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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VQ8_hatton-ferry-historical_Scottsville-VA.html
History of Hatton Ferry.
The Hatton Ferry began operation in 1870, when Buckingham County authorities issued a court order to construct a public ferry across the James River to the Albemarle County lands of Thomas P. Gantt (ca. 1846-1896), a dist…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1JLK_history-underfoot_Charlottesville-VA.html
Traces of those who came before are all around us. This spot, for example, holds clues to the life of Catherine Foster, a free black seamstress and laundress, who purchased 2 1/8-acres here, in 1833, for herself and her family.
As this "reveal"…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J6S_nail-making_Charlottesville-VA.html
Jefferson set up a nail-making operation in 1794 to provide income until he could "put my farms into a course of yeilding profit." He calculated the nailers' daily output, the waste of nailrod, and profits. In its first years, the "…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J6R_discovering-mulberry-row_Charlottesville-VA.html
Mulberry Row's buildings have all but disappeared—only the remains of four survive. Before re-creating lost buildings and roads, we look at information from many sources. How do we know about this important place and the history of its peopl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1J6N_wood-trades_Charlottesville-VA.html
This chimney and foundation are all that remain of the "joiner's shop", of the first structures on Mulberry Row. From about 1775, free and enslaved workmen produced some of the finest woodwork in Virginia. Sawyers and carpenters felled o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FGI_henry-martin_Milford-VA.html
Born in slavery at Monticello on July 4, 1826, the day of Thomas Jefferson's death, Henry Martin worked at the University in various capacities from about 1847 until his retirement in 1910. In late 1868 or early 1869, he was employed as head janit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRAU_southwest-mountains-rural-historic-district_Barboursville-VA.html
Extending from the Orange County line on the north to the outskirts of Charlottesville with the Southwest Mountains forming its spine, this historic district encompasses more than 31,000 acres and contains some of the Piedmont's most pristine and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJZM_ballenger-church_Esmont-VA.html
Shortly after the formation of St. Anne's Parish in 1745, this established church stood on a knoll 100 yards north on nearby Ballenger Creek. Not used regularly after the old parish was dissolved in 1785, the building was in ruins by 1820 and was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJZK_the-glebe_Esmont-VA.html
In 1762 the vestry of St. Anne's Parish purchased from William Burton 400 acres here for the residence and lands of the rector of the parish, established in 1745. This glebe was so used almost until the dissolution of the old parish. It was sold i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHHF_vdot-workers-memorial_Greenwood-VA.html
The monument before you honors Virginia state highway workers who lost their lives while serving the Commonwealth's travelers. No public funds were used to build this memorial. It was built entirely with donations from Virginia Department of Trans…