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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17HE_giles-beecher-jackson_Richmond-VA.html
The first African American to practice law before the Supreme Court of Virginia, Jackson lived and worked in Jackson Ward. Although local tradition holds that Jackson Ward was named for him, in fact, the ward's name first appeared during his child…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17HD_confederate-ordnance-lab-explosion_Richmond-VA.html
In 1862, during the Civil War, Confederates established an ordnance laboratory and complex on the western part of nearby Brown's Island. Workers there, many of them women and children who were forced to find employment because of the economic disr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14BD_wickham-valentine-house_Richmond-VA.html
Attorney John Wickham (1763-1839) lived at this location beginning in 1790. A prominent lawyer, he helped defend Aaron Burr against treason charges in 1807. Alexander Parris designed this neoclassical house built here for Wickham in 1812. Wickham'…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14BB_valentine-museum_Richmond-VA.html
The 1892 bequest of Mann S. Valentine II, creator of Valentine's Meat Juice health tonic, established the Valentine Museum as one of Richmond's first museums. He sought to create a museum devoted to the art, history, and culture of the world. Firs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM130D_john-mitchell-jr-fighting-editor_Richmond-VA.html
Born enslaved near Richmond in 1863, John Mitchell, Jr. came of age in the tumultuous post-Civil War era. In 1883, he launched a daring journalism career, becoming editor and publisher of the black-owned Richmond Planet once located near here. Kno…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVVW_navy-hill_Richmond-VA.html
The Navy Hill neighborhood, named as a tribute to nearby naval victories during the War of 1812, was settled by German immigrants beginning in 1810. It became a vibrant African American community by the turn of the century. Navy Hill's distinctive…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVNQ_historic-tredegar_Richmond-VA.html
The Tredegar Iron Works was one of the nation's largest and best-equipped ironworks in 1860.
At its height, this industrial powerhouse employed Richmond's largest industrial working force, approximately 800 free and slave laborers—a figur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVNO_george-wythe_Richmond-VA.html
Site of the home ofGeorge Wythe,Signer of theDeclaration of Independence
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVNK_hancock-wirt-caskie-house_Richmond-VA.html
Built 1808Once home of William Wirt 1816-1818lawyer, author, politicianAttorney General of the United StatesThis Federal Period houseis a superior example of its typeAcquired in 1970 byThe William Byrd Branch of theAssociation for the Preservation…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVNJ_major-james-gibbon_Richmond-VA.html
Here stood the home ofMajor James Gibbon1750 + 1835A soldier of the RevolutionHe led the forlorn hope againstStony Point for which he receivedthrough Congress the thanks ofa grateful Country