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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22E3_point-of-rocks-hospital_Chester-VA.html
Shortly after the Army of the James landed in Bermuda Hundred, a field hospital was established here at Point of Rocks. The hospital originally consisted of tents set up in the orchard around the Strachan House. The tents were 50 feet long and con…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22E2_nurses-at-point-of-rocks-hospital_Chester-VA.html
Patients at Point of Rocks Hospital were under the care of two pioneer women in the field of medicine, Clara Barton and Harriet Dame. At a time when most women were not allowed to be near the fighting, these women saw the war close up at field hos…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22E1_the-first-attacks-on-petersburg_Chester-VA.html
"Petersburg at that hour was clearly at the mercy of the Federal Commander who had all but captured it"
Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard on the June 15th attack at Petersburg.
On June 9, 1864, as Grant prepared to shift his army from Cold…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22E0_the-siege-of-petersburg-begins_Chester-VA.html
After taking heavy losses at Cold Harbor, Lt. Gen. Grant made the decision to move his army across the James River and attack Petersburg. The capture of that city and its key rail links would cut off Richmond from the rest of the Confederacy.
J…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22DY_united-states-colored-troops-in-the-army-of-the-james_Chester-VA.html
Thousands of African-American troops served in the Army of the James under the official designation of United States Colored Troops (USCT).
Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler was a strong proponent of the use of African-American troops and had more U…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21BA_first-baptist-church-centralia_Chester-VA.html
In 1867, the African American members of
nearby Salem Baptist Church separated and
founded Salem African Baptist Church. The
new congregation held worship services under
a brush arbor before constructing a building
here on a one-acre tract de…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WMG_cultural-history-historical_Richmond-VA.html
The history associated with Falling Creek Park spans more than 400 years. Numerous industries existed along the creek from the 17th to the early 20th century.
The earliest industry that existed at this location was the first iron furnace …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WMF_historic-village-of-bensley-historical_Richmond-VA.html
Located at this site was the beginning of one of the earliest residential communities in Chesterfield County.
Historic Village Of Bensley
Created by Albert Bensley in 1909, the Village of Bensley was marketed as a modem, convenient streetcar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WME_iron-furnace-overlook-historical_Richmond-VA.html
This is the location of the first iron furnace established in the New World, started in 1619 and completed in 1622. Iron ore had been extracted from James River outcrops as early as 1608, and these samples were shipped to England. The Virginia Com…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WMD_carys-mill-overlook-historical_Richmond-VA.html
Archibald Cary established an iron forge on the south bank of Falling Creek in 1750. The Chesterfield forge, as it was known, converted pig iron into bar iron. Initially unprofitable and shut down, the forge would be restarted and become ins…