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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IF4_john-preston-clarke_Glen-Allen-VA.html
The Rev. John Preston Clarke (1831-1915), a free black man, and his Madagascar-born wife, Lucy Ann Renibe Winston, were raised in a Quaker community of free blacks in Montpelier. Ordained a minister in 1867, Clarke helped foster balck institutions…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17HC_springfield-school_Glen-Allen-VA.html
African-American students attended this two-room 1920s structure. It was one of approximately 22 schools under the supervision of the pioneer educator, Virginia E. Randolph. Multiple grades were taught with students ranging in age from seven to ei…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17HB_mercer-hugh-cosby-farm_Glen-Allen-VA.html
Significant for its ownership by one African-American family dating back to the late 1800s, Mercer Hugh Cosby built the farmhouse in the 1880s on 52-acres. He grew tobacco and had an orchard on the property. The farm passed to his youngest son Wil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ9S_u-s-railway-post-office-car_Glen-Allen-VA.html
Government regulations required Railway Post Office cars in 1910. The RF&P owned five. American Car & Foundry built this one in 1916. Some of the first steel cars were postal cars. They were important revenue sources for the railroad. The eliminat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ9R_steel-coach_Glen-Allen-VA.html
The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation built this all-steel coach in 1923. This coach was later modernized and included features such as air conditioning, double-glazed metal windows, cable curtains, and rotating reclining seats with adjustable he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ9Q_richmond-fredericksburg-potomac-railroad-company_Glen-Allen-VA.html
The Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad (RF&P) ran from Richmond to Washington, D.C. With only 113 miles of track, it was one of the shortest in the nation but it was the link between the North and the South. Train service existed 157 year…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGUN_box-car_Glen-Allen-VA.html
In the early years of operation, RF&P railroads derived little revenue from its freight service. Most goods were transported by river and then by wagon.
After the Civil War, the railroad was joined with others to form a national system. Freigh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGUI_hanover-county-henrico-county_Glen-Allen-VA.html
(Obverse)Hanover CountyArea 512 Square MilesFormed in 1720 from New Kent, and named for the electorate of Hanover. Patrick Henry and Henry Clay were born in this county. In it were fought the battles of Gaines's Mill, 1862, and Cold Harbor, 1864.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGUC_shady-grove-united-methodist-church_Glen-Allen-VA.html
A group of neighbors, meeting in a cooper shop near the present site, organized a church in 1852. With five dollars, they purchased one acre of land from the estate of Thomas Maxwell and erected the first building in 1855. It was used as a school …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMABR_wickhams-line_Glen-Allen-VA.html
In the first phase of the Battle of Yellow Tavern on 11 May 1864, Brig. Gen. Williams C. Wickham and his Confederate cavalry were posted just south of this location below Old Francis Road. Wickham's men fired on Brig. Gen. George A. Custer's Union…