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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EG2_shenandoah-county-courthouse_Woodstock-VA.html
Shenandoah County's native limestone courthouse was built in 1795 with brick additions in 1871 and 1886. In 1927, portico and columns were added giving the Federal Styled building a Greek revival front. It is the oldest courthouse in continuous us…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EFT_john-peter-gabriel-muhlenberg_Woodstock-VA.html
John Peter Gabriel MuhlenbergOctober 1, 1746 - October 1, 1807Clergyman, Soldier, StatesmanMajor General, VIII Virginia Regiment"A time to pray...a time to fight"January 23, 1776
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18PB_mess-hall_Fort-Valley-VA.html
Good and plentiful food was a rare treat for many Americans during the Great Depression. The Mess Hall served over 200 men a day and enrollees gained an average of 15 pounds during their stay. In addition to regular meals, the Mess Hall was a hub …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18IY_robert-fechner-memorial-forest_Fort-Valley-VA.html
"By virtue of the authority vested in me as president of the United States...the Massanutten Unit of George Washington National Forest is hereby designated as the Robert Fechner Memorial Forest in honor of Robert Fechner, the first director of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18IV_camp-barracks_Fort-Valley-VA.html
Camp Roosevelt, NF-1 had six military style barracks where enrollees slept on iron cots. Each barracks held 48 young, poor and previously unemployed men. This is the site of Barracks A.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14DN_mt-jackson-general-hospital-csa_Mt-Jackson-VA.html
In September 1861, the Confederate Medical Department built a large general hospital on this site because Mt. Jackson was the western terminus of the Manassas Gap Railroad, which provided access to northern Virginia battlefields. Dr. Andrew Russel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1418_new-market-battlefield-park_New-Market-VA.html
has been registered as aVirginiaHistoricLandmarkpursuant to the authority vested in theVirginia Historic Landmarks CommissionAct of 1966 [ Lower Marker : ]This property has beenplaced on theNational Registerof Historic Placesby the United State…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY1N_hupps-hill_Strasburg-VA.html
Part of a 1,000 acre estate begun by George F. Hupp in the 1750s. Hupp's Hill and buildings further south were used as a headquarters by federal generals Nathaniel Banks and James Shields during Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Valley Campaign. The site w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXYN_rudes-hill-action_New-Market-VA.html
Rude's Hill was reached by two divisions of Sheridan's Union cavalry following the Confederate General Jubal A. Early, on November 22, 1864. Early promptly took position on the hill to oppose them. The cavalry, charging across the flats, were repu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXYL_action-of-toms-brook_Toms-Brook-VA.html
Here Early's Cavalry under Rosser and Lomax was driven back by Sheridan's cavalry under Torbert, October 9, 1864.
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