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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VLW_king-and-queen-county-gloucester-county-historical_Saluda-VA.html
King and Queen County. Formed in 1691 from New Kent, and named for King William III and Queen Mary. The family of George Rogers Clark long lived in this county.
Gloucester County. Formed in 1651 from York, and named for Gloucester County, Engla…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F3J_morgan-v-virginia_Saluda-VA.html
The resistance of Irene Morgan (1917-2007) to segregation led to an important court case. On 16 July 1944, Morgan refused to give up her seat on a Greyhound bus to a white passenger. After a struggle with Middlesex County sheriffs she was arrested…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F3H_opiscopank_Saluda-VA.html
In 1608, Capt. John Smith mapped Opiscopank near here as an Indian town where a chief lived. Oddly, his narratives did not mention visiting the town or how he learned about it. In 1649, Ralph Wormeley patented 3,200 acres here that included "the I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHY1_urbanna-creek_Saluda-VA.html
First known as Nimcock Creek, this creek was mentioned in a legislative act of 1680 as "Wormley's Creek." After the town of Urbanna was named in 1705 for Queen Anne, the stream was given the same name. British privateersmen entered the creek, June…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHXX_rosegill_Saluda-VA.html
A short distance east is Rosegill. The house was built about 1650 by the first Ralph Wormeley; it became the summer home of the colonial governors, Sir Henry Chicheley and Lord Howard of Effingham. In 1776, the owner, the fifth Ralph Wormeley, was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHXT_christ-church_Saluda-VA.html
Half a mile east is Christ Church, Middlesex. The first building was erected about 1666; the present one in 1712. About 1840 the church was restored. The colonial governor, Sir Henry Chicheley, is buried there.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHX4_tomb-of-puller_Saluda-VA.html
In Christ Churchyard immediately to the north lies buried Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell Puller, USMC. He led Marines in 19 campaigns from Haiti and Nicaragua through the Korean War, receiving 53 decorations and the admiration and affection of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHUB_scottish-factors-store_Saluda-VA.html
Two miles to the north, in the colonial port of entry of Urbanna, is a restored eighteenth century storehouse. Scottish merchants became active commercial factors in the colony subsequent to the Act of Union of England and Scotland. Urbanna was es…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGRZ_king-and-queen-county-gloucester-county_Saluda-VA.html
(Obverse)King and Queen CountyArea 320 Square MilesFormed in 1691 from New Kent, and named for King William III and Queen Mary. The family of George Rogers Clark long lived in this county.
(Reverse)Gloucester CountyArea 223 Square MilesFormed i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGRY_poropotank-creek_Saluda-VA.html
Land was patented on this creek as early as 1640. In 1653, John Lewis settled here. John Lewis, Jr., was living here in 1676 when Bacon's troops were encamped near by. He suffered from the depredations of the rebels.