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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVLA_freedom-fighters_Henrico-VA.html
By November 1864, several thousand African American soldiers, designated as United States Colored Troops or USCT, held Fort Harrison and the nearby earthworks. Many of these men had survived the bloody combat at New Market Heights, Fort Gilmer, an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVL9_southern-valor-vs-union-firepower_Henrico-VA.html
"The battle, with all its melancholy results, proved, however, that the Confederate infantry and Federal artillery, side by side on the same field need fear no foe on earth." Confederate General D. H. Hill
As dusk approached on July 1, massed C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVL7_malvern-hill_Henrico-VA.html
(left panel)Visiting Richmond National Battlefield ParkThe concentration of Civil War resources found in the Richmond area is unparalleled. The National Park Service manages 13 sites, giving visitors an opportunity to examine the battlefield lands…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVL6_malvern-hill-trail_Henrico-VA.html
This one-and-a-half mile trail reveals one of the best preserved battlefields in the nation. More than a dozen signs describe the landscape, the progress of the battle, and its various landmarks. Parking lots at the crest of Malvern Hill and at th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQJG_the-courthouse-today_Henrico-VA.html
The need to centralize the county's government and to provide adequate jail facilities prompted local officials to take measures to build a new complex. A dedication of the new court facility at Parham and Hungary Spring roads took place in 1974. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQJF_the-courthouses-in-richmond_Henrico-VA.html
The 1752 Henrico Courthouse, a colonial-style brick structure, was built in Richmond in the middle of 22nd and East Main streets. The Declaration of Independence was read publicly for the first time from its steps on August 5, 1776. In 1824, the c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQJE_the-early-courthouses-in-varina_Henrico-VA.html
During the 1620s, Henrico court meetings were referred to as the Court of Upper Charles City. After the establishment of the county in 1634, the gentlemen justices of Henrico assembled for their monthly sessions either at the home of one of their …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQJD_henrico-county_Henrico-VA.html
In 1611, Sir Thomas Dale founded the Citie of Henricus, the second settlement in the Colony of Virginia which later became Henrico County. Henrico, named for Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales and son of King James I, became one of the original eigh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO8B_forest-lodge-belvedere_Glen-Allen-VA.html
This Belvedere, meaning "beautiful view" was one of three Forest Lodge towers. Forest Lodge, constructed in the 1880s by Captain John Cussons, was a six-story hotel on 1000 acres in Glen Allen, west of the railroad tracks. Cussons created gardens,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO89_courtney-road-service-station_Glen-Allen-VA.html
The 1920s were the boom years for construction of gas stations in the United States due to an increase of cars, improved roads and low gas prices. By 1929, there were 143,000 "filling" stations across the nation. Many were built in the "House with…