When Richmond County was formed in 1692, this place became the county seat and was known as Richmond (County) Courthouse. The present courthouse building was erected in 1748–49. The village was renamed Warsaw about 1846 in sympathy with the . . . — — Map (db m23341) HM
In honor of Richmond County veterans who served in the defense of their country, and with grateful appreciation for those who made the supreme sacrifice. — — Map (db m176086) WM
Traveller's Rest
Traveller's Rest is the site of a pre-Revolutionary War, 1½-story limestone dwelling and several log, wood frame, and masonry outbuildings. The property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and . . . — — Map (db m150614) HM
Displaced from their reservation land on both sides of the Rappahannock River at Nanzattico and Portobago Bay, Nanzattico Indians attacked the farm of John Rowley, known for his disputes with the tribe, on 29 Aug. 1704. When captured in Richmond . . . — — Map (db m76408) HM
(caption of upper, left picture) Prince William County’s surveyor, Thomas Nelson Jr., recorded this plat of Brentsville on November 30, 1822. The Public Square is outlined in red. The Courthouse, Jail, and Clerk of the Court’s Office . . . — — Map (db m2828) HM
In memory of the Honorable William Atkinson Jones, March 21, 1849 – April 17, 1918. United States Congress, First District of Virginia, 1890–1918.
Author, Philippine Independence Bill, 1916.
Dedicated June 20, 1926; the gift from a grateful . . . — — Map (db m23532) HM
The Neabsco Mills Ironworks complex, under the ownership of three generations of the Tayloe family, of Richmond County, operated between 1737 and 1828. Located near this site, it was one of the longest continually operating ironworks in present-day . . . — — Map (db m233931) HM
Home of Freeman Walker, outstanding citizen of early Georgia. Born in Virginia in 1780, he came to Richmond County in his youth and studied law. Freeman Walker, in 1826, deeded 70 acres of land to the United States Government to be used as an . . . — — Map (db m36488) HM
Born in Richmond County, Virginia, Sept. 1757,
Died at Varello, near Augusta, Sept. 1842.
Patriot, Soldier, Statesman.
Captain of minutemen at Great Kanahwa, 1774. •
Long Bridge, Norfolk, 1775. •
Aid to General Hand at . . . — — Map (db m273521) HM
On December 6, 1814, British naval and marine forces landed at nearby Morattico on the Rappahannock River and marched inland to destroy militia then gathering at Farnham Church. Defending at Farnham Church was a Richmond County artillery unit of . . . — — Map (db m277467) HM
On this spot for many years stood the home of William Silas "Bill" Manning and his family. Born into slavery in King George County about 1856, the son of Sampson and Winnie Hampton Manning, William was the pilot of a tugboat on the Rappahannock, a . . . — — Map (db m235823) HM
What was here before?
The land encompassing this park and the General Charles W. Berry Houses was once occupied by the Richmond County Fair Grounds. In 1905 the Richmond County Fair moved to the fairgrounds, after it was previously held in . . . — — Map (db m271295) HM
In Congress, July 4, 1776.Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America.And for the support of this Declaration,
with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence,
we . . . — — Map (db m137039) HM
On this site May 8, 1845
The Southern Baptist Convention
was organized
by 327 delegates from the states of
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisana, Kentucky and District of Columbia.
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The . . . — — Map (db m210478) HM
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* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
