Historical Markers in Greenwood, Virginia

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Historical Markers in Greenwood, Virginia

1 ► Virginia, Albemarle County, Greenwood — “The Albemarle 26” — Pioneers of Equality in Education —

On Greenwood Road (County Route 691) 0.2 miles north of Greenwood Station Road (County Route 690), on the right when traveling north.

On 3 Sept. 1963, nine years after the U.S. Supreme Court declared racial segregation of public schools unconstitutional, 26 African-American students formerly enrolled at all-black schools desegregated Albemarle High School, . . . — — Map (db m234288) HM

2 ► Virginia, Albemarle County, Greenwood — Mirador —

On Rockfish Gap Turnpike (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling west.

This was the girlhood home of Viscountess Nancy Astor, first woman member of the British Parliament. She was a daughter of Chiswell Dabney Langhorne, who bought “Mirador” in 1892. The house was built sometime after 1832 for James M. . . . — — Map (db m1536) HM

3 ► Virginia, Albemarle County, Greenwood, Mountain Hollow — W-164 — Mirador —

On Rockfish Gap Turnpike (U.S. 250) east of Plank Road, on the right when traveling east.

Nearby stands Mirador the childhood home of Nancy, Viscountess Astor, the first woman member of Parliament. Born Nancy Witcher Langhorne in 1879, she lived here from 1892 to 1897. In 1906 she married Waldorf Astor and moved to England permanently. . . . — — Map (db m1535) HM

4 ► Virginia, Albemarle County, Greenwood, Mountain Hollow — VDOT Workers’ Memorial —

On Interstate 64 at milepost 103.5, on the right when traveling east.

The monument before you honors Virginia state highway workers who lost their lives while serving the Commonwealth’s travelers. No public funds were used to build this memorial. It was built entirely with donations from Virginia Department of . . . — — Map (db m26332) HM

5 ► Virginia, Newport News, Greenwood — Berdan’s Sharpshooters — 1862 Peninsula Campaign

On Constitution Way, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.

From this rifle pit, Colonel Hiram Berdan’s 1st U.S. Sharpshooters targeted Confederate troops on the opposite bank of the Warwick River. Hiram Berdan, considered the nation’s best marksman, organized the regiment from hand-picked volunteers who . . . — — Map (db m200060) HM

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