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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NWC_fishers-hill_Strasburg-VA.html
To strengthen Fisher's Hill's defenses, Confederate skirmishers from Confederate Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur's division took up positions on the ridge in front of you and constructed "bull pens"— makeshift structures of fence rails cov…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NWB_fishers-hill_Strasburg-VA.html
You are standing near the extreme left flank of Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early's army's thinly stretched line of infantry guarded by Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur's division. Throughout the day on September 22, 1864, Confederate observers utilize…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ENL_historic-strasburg_Strasburg-VA.html
The Strasburg Depot sat one block north on Fort Street (for many years known as Depot St.). Notice where the road veers left then right again and up the hill. A modest passenger station was located there. Longtime residents may remember the 7:35 a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EK2_historic-strasburg_Strasburg-VA.html
Queen Street originally the main road through Strasburg, used by wagons, stagecoaches and travelers up and down the Valley. For many years the road was known as the Great Road, but before white settlers, it was a trail through the vast hunting gro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EK1_historic-strasburg_Strasburg-VA.html
South Holliday Street did not extend beyond the top of the hill until the river bridge was constructed in 1970. The North Fork of the Shenandoah River has always been a vital part of Strasburg. Today it is the town's main water supply. Early trapp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EHU_this-fertile-land_Strasburg-VA.html
This fertile land along the Shenandoah River, in the shadow of the Massanutten Mountain, was settled in the 1730s by courageous Germanic people in search of liberty and prosperity. Known variously in early days as Staufferstadt, Stover Town and Fu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EHB_meems-bottom-covered-bridge_New-Market-VA.html
The longest remaining covered bridge in Virginia, 200 feet in a single span supported by the Burr Arch, was built by Franklin H. Wissler in 1892-93. It is Virginia's only covered bridge open to vehicular traffic. Placed on the Virginia Landmark Re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EHA_the-great-train-raid_Strasburg-VA.html
This image, entitled Heavy Traffic on the Valley Pike, is the third in a series of paintings by renowned historical artist Mort K?nsler, depicting the arrival in Strasburg of disassembled locomotives seized by Confederate forces under Col. Thomas …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EGE_to-all-confederates_Mt-Jackson-VA.html
Erected byMount Jackson Chapter ofthe U.D.C. —May—???—1903—
"Ne'er braver bled for a brighter land, Nor brighter land had a cause so grand".
"Nor shall your glory be forgotWhile fame her record keeps."
1861-1865Sol…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EG3_shenandoah-county-jail_Woodstock-VA.html
The first Shenandoah County Jail was a log structure. The building shown here was built of native limestone in the 18th century. In 1906, it was demolished to make way for a brick jail, which served the county until it was replaced by the present …