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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZFQ_oxford-church_Lexington-VA.html
On the knoll 400 yards west, Presbyterian
settlers of the Upper Buffalo Valley founded a
congregation in 1758 and constructed a log fort
that was also used as a place of worship. A stone
church replaced it after the Revolutionary War.
The Rev…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ZFO_captain-james-hall_Lexington-VA.html
Born and raised near this spot, James Hall bought 215 acres
land on Buffalo Creek, Sept. 25, 1771. As a member of
Murray's company of Botetourt Militia, which was
composed of men from the "Fork of James" area, he fought
in the battle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXNR_frank-padget_Glasgow-VA.html
In memory of Frank Padget, a coloured slave who during a freshet in James River in January 1854, ventured and lost his life by drowning in the noble effort to save some of his fellow creatures, who were in the midst of the flood, from death.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXNN_frank-padget-water-tragedy_Glasgow-VA.html
Heavy rains in late Jan. 1854 left the JamesRiver and the treacherous Balcony Falls infull flood. On 21 Jan., the canal boat Clintonand its passengers became stranded in theraging waters. Frank Padget, a skilledboatman and slave, led four other me…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV83_alleghany-county-rockbridge-county_Goshen-VA.html
(obverse)Alleghany CountyArea 458 Square Miles
Formed in 1822 from Bath, Botetourt, and Monroe, and named for the Alleghany Mountains. At Fort Mann in this county a battle took place between settlers and Indians led by Cornstalk, 1763.
(reve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUR8_brownsburg_Raphine-VA.html
The village of Brownsburg, established on23 November 1793, is an enduring example ofa mid- to late-19th-century Shenandoah Valleycommunity. By 1835 Brownsburg was a thriving commercial hub and was centrally locatedon the stagecoach line between St…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMXB_bath-county-rockbridge-county_Goshen-VA.html
(East Facing Side):Bath CountyArea 545 Square MilesFormed in 1790 from Augusta, Greenbrier, and Botetourt, and probably named for the town of Bath in England. The warm springs and hot springs are in this county.
(West Facing Side):Rockbridge Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMAG_natural-bridge_Natural-Bridge-VA.html
(Preface): On May 26, 1864, Union Gen. David Hunter marched south from Cedar Creek near Winchester to drive out Confederate forces, lay waste to the Shenandoah Valley, and destroy transportation facilities at Lynchburg. His raid was part of Gen. U…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFRS_falling-spring-presbyterian-church_Natural-Bridge-VA.html
The oldest congregation in the Fincastle Presbytery, the Falling Spring Presbyterian Church, was organized before 1748. The Hanover Presbytery met here in October, 1780. The present Gothic Revival church was constructed of slave-made brick during …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFR6_red-house-and-the-mcdowell-family_Fairfield-VA.html
Nearby once stood a log house painted red built by the McDowell family. John McDowell received land here for surveying Borden's Grant in the late 1730's. In 1742 McDowell was killed during a conflict between settlers and Indians. Dr. Ephraim McDow…