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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19S2_mount-joy_Buchanan-VA.html
On May 26, 1864, Union Gen, David Hunter marched south from Cedar Creek near Winchester to drive out Confederate forces, lay waste to the Shenandoah Valley, and destroy transportation facilities at Lynchburg. His raid was part of Gen. Ulysses S. G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11RH_buchanan-the-james-river-kanawha-canal_Buchanan-VA.html
Buchanan, Virginia is the western terminus of the James River & Kanawha Canal. Considered one of Virginia's most remarkable engineering feats ever attempted, the Canal's beginnings stretch back to 1785, when George Washington appeared before the G…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11R2_the-anchorage_Buchanan-VA.html
(preface)On May 26, 1864, Union Gen. David Hunter marched south from Cedar Creek near Winchester to drive out Confederate forces, lay waste to the Shenandoah Valley, and destroy transportation facilities at Lynchburg. His raid was part of Gen. Uly…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11R0_buchanan-bridge_Buchanan-VA.html
(preface)On May 26, 1864, Union Gen. David Hunter marched south from Cedar Creek near Winchester to drive out Confederate forces, lay waste to the Shenandoah Valley, and destroy transportation facilities at Lynchburg. His raid was part of Gen. Uly…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11QY_wilson-warehouse_Buchanan-VA.html
(preface)On May 26, 1864, Union Gen. David Hunter marched south from Cedar Creek near Winchester to drive out Confederate forces, lay waste to the Shenandoah Valley, and destroy transportation facilities at Lynchburg. His raid was part of Gen. Uly…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMSXH_audley-pauls-fort_Buchanan-VA.html
Nearby stood Capt. Audley Paul's fort. builtin 1757 during the French and Indian War(1754-1763) as one in a series of fortificationsto protect Virginia's frontier. Paul served asa lieutenant in Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock'sill-fated expedition again…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFS8_looneys-ferry_Buchanan-VA.html
Looney's Ferry, established in 1742, was the first crossing over James River in this region. On the other side of the river was Cherry Tree Bottom, home of Colonel John Buchanan, and above the mouth of this creek stood Fort Fauquier, 1758-1763.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFS7_the-botetourt-artillery_Buchanan-VA.html
(East Face)In Commemoration of the deeds and services of the Buchanan Company. Organized Oct. 1859, as the Mountain Rifles Virginia Volunteers. Enlisted May 1861, in the Confederate States Army, for twelve months, as Co. 1-H-28 Regiment Virginia I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFRV_buchanan_Buchanan-VA.html
The town was established in 1811 and named for Colonel John Buchanan, pioneer and soldier. It was incorporated in 1833. Its importance consisted in its being the western terminus of the James River and Kanawha Canal, which reached the town in 1851…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCCK_cartmills-gap_Buchanan-VA.html
This gap, just west, is named for Henry Cartmill who acquired land nearby on Purgatory Creek. During the French and Indian War (1754-1763), conflicts between Indians and settlers increased in this area. In 1757, Indians laid waste to several nearb…
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