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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26EZ_mount-olive-baptist-church_Glen-Allen-VA.html
This church, originally known Mount Olivet African Church of Baptist, was founded May 2, 1867. Its founding congregants, wanting their own church, moved from local North Run Baptist Church and began meeting on 1.18 acres nearby. As the first Afric…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26EY_maybelle-carter-family-residence_Glen-Allen-VA.html
In 1947 the Maybelle Carter family bought the home at 4101 Old Springfield Road here in Glen Allen, Virginia. They performed on local radio stations WRNL-WRVA and the Old Dominion Barn Dance while living in the Richmond area. The daughters attende…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM26EX_anderson-cemetery_Glen-Allen-VA.html
Anderson Cemetery, circa 1867, is one of the earliest African American cemeteries in the Yellow Tavern area. William Kennedy, clerk of Mount Olive Baptist Church, formed the Sons of Jacob, a fraternal organization which pledged "to attend to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IF4_john-preston-clarke_Glen-Allen-VA.html
The Rev. John Preston Clarke (1831-1915), a free black man, and his Madagascar-born wife, Lucy Ann Renibe Winston, were raised in a Quaker community of free blacks in Montpelier. Ordained a minister in 1867, Clarke helped foster balck institutions…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17HC_springfield-school_Glen-Allen-VA.html
African-American students attended this two-room 1920s structure. It was one of approximately 22 schools under the supervision of the pioneer educator, Virginia E. Randolph. Multiple grades were taught with students ranging in age from seven to ei…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17HB_mercer-hugh-cosby-farm_Glen-Allen-VA.html
Significant for its ownership by one African-American family dating back to the late 1800s, Mercer Hugh Cosby built the farmhouse in the 1880s on 52-acres. He grew tobacco and had an orchard on the property. The farm passed to his youngest son Wil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO8B_forest-lodge-belvedere_Glen-Allen-VA.html
This Belvedere, meaning "beautiful view" was one of three Forest Lodge towers. Forest Lodge, constructed in the 1880s by Captain John Cussons, was a six-story hotel on 1000 acres in Glen Allen, west of the railroad tracks. Cussons created gardens,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO89_courtney-road-service-station_Glen-Allen-VA.html
The 1920s were the boom years for construction of gas stations in the United States due to an increase of cars, improved roads and low gas prices. By 1929, there were 143,000 "filling" stations across the nation. Many were built in the "House with…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ9S_u-s-railway-post-office-car_Glen-Allen-VA.html
Government regulations required Railway Post Office cars in 1910. The RF&P owned five. American Car & Foundry built this one in 1916. Some of the first steel cars were postal cars. They were important revenue sources for the railroad. The eliminat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ9R_steel-coach_Glen-Allen-VA.html
The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation built this all-steel coach in 1923. This coach was later modernized and included features such as air conditioning, double-glazed metal windows, cable curtains, and rotating reclining seats with adjustable he…
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