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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9DZ_the-civil-war-at-ferry-farm_Fredericksburg-VA.html
George Washington's Ferry Farm, seen here from the opposite side of the river, was in the middle of the Union lines during the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862. On December 11th Union engineers began building a pontoon bridge at the ferry…
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The Washington plantation was located at one of the main river crossings. A ferry was established in 1726 a few hundred yards downstream from here. This ferry was the setting for one of the most enduring stories about Washington's childhood. In hi…
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The Washington plantation consisted of two farms: the Home House Farm, where the family lived, and a quarter, (outlying farm) located to the east. The main crops were corn, wheat, and tobacco. The plantation complex included the Washington house, …
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has been designated aNational Historic LandmarkThis site possesses national significancein commemorating the history of theUnited States of AmericaKnown as Ferry Far, the primary home of George Washington from 1738-1754, this site is uniquely asso…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM5V9_gen-hookers-headquarters_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Just northeast, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker, commander of the Union Army of the Potomac, kept his headquarters, Jan. - June 1863, amid a vast city of tents and camps. It was here he rehabilitated he Union army after its catastrophic defeat in the Firs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM446_lest-we-forget_Fredericksburg-VA.html
In memory of thosefrom Stafford Countywho served duringthe Civil War"Lest We Forget"
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Near this spot stood Belle Air, a prominent Stafford County landmark and home of the Fitzhugh and Primmer families. John Fitzhugh first constructed a house here in the mid-eighteenth century, but by 1854, when the property was sold to Abram Primme…
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Placed here in recognitionof Don and JaneGreenawalt'sDonation of thisLand for God's Work
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2KZ_between-battles_Fredericksburg-VA.html
As the spring of 1863 brought green to the countryside and fish up the river, the legions of civil strife faced each other cheerfully across the Rappahannock. After the slaughter of Fredericksburg, the embattled brothers held off death for the tim…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2KY_a-bloody-crossing_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Church bells in Fredericksburg tolled 3 a.m. on December 11, 1862, as Union engineers wrestled pontoon boats toward the river's edge in front of you. They intended to use the boats to construct two of the six floating bridges that the Army of the …