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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MNI_maidens-virginia_Goochland-VA.html
This area was most likely first named for "Maiden's Adventure Farm," a nearby estate mentioned in the 1755 will of John Fleming. By 1824, construction of the James River and Kanawha Canal reached Maidens Adventure.In 1825 the Maidens Adventure Dam…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML4L_second-union-school_Goochland-VA.html
Second Union School, which operated until 1959 is the oldest-surviving of the 10 Rosenwald schools built in Goochland County. The African American community and Goochland County contributed funds to the building. Constructed in 1918, the building …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML4J_elk-hill_Goochland-VA.html
Two miles south is Elk Hill, once owned by Thomas Jefferson. Lord Cornwallis made his headquarters there, June 7-15, 1781; this was the western limit of his invasion. On June 15 he turned eastward, leaving the place pillaged and carrying off slaves.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI0C_byrd-presbyterian-church_Goochland-VA.html
Byrd Presbyterian Church's congregation is descended from worshipers, organized by theologian and future Princeton University president Samuel Davies at Tucker Woodson's farm in 1748. By 1759 the group had its own building on Byrd Creek. In 1838 d…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC23_goochland-courthouse_Goochland-VA.html
Near here the ancient trail used by the Iroquois Indians in their raids crossed James River. This trail later became the main north-south road through Virginia. In 1781, Lord Cornwallis, in his invasion of Virginia, marched by this point and his c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC1Z_goochland-county-courthouse_Goochland-VA.html
The present courthouse is the fourth to serve the county and the second to occupy this site. The building was erected in 1826 by Valentine Parrish, a Cumberland builder, and Dabney Cosby, a skilled Staunton brickmason who had worked for Thomas Jef…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC1K_georges-tavern-crossroads_Goochland-VA.html
In 1792 Captain William George (1760-1827), a veteran of the Revolutionary War, established near this site on River Road an ordinary which stood until about 1900. During the campaign of 1781, General Von Steuben crossed the James River at Cartersv…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC1J_bolling-island_Goochland-VA.html
Bolling Island mansion, overlooking an island of that name, stands at a bend of the James River to the south. John Bolling purchased the land in 1717. Begun about 1771, the house was completed in the late 1830s by Thomas Bolling, son of Col. Willi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC1I_bolling-hall_Goochland-VA.html
Bolling Hall, to the south, was built in the late 18th century for William Bolling on land patented by his grandfather in 1714. Col. Bolling served as a county justice, militia officer, and legislator, and founded a pioneer school there for the ed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC1H_dungeness_Goochland-VA.html
Seven miles south once stood Dungeness, built about 1730 by Isham Randolph (1685-1742) who was the grandfather of Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, and of James Pleasants, Governor of Virginia. Sea captain, merchant and planter, Ra…