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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLTT_hanover-courthouse_Hanover-VA.html
Hanover County was organized in 1720 and named for George I, King of England and former elector of Hanover in Germany. Seventeen years later (between 1737 and 1738), construction of the courthouse structure began and was completed in 1743. The des…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLTK_patrick-henry_Hanover-VA.html
Born at Studley Plantation six miles east of here was licensed to practice law on April 15, 1760. His awe-inspiring power as an orator was first recognized here at Hanover County Courthouse in his charge to the petit jury on December 1, 1766, in t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLTJ_site-of-polegreen_Mechanicsville-VA.html
Founded 1748 byRev. Samuel DaviesPresbytery of NewCastle synod ofNew York. Seven yearsbefore the organizationof Hanover Presbytery1755
Destroyed June 1st 1864.
Erected by Woman's AuxillaryEast Hanover Presbytery1929.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLTH_polegreen-church_Mechanicsville-VA.html
From Virginia's founding until the American Revolution 170 years later, the Anglican Church was the only state recognized religion. The government built the churches and the parsonages and paid the clergy with tax money. All other religious groups…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLTC_polegreen-church_Mechanicsville-VA.html
For more than a century the Polegreen Church stood as a monument to the Hanover Dissenters and Samuel Davies in the struggle for religious liberty. Though Davies died fifteen years before the American Revolution, his influence and revolutionary sp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGUI_hanover-county-henrico-county_Glen-Allen-VA.html
(Obverse)Hanover CountyArea 512 Square MilesFormed in 1720 from New Kent, and named for the electorate of Hanover. Patrick Henry and Henry Clay were born in this county. In it were fought the battles of Gaines's Mill, 1862, and Cold Harbor, 1864.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMG9C_sycamore-tavern_Montpelier-VA.html
This old tavern was a stagecoach stop on the Mountain Road between Richmond and Charlottesville and it was here that horses were changed. For most of the 19th century, the Higgason, Barlow, and Shelburne families operated a tavern here.
The Tav…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF0V_boo-boos-tree-swings_Doswell-VA.html
Opened May, 1975This "Kiddie Chair Carousel" (as named by the manufacturer Intamin AG of Switzerland) has also operated under names "Totem-Go-Round" and "Hickory Limbs" since its opening debut.
A concrete "tree" surrounds the original ride stru…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF0T_ranger-smiths-jeep-tour_Doswell-VA.html
Opened May, 1975Operating 25 years in the same corner of what was originally called "The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera", this popular children's jeep ride was manufactured by Intamin AG of Switzerland.
This "Kiddie Merry Hunting" ride cost about …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF08_boulder-bumpers_Doswell-VA.html
Opened May, 1975The Boulder Bumpers is a miniature version of the Dodgem car ride in Candy Apple Grove. It features two-rider cars, built by Bertazzon of Italy, that run on a 59' x 30' steel-plated floor. the ride structure is painted concrete "bo…