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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZAF_confederate-general-john-hunt-morgan_Abingdon-VA.html
Confederate General John Hunt Morgan,
"The Thunderbolt of the Confederacy" was
placed here in the Martin tomb for a short time
after his death in Greeneville, Tennessee on
September 4. 1864. General Morgan's funeral was
the largest Abingdon h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZAE_green-spring-presbyterian-church_Abingdon-VA.html
Green Spring Presbyterian Church was
organized by 1784 and met in a log structure
that stood east of here. The present church
location has been in use since about 1794
when James Montgomery deeded the property
to the congregation as long as i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z61_sinking-spring-cemetery_Abingdon-VA.html
In 1773, the Rev. Charles Cummings became
the first minister of the Sinking Spring
Presbyterian congregation, among the
earliest in Southwest Virginia, and the first
meetinghouse was soon constructed here of
logs. The earliest marked grave in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19UQ_pow-mia_Abingdon-VA.html
At the end of the Vietnam War (1959-1975), there were more than 2,000 servicemen and women missing in action in Vietnam, Laos and other countries in Southeast Asia. The National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19TM_the-minutemen_Abingdon-VA.html
During the colonial days, Minutemen were a small hand-picked elite force of citizen soldiers who were required to be highly mobile and able to assemble quickly. Minutemen were selected from militia muster rolls by their commanding officers. Typica…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19TG_bronze-yellow-ribbon-monument_Abingdon-VA.html
Since the beginning of our nation in 1776, American service men and women have marched away to distant places, leaving friends, family and their own hopes and dreams in order that others may be free.
Over the years we have used different expres…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19TA_split-rail-fence-the-american-chestnut_Abingdon-VA.html
Split Rail fences were used by early pioneer families to fence in their livestock, to protect their crops from their farm animals, and to mark boundary lines. The fences were constructed out of timber logs which were split into rails. Most split r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19T9_abingdon-in-the-civil-war_Abingdon-VA.html
(preface)On December 1, 1864, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 5,700 cavalrymen east from Knoxville, Tennessee, to destroy iron-, lead-, and saltworks in Virginia that were essential to the Confederate war effort. After actions at Kingsport and Bris…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19T3_landon-boyd_Abingdon-VA.html
Landon Boyd, an African American brick mason born into slavery, was an Abingdon resident. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Civil War, he lived in Richmond. In May 1867, he served on the petit jury for the U.S. District Court in Richmond e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19T2_the-virginia-creeper_Abingdon-VA.html
The Abingdon Branch"The Virginia Creeper"
Norfolk & Western Railway's Abingdon Branch began in 1887 as the Abingdon Coal and Iron Railroad (AC&IRR). The Virginia-Carolina Railroad (VCRR) bought the AC&IRR in 1900, and extended rail service to D…