You searched for City|State|Country: , va us
Page 25 of 26 — Showing results 241 to 250 of 255
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6UO_the-scooby-doo-ghoster-coaster_Doswell-VA.html
The Scooby-Doo Ghoster Coaster opened in 1974 with Lion Country Safari, making it the first ride to operate at Kings Dominion. The figure 8 layout is patterned after a similar coaster that once ran at Cincinnati's Old Coney amusement park.
The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6UJ_lee-and-grant_Doswell-VA.html
Lee and Grant faced each other on the North Anna, May 23-26, 1864. Union forces crossed here and four miles to the west but found they could not dislodge Lee's center, which rested on the stream. Grant then turned east to Cold Harbor.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6UI_caroline-county-hanover-county_Doswell-VA.html
Caroline CountyArea 529 Square MilesFormed in 1727 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William. Named for Queen Carline, wife of King George II. George Rogers Clark, Conqueror of the Northwest, passed his youth in this county.
Hanover CountyAr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6UH_lees-movements_Doswell-VA.html
A short distance east, at Taylorsville, Lee had his headquarters, May 24-26, 1864, as his army moved southeastward to intervene between Grant and Richmond. There Ewell's Corps turned to Cold Harbor, May 27, 1864.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM6UG_early-indian-tool-making-camps_Doswell-VA.html
On this site overlooking the North Anna River, archaeological investigations conducted in 2006 in cooperation with Virginia tribes identified toolmaking camps dating to 8000 B.C. Indians used these camps repeatedly, especially from about 1000 B.C.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5V5_lafayette-and-cornwallis_Doswell-VA.html
The Marquis de Lafayette and his outnumbered colonial troops abandoned Richmond on 27 May 1781 to avoid Gen. Charles Cornwallis's approaching forces. Lafayette marched north from Richmond through Hanover County and likely crossed the nearby North …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM55J_randolph-macon-college_Ashland-VA.html
Chartered in 1830 in Boydton, this institution is the oldest Methodist-affiliated college in continuous operation in the United States. It is named for statesmen John Randolph of Virginia and Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina. The college was move…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM55I_randolph-macon-college_Ashland-VA.html
Chartered in 1830 in Boydton, this institution is the oldest Methodist-affiliated college in continuous operation in the United States. It is named for statesmen John Randolph of Virginia and Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina. The college was move…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM553_ashland_Ashland-VA.html
Ashland in 1860 was a quiet, charming village. Its 150 residents lived in cottages on tree-lined streets. A fashionable hotel, a notable racecourse, and a famous mineral springs resort made Ashland a social center. Then came war.
In the summer …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2WP_the-depot-at-beaver-dam_Beaverdam-VA.html
The first railroad depot at Beaver Dam was built ca. 1840 to serve the farmers of Hanover and Louisa counties. Its strategic location during the Civil War made it a target of many Union raids. The July 20, 1862, raid saw the depot burned and Colon…