You searched for City|State: falls church, va
Showing results 1 to 10 of 44
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NKV_original-federal-boundary-stone-sw-7_Falls-Church-VA.html
In 1801, this stone represented Arlington's limits.
In 2001, this school represents Arlington's boundless horizon.
Arlington County Virginia Bicentennial
1801-2001
200 years of community
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HI2_james-wren_Falls-Church-VA.html
In grateful memory of
James Wren
1728 - 1815
Vestryman, Trustee
& Architect
of
The Falls Church
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GZ9_new-york-memorial-stone-at-falls-church_Falls-Church-VA.html
In Memory
of the Civil War Soldiers
who were buried here in this
Hallowed Ground
1861-1864
Edward Bowman, 21st NYVI
John Decker, 20th NYSM
Patrick Doyle, 20th NYSM
Horace Dougherty, 144th NYVI
Franklin E. Dunham, 20th NYSM
Curtis Fagan, 144th N…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GZ1_to-the-glory-of-god-and-in-honor-of-george-washington_Falls-Church-VA.html
To the glory of
God
and in honor of
George Washington
who was a vestryman
in 1765 of
the old Falls Church
Built A.D. 1734
This tablet was placed by
the Falls Church Chapter,
Daughters of the
American Revolution
October 1911
Rededicated 2005
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DUS_original-west-corner-stone_Falls-Church-VA.html
Original West Corner StoneDistrict of Columbia 1791 - 1792Dedication 1952Rededication 1989Falls Church Chapter, NSDAR
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D9V_harriet-and-george-brice_Falls-Church-VA.html
You are standing across the street from land that Harriet Brice, a "free woman of color," purchased in 1864. Together with her husband, George Brice, she struggled to farm the property during the Civil War. Although we had gained her freedom somet…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D99_the-falls-church_Falls-Church-VA.html
The Civil War dramatically affected this 1769 Anglican/Episcopal church that stands before you. The congregation disbanded as the war broke out, with some families fleeing the village. Confederate forces occupied the church in August and September…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D7S_galloway-methodist-church_Falls-Church-VA.html
In 1867, African Americans built Galloway United Methodist Church and established the historic cemetery you are facing. According to local tradition, before and during the Civil War enslaved people on the Dulany plantation secretly worshiped in th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BGE_living-in-fear_Falls-Church-VA.html
Confederate Col. John Singleton Mosby's Partisan Rangers (43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry) conducted raids on Falls Church through the summer and fall of 1864. On the night of October 17, a detachment of Mosby's command rode through the village do…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19JZ_southwest-no-6-boundary-marker_Falls-Church-VA.html
The U.S. Government erected 40 sandstone markers on the boundaries of the District of Columbia in 1791 and 1792. The boundary survey was initiated by President George Washington and executed by Andrew Ellicott, who became Surveyor General of the U…