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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27W7_vienna-veterans-memorial-a-war-memorial_Vienna-VA.html
For Those Who Served Our Country And Community
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI0Q_the-great-falls-line_Vienna-VA.html
The Bluemont Branch of the Washington & Old Dominion was not the railroad's only line. The Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad arose in 1906 from the vision of two prominent men. Sen. Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia had prospered through coal, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHRO_civil-war-action-at-vienna_Vienna-VA.html
On June 17, 1861, at this bend in the railroad, a Union train carrying 271 men of the 1st Ohio Volunteers was ambushed by nearly 700 South Carolina infantry and cavalry. Amid artillery fire, the Ohioans jumped from the platform cars and took cover…
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Salsbury Spring provided drinking water and cooled the milk for the 250 acre dairy farm of Capt. Harmon L. Salsbury (1838-1913), commander of the US Colored Troop Company D, 26th Regiment from New York during the Civil War. The spring was the only…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPU_electric-trains-on-the-w-od_Vienna-VA.html
Electrification arrived in 1912, after the Great Falls & Old Dominion Railroad and the Southern Railway's Bluemont Branch were consolidated into the Washington & Old Dominion Railway. The new owners brought modern interurban trolley cars. Wire str…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPT_tracks-into-history_Vienna-VA.html
The railroad that became the Washington & Old Dominion was born in Alexandria in response to the competition in shipping posed by the port in Baltimore, which was served by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The B&O was diverting farm produce from the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPP_vienna-station_Vienna-VA.html
Vienna Station, shown in the center of the photograph below in 1864, has stood here since the arrival of the Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railway (later the Washington & Old Dominion Railway) in 1859.
The farm community of Ayr Hill consiste…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPN_vienna-centennial-park_Vienna-VA.html
(Front Side): History of the Railroad in Vienna * 1859 to 1968* 1859 — Alexandria, Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad begins passenger, mail and freight service to Vienna.* 1861 — First use of a railroad in war occurs in Vienna during the Ci…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEI_on-june-17-1861_Vienna-VA.html
On June 17, 1861, near this spot, a railroad was first used tactically in warfare when units from the 1st to 8th Regiments, South Carolina successfully engaged 1st Ohio Volunteers who were using a train of the Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad.
Pre…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEF_freeman-store-and-museum_Vienna-VA.html
Caught in Conflict.
In 1859, Abram Lydecker, a New Jersey merchant, purchased land in Vienna on which to build a large combination dwelling and store. The Lydecker family was displaced early as the Civil War swirled around the small village. Vi…