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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X6N_dig-and-dig-some-more-historical_Doswell-VA.html
The earthworks before you form a unique pattern known as the "V's". At first glance, the trenches seem to be without pattern or purpose but they tell the story of the Union defense of the area on May 24-27. The line of trenches on the ri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HHG_men-from-massachusetts_Doswell-VA.html
The crack of thunder and flash of lightning echoed across the ravine before you, as the men of Ledlie's Brigade struggled to survive the relentless Confederate rifle and cannon fire which targeted them with fatal precision. The low ground offer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HHF_like-the-coming-of-a-cyclone_Doswell-VA.html
The fighting pits before you mark the positions of the skirmishers of the 2nd Georgia Battalion of General Ambrose Wright's Brigade, defending Ox Ford. The Georgians were in a perfect position to fire into the flank of Ledlie's assaulting colum…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HHE_run-for-safety_Doswell-VA.html
The melee resulting from the combination of a pouring thunderstorm, the boiling mix of five regiments of Union soldiers pursued by three regiments of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia infantrymen - accented by the flashes and smoke of rifle and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HHD_ledlies-legacy_Doswell-VA.html
Ledlie's men reached safety after uniting with Colonel Elisha Gaylord Marshall's 9th Corps Provisional brigade. Marshall was a tough West Point graduate who fought on the western frontier and was severely wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg. L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EK4_turning-lees-flank_Doswell-VA.html
Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia arrived here at the North Anna River on May 22, 1864. The next day, the Union Army of the Potomac followed, having maneuvered around the Confederates from the Wilderness through Spotsylvan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF0V_boo-boos-tree-swings_Doswell-VA.html
Opened May, 1975This "Kiddie Chair Carousel" (as named by the manufacturer Intamin AG of Switzerland) has also operated under names "Totem-Go-Round" and "Hickory Limbs" since its opening debut.
A concrete "tree" surrounds the original ride stru…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF0T_ranger-smiths-jeep-tour_Doswell-VA.html
Opened May, 1975Operating 25 years in the same corner of what was originally called "The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera", this popular children's jeep ride was manufactured by Intamin AG of Switzerland.
This "Kiddie Merry Hunting" ride cost about …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF08_boulder-bumpers_Doswell-VA.html
Opened May, 1975The Boulder Bumpers is a miniature version of the Dodgem car ride in Candy Apple Grove. It features two-rider cars, built by Bertazzon of Italy, that run on a 59' x 30' steel-plated floor. the ride structure is painted concrete "bo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEHB_fork-church_Doswell-VA.html
Fork Church was first housed in a 1722 frame building near the present church site. It was known as "The Chapel in the Forks" and derived its name from the nearby confluence of the North and South Anna rivers and the Little and Newfound rivers. Th…