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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXOF_amherst-county-rockbridge-county_Vesuvius-VA.html
Amherst County. Formed in 1781 from Albemarle, and named for Jeffrey, Lord Amherst, British commander in the French and Indian War. Balcony Falls are in this county.
Rockbridge County. Formed in 1778 from Augusta and Botetourt, and named for th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXOC_constitution-forest_Vesuvius-VA.html
In 1938, the celebration of the 150th anniversaryof the United States Constitution, the VirginiaDaughters of the American Revolution sponsoredthe planting of Constitution Forest in this area.With the help of the Civilian Conservation Corpsand the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVBO_williams-viaduct_Madison-Heights-VA.html
This bridge was erected by Norfolk & Western Railway Co., Chesepeake & Ohio Railway Co., Southern Railway Co., City of Lynchburg, Va. Begun 1916. Completed 1918. Bridge Commissioners Ernest Williams, Chairman; William King, Jr.; John P. Pettyjohn.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV95_amherst-county-campbell-county_Madison-Heights-VA.html
?Amherst County. Formed in 1761 from Albemarle, and named for Jeffrey, Lord Amherst, British commander in the French and Indian War. Balcony Falls are in this county.
Campbell County. Formed in 1781 from Bedford, and named for General William C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV86_central-virginia-training-center_Madison-Heights-VA.html
Established in 1910 as the Virginia StateEpileptic Colony, the center admitted its firstpatients in May 1911. The facility originallyserved persons with epilepsy and beganaccepting individuals with mental retardationin 1913. Due to the new nationa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV74_buffalo-lick-plantation_Madison-Heights-VA.html
Patented in 1742 by John Bolling, Jr., the 2,735-acre Buffalo Lick Plantation tract along the JamesRiver includes three notable historic sites. Onemile southeast stand the ruins of Mount Athos, thehome of William J. Lewis, an officer in theAmerica…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV72_lynchburg-defenses_Madison-Heights-VA.html
During the Civil War, a line of trenches andfortified artillery positions extending pasthere were built late in 1863 to defend Lynchburg against attack from the north. Brig.Gen. Francis T. Nicholls was responsible forensuring that the local militi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV71_ruckers-chapel_Amherst-VA.html
Nearby stood Rucker's Chapel, one of the firstAnglican (present-day Episcopal) churches inAmherst County. Also known as Harris CreekChurch and later as St. Matthew's, the churchwas founded by Col. Ambrose Rucker before 1751.It stood on part of a 5…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV6T_james-river-batteau_Amherst-VA.html
Near here lived Anthony and Benjamin Rucker,inventors of the James River batteau, whichsuperseded the double dugout canoe and rollingroad for transporting tobacco hogsheads. Theselong (about 50 or 60 feet), double-ended vesselsdominated the commer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV6A_sweet-briar-college_Amherst-VA.html
This liberal arts college for women, opened in 1906, granted its first Bachelor of Arts degrees in 1910. Estbalished under the will of Indiana Fletcher Williams as a memorial to her only daughter, Daisy, the college is located on a 2800-acre tract…