charcoal was stored under lock and key in wooden sheds that once stood here. Built about 1794, these "coal sheds" likely resembled temporary . . . — — Map (db m100442) HM
Near Monticello Loop, 0.4 miles north of Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53), on the left when traveling north.
Despite the horrors of slavery, African Americans forged enduring family and community connections, and cultural and spiritual practices. The Contemplative Site is a space to reflect upon their lives and legacies.
Thomas Jefferson held at . . . — — Map (db m231012) HM
Near Monticello Loop north of Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53), on the left when traveling north.
Mulberry Row’s buildings have all but disappeared—only the remains of four survive. Before re-creating lost buildings and roads, we look at information from many sources. How do we know about this important place and the history of its people, . . . — — Map (db m80863) HM
On McCormick Road south of University Avenue (Business U.S. 250), on the left when traveling south.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)—writer, poet, and
critic—was born in Boston, Mass. Orphaned at a
young age, Poe was raised by John and Frances Allan of Richmond. He attended schools in
England and Richmond before enrolling at the University of . . . — — Map (db m8765) HM
On Richmond Road (U.S. 250) 0.1 miles west of Louisa Road (Virginia Route 22), on the right when traveling west.
William Randolph patented the Edgehill plantation just to the north, in 1735. His grandson, Thomas Mann Randolph, married Thomas Jefferson's daughter Martha, acquired Edgehill in 1792, and was later governor of Virginia. The couple built a frame . . . — — Map (db m170657) HM
Near Monticello Loop, 0.4 miles north of Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53), on the left when traveling north.
Isaac Granger Jefferson worked the forge in the original building on this site, which housed a "storehouse for iron" in 1796, a short-lived tinsmithing operation, a small nail-making shop, and also served as quarters for enslaved people. The use . . . — — Map (db m231059) HM
Born in slavery at Monticello on July 4, 1826, the day of Thomas Jefferson's death, Henry Martin worked at the University in various capacities from about 1847 until his retirement in 1910. In late 1868 or early 1869, he was employed as head . . . — — Map (db m75526) HM
Near Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53) at Jefferson Lake Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Historic Michie Tavern, established in 1784 by Scotsman William Michie, served as a social center of its community and accommodated travelers with food, drink and lodging.
◇ Highlights of the Tavern Tour
◇ . . . — — Map (db m170646) HM
The Eagle. Peacemaker. Tecumseh. Bremo. Wellington. Diomede. These were the six carriage and saddle horses, plus one mule, stabled here in 1821. As many as 30 riding and carriage horses, workhorses, and mules were stabled at various locations on . . . — — Map (db m100157) HM
Master carpenter James Dinsmore oversaw construction of this Ice House to Jefferson's design in 1802. Enslaved and hired workers filled it each year between November and February with ice cut from the nearby Rivanna River, shallow ponds, or snow . . . — — Map (db m68174) HM
On McCormick Road south of University Avenue (Business U.S. 250), on the left when traveling south.
In 1788 James Monroe purchased an 800-acre farm here to be close to his friend Thomas Jefferson and to establish a law office. In 1799 the Monroes moved to their new Highland plantation adjacent to Monticello and sold the first farm. In 1817 the . . . — — Map (db m8762) HM
Near Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53) west of James Monroe Parkway (County Route 795), on the right when traveling east.
Here in 1774, Thomas Jefferson and Philip Mazzei planted Virginia's first commercial vineyard, intending to export their wine back to Europe. The Vineyard was abandon in 1776 with the advent of the Revolutionary War. Jefferson's efforts to grow . . . — — Map (db m188548) HM
Near Monticello Loop, 0.4 miles north of Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53), on the left when traveling north.
Jefferson's elaborate design for Monticello could not have been achieved without the superior craftsmanship of hired free and enslaved woodworkers working closely together. Joiners, the most skilled, produced Monticello's classically inspired . . . — — Map (db m230977) HM
Here on December the tenth MDCCCLXIX the Kappa Sigma Fraternity was founded by William Grisby McCormick • George Miles Arnold • John Covert Boyd • Edmund Law Rogers • Frank Courtney Nicodemus. Manet Mansuraque Est. — — Map (db m8812) HM
Near Monticello Loop, 0.4 miles north of Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53), on the left when traveling north.
... architecture is my delight, and putting up, and pulling down, one of my favourite amusements.
Thomas Jefferson quoted by Margaret Bayard Smith, 1809
Thomas Jefferson shaped American architecture with his neoclassical designs . . . — — Map (db m231048) HM
On Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53) at Michie Tavern Lane (Virginia Route 1102), on the right when traveling east on Thomas Jefferson Parkway.
Not far from the Tavern on its original site, the Michie family once owned and operated a mill and general store. At the turn of the century, their mill fell from decay. The Meadow Run Grist Mill from nearby Laurel Hill, Virginia was relocated to . . . — — Map (db m170643) HM
On Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Route 53) 0.1 miles east of Michie Tavern Lane (Virginia Route 1102), on the right when traveling east.
Michie Tavern is recognized as a Virginia Landmark for its leading role in the 1920's Preservation Movement. In continuing efforts towards preservation, this historic attraction has worked towards saving significant rural Virginia structures. . . . — — Map (db m170644) HM
Every article is made on his farm; his negroes are cabinet makers, carpenters, masons, bricklayers, smith, etc. Duc de La Rochefoucauld Liancourt, 1796
You are standing on Mulberry Row, a road once lined with more . . . — — Map (db m68171) HM
Jefferson attempted to create an efficient plantation based on new approaches to agriculture and manufacturing. To realize his goals, dozens of enslaved and free workers lived and worked here on Mulberry Row. Jefferson added a series of dwellings . . . — — Map (db m100132) HM
Near Monticello Loop north of Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53), on the left when traveling north.
Jefferson set up a nail-making operation in 1794 to provide income until he could “put my farms into a course of yielding profit.” He calculated the nailers’ daily output, the waste of nailrod, and profits. In its first years, the . . . — — Map (db m80862) HM
Near Monticello Loop, 0.4 miles north of Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53), on the left when traveling north.
Although both the North and South Pavilions were elements in Jefferson's designs of the 1770's for Monticello, it was not until 1808 that his scheme was fully realized with the completion of this structure. After Jefferson's daughter Martha and . . . — — Map (db m231029) HM
What you see here is a reconstruction of the North Terrace wing. The original wing, built 1801-05, housed Jefferson's carriages and the horses and carriages of visitors; most of Jefferson's horses were stabled at the east end of Mulberry Row. Horses . . . — — Map (db m100469) HM
This was the general site of the "old nursery," where Jefferson grafted and sowed the seed of special garden plants. He propagated thirteen kinds of shrubs, forty—one species of ornamental trees, twenty—six vegetable varieties, six kinds . . . — — Map (db m100003) HM
Near Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53) at Mitchie Tavern Lane (County Road 1102), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Virginia's virgin forest provided materials for the settlers' most basic shelter. Centuries ago, first growth trees were felled and the wood hewn to form this single-room log cabin in Piney River, Virginia, 45 minutes south of here. The structure is . . . — — Map (db m53613) HM
Near Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53) 0.1 miles east of Michie Tavern Lane (Virginia Route 1102), on the right when traveling east.
Virginia's virgin forest provided materials for the settlers' most basic shelter. Centuries ago, first growth trees were felled and hewn to form the single room log cabin in Piney River, Virginia, 45 minutes south from here. This 18th century . . . — — Map (db m170649) HM
On Ivy Road (Business U.S. 250) near Colonnade Drive.
Jesse Pitman Lewis (d. March 8, 1849), of the Virginia Militia, and Taliaferro Lewis (d. July 12, 1810), of the Continental Line, two of several brothers who fought in the War for Independence, are buried in the Lewis family cemetery 100 yards south . . . — — Map (db m3994) HM
Near Monticello Loop, 0.4 miles north of Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53), on the left when traveling north.
Though enslaved, Sally Hemings helped shape her life and the lives of her children, who got an almost 50-year head start on emancipation, escaping the system that had engulfed their ancestors and millions of others. Whatever we may feel about . . . — — Map (db m231286) HM
Over 200 years ago, four log dwellings stood here. The first, constructed in the 1770s and destroyed by fire ca. 1790. was the "Negro quarter," a large 17 x 34 foot structure intended for multiple enslaved individuals or families. Three identical, . . . — — Map (db m100176) HM
In the long, three-celled wooden structure that stood here between ca. 1790 and 1809, Jefferson combined two of what he considered "indispensable" elements of a Virginia plantation, the "smoke house" and "dairy." His unusual design placed "two . . . — — Map (db m100440) HM
Near Monticello Loop, 0.4 miles north of Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53), on the left when traveling north.
Jefferson called this brick structure, the first building on the mountaintop, his "outchamber." Erected in 1770, it contained one room over a kitchen. Jefferson lived here alone until his marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton in January 1772. They . . . — — Map (db m231033) HM
Panel 1 Jefferson introduced mechanized cloth production to his plantation when trade embargoes and looming war cut off the supply of imported British cloth. In 1811, he hired William McLure, a free white artisan and "a very ingenious man," . . . — — Map (db m68175) HM
After Jefferson's death in 1826, his heirs sold his property, including his slaves, to pay his debts. Naval officer Uriah Phillips Levy, who admired Jefferson for his support of religious liberty, purchased Monticello in 1834 to preserve it. This is . . . — — Map (db m80808) HM
On Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53) at Michie Tavern Lane (County Road 1102), on the right when traveling east on Thomas Jefferson Parkway. Reported permanently removed.
Not far from the Tavern, the Michie family owned and operated a mill and general store. At the turn of the century the mill fell from decay. In order to recreate the Michie's Tavern-plantation (which stretched for several miles) Historic Michie . . . — — Map (db m53611) HM
Near Monticello Loop, 0.3 miles north of Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53), on the left when traveling south.
This graveyard had its beginning in an agreement between two young men, Thomas Jefferson and Dabney Carr, who were school-mates and friends. They agreed that they would be buried under a great oak which stood here.
Carr, who married Jefferson's . . . — — Map (db m80807) HM
Near Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53) 0.1 miles east of Michie Tavern Lane (Virginia Route 1102), on the right when traveling east.
Above your head, part of the ceiling has been left exposed. Here in the crawl space, we found evidence that explained how Pleasant Sowell finished the exterior of his house. Along the wall, closest to the ceiling, three boards of the original siding . . . — — Map (db m170651) HM
Near Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53) 0.1 miles east of Michie Tavern Lane (Virginia Route 1102), on the right when traveling east.
At the age of 23, Pleasant Sowell began building his house on a 100-acre tract six miles south from here. This structure became his family's home for 173 years. For six generations, the Sowells' choice of materials, craftsmanship and alterations . . . — — Map (db m170650) HM
Near Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53) 0.1 miles east of Michie Tavern Lane (Virginia Route 1102), on the right when traveling east.
[The marker features floor plans of the house at different points of its history:]
1822 - This is how the house appeared when Pleasant and Sarah moved in towards the end of 1822. We do not know if at this time a staircase led to the . . . — — Map (db m170653) HM
On University Avenue (Business U.S. 250) at Hospital Drive, on the right when traveling west on University Avenue.
In the early 1900s “The Corner,” so named by the University crowd, was but a sparse collection of businesses at the entrance to the University Grounds—literally just a corner. In the intervening years “The Corner” . . . — — Map (db m86177) HM
On East Market Street (County Road 1105) 0.3 miles south of Riverside Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Charlottesville wool also outfitted the US Postal Service and most railroad workers from coast to coast. In the early 1900s, the Mill employed some 130 people and had established a national reputation, supplying uniform cloths worn by police . . . — — Map (db m172977) HM
On East Market Street (County Road 1105) 0.2 miles south of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling east.
With business growing, new buildings were constructed to keep up the demand as they not only produced uniform cloth, but also sold to high end tailors like Brooks Brothers.
The two "saw-tooth" (so-called because of their roof structure) . . . — — Map (db m172980) HM
Near College Drive just west of Scottsville Road (Virginia Route 20), on the right when traveling west.
These willow oaks were planted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip in ceremonies honoring the royal visit to the Western Virginia Bicentennial Center July 10, 1976. — — Map (db m21950) HM
Near Monticello Loop, 0.3 miles east of Thomas Jefferson Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
The greatest advocate of human liberty
Opposing special privileges
He loved and trusted The People
To commemorate his
Purchase of Louisiana
Erected by
The Jefferson Club
of St. Louis MO
on their pilgrimage Oct 12, 1901
to . . . — — Map (db m99849) HM
On University Avenue (Virginia Route 250) east of McCormick Road, on the left when traveling west.
Proclaim Liberty throughtout the land unto the inhabitants thereof —Leviticus XXIV.
This monument to Thomas Jefferson was presented to the people to perpetuate the teachings and examples of the Founders of the . . . — — Map (db m8805) HM
Near Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53) just east of Michie Tavern Lane (Virginia Route 1102), on the right when traveling east.
This barn was once a place to hang and dry harvested tobacco plants. Tobacco was the primary cash crop in early Virginia. Many large landowners including the Michies grew tobacco as their principle money-making crop.
However, in time, the . . . — — Map (db m170654) HM
Near Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53) at Mitchie Tavern Lane (County Road 1102), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
This barn was once a place to hang and dry harvested tobacco plants. Tobacco was the primary cash crop in early Virginia. Many large landholders, including the Michies, grew tobacco as their principal money-making crop.
However, in time, . . . — — Map (db m53612) HM
On Ivy Road (Business U.S. 250) near Colonnade Drive. Reported permanently removed.
On 3 Mar. 1865, Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan’s Union Army of the Shenandoah entered Charlottesville to destroy railroad facilities as the 3rd Cavalry Division led by Bvt. Maj. Gen. George A. Custer arrived from Waynesboro. Mayor Christopher H. . . . — — Map (db m95140) HM
On Ivy Road (Business U.S. 250) just west of Colonnade Drive, on the right when traveling east.
On 3 Mar. 1865, after the Battle of Waynesboro, Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan's Union Army of the Shenandoah entered Charlottesville. As Bvt. Maj. Gen. George A. Custer's 3d Cavalry Division arrived, Mayor Christopher L. Fowler, local officials, and . . . — — Map (db m170640) HM
Near College Drive just west of Scottsville Road (Virginia Route 20), on the right when traveling west.
Citizens of central and western Virginia have contributed significantly to national defense and to the U.S. Army throughout its 200-year history.
During the Revolutionary War, Virginians fought valiantly as members of the militia and the . . . — — Map (db m21890) HM
Near Monticello Loop, 0.4 miles north of Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53), on the left when traveling north.
Thomas Jefferson's garden was a massive, edible laboratory. He tested new plants to record which fruit and vegetable varieties thrived. Like his neighbors, Jefferson designed a robust vegetable garden to provide food for his household. . . . — — Map (db m231112) HM
William Holding Echols (1859–1934), Professor of Mathematics, lived in this pavilion. By precept and example, he taught many generations of students with ruthless insistence that the supreme values are self respect, integrity of mind, contempt . . . — — Map (db m62645) HM
Near Monticello Loop at Thomas Jefferson Parkway (Virginia Route 53), on the left when traveling north.
This chimney and foundation are all that remain of the “joiner’s shop”, one of the first structures on Mulberry Row. From about 1775, free and enslaved workmen produced some of the finest woodwork in Virginia. Sawyers and carpenters felled oak, . . . — — Map (db m80860) HM
Near University Avenue (Business U.S. 250) east of McCormick Road, on the left when traveling west.
In memory of
Woodrow Wilson
student of this university 1879-1881
President of the United States 1913-1921
Founder of the League of Nations 1919 — — Map (db m230788) HM
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