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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Goochland, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Goochland 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 Goochland County, VA (37) Chesterfield County, VA (230) Cumberland County, VA (28) Fluvanna County, VA (28) Hanover County, VA (282) Henrico County, VA (344) Louisa County, VA (43) Powhatan County, VA (30)  GoochlandCounty(37) Goochland County (37)  ChesterfieldCounty(230) Chesterfield County (230)  CumberlandCounty(28) Cumberland County (28)  FluvannaCounty(28) Fluvanna County (28)  HanoverCounty(282) Hanover County (282)  HenricoCounty(344) Henrico County (344)  LouisaCounty(43) Louisa County (43)  PowhatanCounty(30) Powhatan County (30)
Goochland is the county seat for Goochland County
Goochland is in Goochland County
      Goochland County (37)  
ADJACENT TO GOOCHLAND COUNTY
      Chesterfield County (230)  
      Cumberland County (28)  
      Fluvanna County (28)  
      Hanover County (282)  
      Henrico County (344)  
      Louisa County (43)  
      Powhatan County (30)  
 
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1 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — Beaverdam Episcopal Church
288 Yards south is the site of the Second Episcopal Church in Goochland County. Built before 1764, this church was in use until about 1861. William Douglas of Scotland was the rector until 1777. Among other rectors were Charles Hopkins and Richard . . . Map (db m9221) HM
2 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-35 — Bolling Hall
Bolling Hall, to the south, was built in the late 18th century for William Bolling on land patented by his grandfather in 1714. Col. Bolling served as a county justice, militia officer, and legislator, and founded a pioneer school there for the . . . Map (db m18354) HM
3 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-36 — Bolling Island
Bolling Island mansion, overlooking an island of that name, stands at a bend of the James River to the south. John Bolling purchased the land in 1717. Begun about 1771, the house was completed in the late 1830s by Thomas Bolling, son of Col. William . . . Map (db m18355) HM
4 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — Brightly
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places August 16, 2006 and registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark June 8, 2006Map (db m170081) HM
5 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-55 — Byrd Presbyterian Church
Byrd Presbyterian Church's congregation is descended from worshipers, organized by theologian and future Princeton University president Samuel Davies at Tucker Woodson's farm in 1748. By 1759 the group had its own building on Byrd Creek. In 1838 . . . Map (db m27105) HM
6 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — Confederate Memorial
To the glorious memory of the Confederate soldiers of Goochland County 1861 - 1865. "Lest we forget" Map (db m170096) WM
7 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-27 — Dahlgren's Cavalry Raid
In February 1864 a young Union officer, Col. Ulric Dahlgren, joined with Brig. Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick to raid Richmond and free Federal prisoners of war. They planned for Kilpatrick's men to attack the city's northern defenses while Dahlgren . . . Map (db m18351) HM
8 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-14 — Dahlgren's Raid
Here Colonel Ulric Dahlgren, Union cavalryman, coming from the north, turned east. Dahlgren, who acted in concert with Kilpatrick, left Stevensburg, Culpeper County, on February 28, 1864, and moved toward the James River, tearing up the Virginia . . . Map (db m18350) HM
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9 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-11 — Dungeness
Seven miles south once stood Dungeness, built about 1730 by Isham Randolph (1685-1742) who was the grandfather of Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, and of James Pleasants, Governor of Virginia. Sea captain, merchant and planter, . . . Map (db m18353) HM
10 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-5 — Elk Hill
Two miles south is Elk Hill, once owned by Thomas Jefferson. Lord Cornwallis made his headquarters there, June 7-15, 1781; this was the western limit of his invasion. On June 15 he turned eastward, leaving the place pillaged and carrying off slaves.Map (db m31605) HM
11 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-59 — First Baptist ChurchManakin
Organized as Dover Mines Church about 1863, First Baptist Church, Manakin is one of the oldest African American churches in Goochland County. Its members separated from Dover Baptist Church. Initially conducting their services at different sites, . . . Map (db m18366) HM
12 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-51 — George's Tavern Crossroads
In 1792 Captain William George (1760-1827), a veteran of the Revolutionary War, established near this site on River Road an ordinary which stood until about 1900. During the campaign of 1781, General Von Steuben crossed the James River at . . . Map (db m18356) HM
13 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — Goochland County CourthouseWelcome
At the time Goochland was formed from Henrico County in 1728, the county was much larger than it currently is. With land on both sides of the James River, the courthouse was placed close to a ferry crossing. The goal was to have the court within a . . . Map (db m170083) HM
14 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — Goochland County Courthouse
The Goochland Court House survives as one of the better preserved and most beautiful Roman Revival or Jeffersonian court houses of Piedmont Virginia. As a shelter for local democracy, the county court house provided the perfect . . . Map (db m170091) HM
15 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-9 — Goochland County Courthouse
The present courthouse is the fourth to serve the county and the second to occupy this site. The building was erected in 1826 by Valentine Parrish, a Cumberland builder, and Dabney Cosby, a skilled Staunton brickmason who had worked for Thomas . . . Map (db m18371) HM
16 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-10 — Goochland Courthouse
Near here the ancient trail used by the Iroquois Indians in their raids crossed James River. This trail later became the main north-south road through Virginia. In 1781, Lord Cornwallis, in his invasion of Virginia, marched by this point and his . . . Map (db m18375) HM
17 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — Goochland's Courthouse Square
The new courthouse was this day received by William Miller, G. Woodson Payne, and myself as Commissioners for the County. An elegant and excellent building erected by Dabney Cosby and Valentine Parrish…and the court sat in it, . . . Map (db m170095) HM
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18 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — Goochland's Jail
By the 1820s localities began to replace their old jails with larger, more secure masonry buildings. Goochland was no exception. This jail, circa 1825, has withstood burning three times—twice by prisoners and once by Union troops in . . . Map (db m170086) HM
19 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-20 — Huguenot Settlement
In 1700-1701, Huguenots (French Protestant refugees) settled in this region on land provided to them by the Virginia colony. The Huguenot settlement, known as "Manakin Town" centered at the former site of a Monacan Indian town, located south of the . . . Map (db m18363) HM
20 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — In Memory of All VeteransPost 215 — Dedicated November 11, 1998 —
In honor of the men and women who proudly served their country in the Armed Forces of the United States of America
Turn back your thoughts this evening tide, To the thousands of of buddies who fought and died, they lie asleep . . . Map (db m170087) WM
21 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-17 — James Pleasants
James Pleasants was born on 24 Oct. 1769 at his home, Contention, located two miles south. A Quaker, Pleasants served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1796 to 1810, and in 1803 was elected its clerk. He sat in the United States House of . . . Map (db m18369) HM
22 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — Old Clerk's Office
The law (passed by the General Assembly in 1792) called for the construction of a fireproof clerk's office on the courthouse grounds of every county. It required that each clerk reside within the county or corporation in which he . . . Map (db m170090) HM
23 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-18 — Sabot Hill
It was named for Sabot Island, supposed to resemble a wooden shoe. Sabot Hill was the home of James A. Seddon, member of Congress and Confederate Secretary of War, 1862-65, who built the house in 1855. It was visited by Dahlgren in his raid, March . . . Map (db m18352) HM
24 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-12 — Second Union School
Second Union School, which operated until 1959 is the oldest-surviving of the 10 Rosenwald schools built in Goochland County. The African American community and Goochland County contributed funds to the building. Constructed in 1918, the building is . . . Map (db m31607) HM
25 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-70 — The 1936 Virginia Prison Recordings
In 1936 famed folklorist John A. Lomax visited the Virginia State Prison Farm here and at the Virginia State Penitentiary in Richmond. Working for the Library of Congress's Archive of Folk Song, Lomax canvassed southern prisons in search of . . . Map (db m18368) HM
26 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland — SA-22 — William Webber Reported missing
Three miles north are the home site and grave of William Webber, pastor of Dover Baptist Church, 1773-1808. As an early Baptist leader before the Revolution, he was imprisoned in the jails of Chesterfield and Middlesex. He aided in organizing the . . . Map (db m18365) HM
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27 Virginia, Goochland County, Goochland, Cedar Point — The Lock-Keeper's House1803 Cedar Point Road
The Lock-Keeper's House has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1836 The Lock-Keeper's House has been registered a Virginia Historic . . . Map (db m170099) HM
 
 
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