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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2II_edgar-allen-poe_Richmond-VA.html
Presented to the people of Virginia by George Edward Barksdale, M.D. and gratefully accepted by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a tribute of admiration for Poe's scholarly genius as an eminent and vigorous writer and poet.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2IG_the-bell-tower_Richmond-VA.html
This tower was built in 1824, on the site of a frame building. It long served as a guard house for the State Guard.
The bell was a fire alarm and was also rung in emergencies. In 1861-1865 it was used to call out local defenders, notably on Apr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2IA_anna-maria-lane_Richmond-VA.html
Near the Bell Tower in Capitol Square stood the barracks of the Public Guard. There, from 1801 to 1807, lived John Lane and his wife, Anna Maria Lane, the only documented woman veteran of the Revolutionary War to reside in Virginia. She disguised …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EX_john-miller-house_Richmond-VA.html
John Miller, a free black cooper and minister, built this house about 1858. It is significant as a rare surviving antebellum house in Richmond constructed by and for a free African American family. More than two thousand free blacks lived in Richm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CP_white-house-of-the-confederacy_Richmond-VA.html
Built in 1818 as the residence of Dr. John Brockenbrough, this National Historic Landmark is best known as the executive mansion for the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865. President Jefferson Davis and is family lived here until Confederate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML4_saint-josephs-villa_Richmond-VA.html
Saint Joseph's Villa, founded 25 Nov. 1834 and incorporated 3 Oct. 1868, is one of the oldest-operating children's institutions in the United States. For 143 years administered by the Catholic Daughters of Charity as an orphanage and girls' school…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML1_bill-bojangles-robinson_Richmond-VA.html
December 14, 1878 - November 25, 1949.Dancer · Actor · HumanitarianNative Son of Richmond———Internationally famous actor and dancer rendered many kindnesses to the citizens of Richmond.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKT_saint-johns-episcopal-church_Richmond-VA.html
Here on 23 March 1776 Patrick Henry delivered his "Liberty or Death" speech, calling for American independence, during the second Virginia revolutionary conventions that included as members George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Peyton Randolph, and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKS_british-invasion-of-richmond-january-1781_Richmond-VA.html
On 4 Jan. 1781, British troops led by Brig. Gen. Benedict Arnold landed at Westover in Charles City County and began marching to Richmond. Learning of the threat, Governor Thomas Jefferson directed the removal of public records and military stores…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKQ_trinity-methodist-church_Richmond-VA.html
Erected in 1860, this building housed Trinity Methodist Church until 1945 when the congregation moved to Henrico County. It was designed by noted Richmond architect Albert West, who was also a leading Methodist. The roots of the Trinity congregati…