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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U2Z_caretaker-cottage-historical_Falmouth-VA.html
From construction of the main house ca. 1880, until the end of the Civil War, life at Belmont was intertwined with the institution of slavery. An 1815 Falmouth property list shows that then resident Susannah Knox owned four slaves over age 12. Num…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U2X_welcome-to-our-trails-historical_Falmouth-VA.html
The trails at Gari Melchers Home and Studio at Belmont fulfill the wishes of Corinne Melchers, who hoped visitors could someday walk the estate's beautiful woods and riverside setting.
One-and-a-half miles of paths cover a varied terrain to the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QTN_anthony-burns_Falmouth-VA.html
Anthony Burns was born into slavery in Stafford County. In 1854 Burns escaped from Richmond, where he had been hired out, to Boston. His owner demanded his return under the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Burns' arrest on 24 May 1854 inspired abolitio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H15_gari-melchers-home-and-studio_Falmouth-VA.html
Overlooking the Falls of the Rappahannock River on a major 17th and 18th century trade route, this site became the setting for the artist's internationally acclaimed early 20th century paintings celebrating the lives and character of the citizens…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMON8_on-this-site-in-1862_Falmouth-VA.html
Guard Duty in Falmouth:Eight members of Company "F" 2nd Regt. U.S. Sharpshooters pose for a photograph in front of the O'Bannon House on Caroline St. (current day Butler Road) in Falmouth, Virginia, about May or June of 1862. They are Pictured wit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLNA_james-hunter_Falmouth-VA.html
Owner of the famed Hunter Iron Works in Stafford County, which manufactured most of the camp utensils and weapons for the Virginia forces during the Revolutionary War.
A true patriot, he received little, if any, compensation.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLN9_freedom-began-here_Falmouth-VA.html
"The soldier assured me that I was now a free man?I never would be a slave no more."- John Washington, a Fredericksburg slave
"Our camps are now flooeded with negroes, with packs on their backs and bound for freedom. No system of abolition coul…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFBB_conway-house_Falmouth-VA.html
Conway House was the home of Moncure Conway who freed himself from the dogmas of his culture and became an abolitionist. He is the only descendent of one of our nation's Founding Fathers to actively lead escaping slaves to freedom, thereby taking …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10W_magistrates-office_Falmouth-VA.html
The Magistrate's Office is the oldest existing municipal building in Stafford County. Originally built for the town of Falmouth, the structure has been used as a courthouse (magistrate's office) and voting place. Traditionally referred to as the C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF7_moncure-daniel-conway_Falmouth-VA.html
Nearby to the northwest is the childhood home of renowned abolitionist, writer, and lecturer Moncure Daniel Conway (1832-1907). In 1838 his family moved into this Federal-style house. Conway graduated from Dickinson College in 1849 and Harvard Div…