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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMESC_early-airmail-service_Mechanicsville-VA.html
Airmail service was initiated by the U.S. Post Office and the Army on 15 May 1918. Because of the danger night flying posed, airway beacons such as Studley were erected along the airmail routes between the East and West Coasts and Georgia and New …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMESB_henrys-call-to-arms_Mechanicsville-VA.html
One mile east on the river was Newcastle. There, on May 2, 1775, Patrick Henry put himself at the head of the Hanover volunteers and marched against the royal governor, Lord Dunmore, who had seized the colony's powder.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMESA_cornwalliss-route_Mechanicsville-VA.html
Gen. Charles Cornwallis and his British forces left Petersburg on 24 May 1781 to attack the Marquis de Lafayette and his troops stationed in Richmond. Learning of Cornwallis's movements, Lafayette abandoned the city on 27 May and moved north throu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMES2_edmund-ruffins-grave_Mechanicsville-VA.html
Here at Marlbourne is the grave of Edmund Ruffin (1794-1865), one of the leading American agriculturists of the 19th century. He published and edited the Farmer's Register, an agricultural journal, for several years. In 1843, Ruffin moved to Marlb…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEQ4_janie-porter-barrett_Stevenson-VA.html
Janie Porter Barrett was born in Athens, Ga. She graduated from Hampton Institute and soon began teaching home-management techniques to other young African American women and girls. In 1915, Barrett founded the Industrial School for Wayward Colore…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEHD_scotchtown_Beaverdam-VA.html
A mile north is Scotchtown, Patrick Henry's Home, 1771-1777. Dolly Madison, President James Madison's wife, lived here in her girlhood. Layfayette was here in May, 1781, retreating northward before Cornwallis. Cornwallis passed here in June, 1781,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEHC_clays-birthplace_Hanover-VA.html
Three miles northwest is Clay Spring, where Henry Clay was born, April 12, 1777. He passed most of his early life in Richmond, removing to Kentucky in 1797. His career as a public man and as a peacemaker between North and South is an important par…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEHB_fork-church_Doswell-VA.html
Fork Church was first housed in a 1722 frame building near the present church site. It was known as "The Chapel in the Forks" and derived its name from the nearby confluence of the North and South Anna rivers and the Little and Newfound rivers. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEHA_church-quarter_Doswell-VA.html
The two-room log house, a rare survivor of a once-common house type, was built about 1843 probably by Sarah Thornton, whose father-in-law John Thornton acquired the property in 1790. On 16 July 1862, Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson and his…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEF8_the-wave-swinger_Doswell-VA.html
Opened May, 1975Built by Zierer, The Wave Swinger is named for its wave-like motion, creating a thrilling experience for guests of all ages. Note the craftmanship of the original oil paintings on the center column and top crown, cleaned and retouc…
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