Henry Martin

Henry Martin (HM1FGI)

Location: Milford, VA 22903 Albemarle County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 2.173', W 78° 30.263'

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1826 - 1915

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 janitor and bell ringer and continued in that position for the remainder of his time at the University. The University bell hung on the south porch of the Rotunda, but it was destroyed in a fire in 1895. The Chapel bell, hung in the steeple adjacent to this marker, served as its replacement.


Henry Martin rang the bell at dawn to awaken the students, and rang it during the day to mark the hours and the beginning and ending of class periods. He was beloved by generations of faculty, students, and alumni, and he remembered them all when they returned for visits.
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HM NumberHM1FGI
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Year Placed2012
Placed ByJohn H. and Trula Leventis Wright and The I.D.E.A. Fund
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Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 10:37am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 719017 N 4212773
Decimal Degrees38.03621667, -78.50438333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 2.173', W 78° 30.263'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 2' 10.38" N, 78° 30' 15.78" W
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Area Code(s)434, 540
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 415 Co Rd 579, Milford VA 22903, US
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