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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHX4_tomb-of-puller_Saluda-VA.html
In Christ Churchyard immediately to the north lies buried Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell Puller, USMC. He led Marines in 19 campaigns from Haiti and Nicaragua through the Korean War, receiving 53 decorations and the admiration and affection of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHUB_scottish-factors-store_Saluda-VA.html
Two miles to the north, in the colonial port of entry of Urbanna, is a restored eighteenth century storehouse. Scottish merchants became active commercial factors in the colony subsequent to the Act of Union of England and Scotland. Urbanna was es…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHU8_sandwich_Urbanna-VA.html
Sandwich, circa 1754, is registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. 2008.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHOO_a-hub-for-commerce_Urbanna-VA.html
As you look toward the water, you are viewing a historical landscape. The houses in front of you weren't here 250 years ago, but the Customs House - the building across the street to your left - would have been. Imagine what this place was like ba…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHON_prettymans-rolling-road_Urbanna-VA.html
This historical landscape hasn't really changed in the past 250 years. The Factor Store has gone through many transitions from a tobacco inspection facility and general store, to private homes, to the Urbanna Library and, finally, to the museum yo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHOM_tobacco-was-money_Urbanna-VA.html
In Colonial Virginia, tobacco was money - a product in high demand in England. Acts were passed providing for the inspection of tobacco to ensure quality and to make sure that correct payments were made for its sale and purchase.All tobacco was to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHO2_the-backyard-garden-was-essential_Urbanna-VA.html
The quiet landscape you see today was once teeming with activity.There was a garden behind the store that provided vegetables for home use and possibly for sale or trade. There was a larger garden area as well, which was probably tended by slaves.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHO1_old-tobacco-warehouse_Urbanna-VA.html
Traditionally known as the Old Tobacco Warehouse. Built 1766 by James Mills, Scottish merchant. First used as a store and/or warehouse.Owned and authentically restored by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHNB_john-mitchells-map_Urbanna-VA.html
Born in Lancaster County on 13 Apr. 1711, John Mitchell studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and in 1734 opened a practice of medicine here in Urbanna. In 1746, he moved to London, where he published his Map of the British and French Do…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHN8_stingray-point_Hartfield-VA.html
Eight miles east, where the Rappahannock River joins Chesapeake Bay. Near there, in June, 1608, Captain John Smith, the explorer, was hurt by a stingray while fishing in the river. The point took its name from this incident.
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