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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAQC_dayton_Dayton-VA.html
In the fall of 1864, attacks by Confederate raiders and bushwhackers angered Federal officers in the Shenandoah Valley. On September 22, Union soldiers captured a hapless man named Davy Getz near Woodstock who was wearing civilian clothes and carr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAQB_bridgewater_Bridgewater-VA.html
After his victory at the Battle of McDowell on May 8, 1862, Gen. Stonewall Jackson made plans to attack another Federal force in the Shenandoah Valley. Earlier he had ordered Col. John D. Imboden to burn the bridges at Mount Crawford and Bridgewat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAQA_bridgewater_Bridgewater-VA.html
The town of Bridgewater was a center of Confederate logistical activity during the Civil War. It also sent one company of infantry, the Bridgewater Grays, to the 10th Virginia Infantry Regiment, which fought in most of the major battles in Virgini…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMALX_mill-creek-church_Port-Republic-VA.html
This church, Mill Creek Church of the Brethren, stands on the site of an antebellum house of worship that, during the Battle of Cross Keys on June 8, 1862, was used as a hospital. Amputated arms and legs were dropped outside from a window and pile…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAA8_north-river-bridge_Port-Republic-VA.html
The road seen across the river was the original route into the village from the north and west. Early visitors crossed North River by means of a ford, later a ferry, and finally a bridge. After the Civil War, four more bridges were built on approx…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMA9F_shenandoah-college-and-shenandoah-conservatory-of-music_Dayton-VA.html
This plaque designates the former location of Shenandoah College and Shenandoah Conservatory of Music and is dedicated in honor of the community that served the many students, faculty, and staff who passed through its halls. The new campus and ins…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMA65_lincolns-virginia-ancestors_Linville-VA.html
In 1768, John Lincoln moved here with his family from Pennsylvania. His eldest son, Abraham, grandfather of the president, might have remained a Virginian had his friend and distant relative, Daniel Boone not encouraged him to migrate to Kentucky …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMA63_elder-john-kline-monument_Broadway-VA.html
(Front of Monument):At This PlaceEld John KlineWas KilledJune 15, 1864(Reverse of Monument):Erected in the Year 1914In Memory of Elder John KlineA Peace MartyrThis parcel of ground,10 feet square, is se-cured by deed andis on record.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM95D_madison-hall_Port-Republic-VA.html
The crest of the hill was the site of Madison Hall, built in the mid-1700s for John Madison, the first Court Clerk of Augusta County, which originally included this area of Rockingham County within its frontier boundaries. In response to the prese…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM95A_palmer-lot-at-middle-ford_Port-Republic-VA.html
Parallel to South River is seen the bed of the lower millrace which brought water power to several village industries. The Galliday Tannery was located on the far left; the Dundore/Downs Tannery on the adjoining property on the right. The Robert W…
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