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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDT6_one-brigade-alone_Doswell-VA.html
The first unit of the Union Ninth Corps to cross the North Anna was Brigadier General James H. Ledlie's brigade. His 1,500 infantrymen were ready to advance by 3:00 p.m., despite having been soaked up to their armpits while crossing the river. Unf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDT4_battle-on-the-skirmish-line_Doswell-VA.html
Grant misinterpreted Lee's withdrawal on May 23 and 24 as Confederate weakness and ordered the Army of the Potomac to brush aside any scattered Rebel resistance and advance to Richmond. Major General Ambrose E. Burnside received orders to move his…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDT1_colonel-weisigers-virginians_Doswell-VA.html
The five Virginia regiments led by Colonel David A. Weisiger began construction of the trenches before you on the morning of May 24 and continued to work on them during the next two days. The Virginians had been resting quietly near Anderson's Tav…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDSZ_the-ox-ford-road_Doswell-VA.html
At 11:00 a.m. six cannon of Major John Lane's Georgia artillery battalion, followed closely by Brigadier General Edward A. Perry's weakened 270-man Florida infantry brigade, moved down this road to cover the vital crossing of Ox Ford. As the Union…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDRM_water-works_Doswell-VA.html
Water Works is 16 acres of wet family fun, offering a total of 28 water slides and attractions, and free with a paid admission to the park."Hurricane Reef" first opened in 1992 with 20 water slides, then doubled its size in 1999 with the addition …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDRJ_the-blue-ridge-tollway_Doswell-VA.html
Opened May, 1975Built near a wooded section of the park once known as Shady Grove, guests could walk through the woods and watch these 4/5 scale replicas of classic automobiles.The cars are modeled after 1917 Model T Fords.The top speed is about 6…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCJE_the-carrousel_Doswell-VA.html
Manufactured by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, "No. 44" first opened in 1917 at Riverside park in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1938 the ride was sold to Roger Williams Park in Providence, Rhode Island, then came to Kings Dominion in 1973 dur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCJC_ace-roller-coaster-landmark_Doswell-VA.html
The American Coaster Enthusiasts recognize Rebel Yell as an ACE Roller Coaster Landmark, a designation reserved for rides of historic significance.
Designed by John C. Allen (1907-1979) of the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, the 92-foot high woo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBNC_volcano_Doswell-VA.html
Volcano, The Blast Coaster was introduced in 1998, and in 2000 still reigns as the world's first and fastest suspended blast coaster.
Riders are blasted 155 feet vertically through the mouth of an active volcano.Volcano, the Blast Coaster is th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9U9_dead-of-the-north-anna-battlefield_Doswell-VA.html
This monument honors all the valiant men who lost their lives on the battlefields of the North AnnaMay 23-26, 1864"No more shall the war cry sever,or the winding rivers be red;They banish our anger foreverwhen they laurel the graves of our dead!Un…