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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ92_william-ransom-johnson_Chesterfield-VA.html
William Ransom Johnson lived near here at Oakland. Called the "Napoleon of the Turf," he dominated American horseracing early in the 19th century. He trained more than 20 champions and achieved national fame from the 30 North-South match races hel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ90_eppington_Chesterfield-VA.html
Two and one-third miles south stands Eppington, built in the late 1760s by Francis Eppes and his wife Elizabeth Wayles Eppes, half-sister to Martha Wayles Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson frequently visited Eppington. Lucy Jefferson, his daughter, died…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ7Z_dividends-for-the-future_Chesterfield-VA.html
I propose to create a civilian conservation corps?confining itself to forestry, the prevention of soil erosion, flood control, and similar projects. I call your attention to the fact that this type of work is of definite, practical value, not only…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ7X_ccc-camp-site_Chesterfield-VA.html
This is the site of the former camp of two Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) companies and a Works Progress Administration (WPA) work force of 300 men who constructed the recreation area along Swift Creek from the spring of 1935 to the summer of 1…
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Located north of this marker is the site of the camp of CCC Company 2386, Beach, Virginia. The camp was organized in 1935 and disbanded in 1942. The company consisted of 2 to 3 military officers, a civilian technical service staff, and approximate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ7T_pocahontas-state-park_Chesterfield-VA.html
This park of 7604 acres was originally known as the Swift Creek Recreational Area. Its purchase in 1934 and subsequent development by the federal government were with the understanding that eventually the State would accept and maintain the proper…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHA3_piney-grove-church-meeting-site_Chesterfield-VA.html
Late in the 18th century, the Methodist Episcopal Church confronted the possibility of schism. James O'Kelly, a Methodist minister, began challenging Bishop Francis Asbury regarding his appointive powers, his management of church affairs, and othe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCU8_apostles-of-religious-liberty_Chesterfield-VA.html
On this spot were imprisoned 1770-1774John TannerWilliam WeberAugustine EastinDavid TinsleyJoseph AnthonyJeremiah WalkerJohn Weatherford Apostles ofReligious Liberty "Whether it be right in the sight of Godto hearken unto you more than unto …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCU5_chesterfield-county-courthouse_Chesterfield-VA.html
This area, known originally as "Cold Water Run," is the site of the first Chesterfield County courthouse, erected in 1750. In 1917 it was demolished and replaced by a larger Georgian Revival brick building that served the county until the 1960s. T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCU1_chesterfield-court-house_Chesterfield-VA.html
Late on the morning of Monday, April 3, 1865, part of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia briefly halted here at the Chesterfield County seat. The day before, a series of Federal attacks had broken through Lee's lines at …
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