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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15F3_lieutenant-general-lewis-b-puller_West-Point-VA.html
Lt. General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller, the most decorated Marine in the history of this country, was born on June 26, 1898 and grew up only a few houses away from where are standing. He joined the Marines in 1918 and did not retire until 1955 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK4H_king-william-county-king-and-queen-county_West-Point-VA.html
(Obverse)King William CountyArea 263 Square Miles
Formed in 1701 from King and Queen, and named for King William III. Here lived Carter Braxton, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
(Reverse)King and Queen CountyArea 320 Square Miles
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH5S_uttamusack_West-Point-VA.html
Nearby on the Pamunkey River was the location of paramount chief Powhatan's primary temple site, Uttamusack, the spiritual center of the Powhatan Indians. On the site stood a holy house for Powhatan, and two additional temples also used for ceremo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH5Q_campaign-of-1781_West-Point-VA.html
About a mile to the east, August 13, 1781, Lafayette, then commanding American forces in Virginia, placed in camp his militia, consisting of Campbell's, Stevens' and Lawson's brigades. Wayne was at Westover; Muhlenberg and Febiger were in camp on …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH5P_campaign-of-1781_West-Point-VA.html
On 13 August 1781, the Marquis de Lafayette encamped his army in King William County. He placed his militia four miles east between the Pamunkey and Mattaponi Rivers and stationed his light infantry - commanded by Gen. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenbur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH5O_st-johns-church_West-Point-VA.html
This was the parish church of St. John's Parish, formed in 1680. It was built in 1734. Earlier churches stood at West Point and about one mile north of this site. Carter Braxton, Revolutionary Statesman, was a vestryman Preserved by joint effort.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMH5N_mattaponi-indians_West-Point-VA.html
Two miles east is the Mattaponi Indian reservation, home of descendants of the great chief Powhatan, father of Pocahontas. The reservation is situated on the Mattaponi River and is one of the oldest Indian reservations in the United States, existi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME9D_the-brick-house_West-Point-VA.html
A short distance south stood the Brick House. In 1677, at the end of Bacon's Rebellion, the rebel leaders, Drummond and Lawrence, were at Brick House when West Point surrendered to Berkeley. They fled, Drummond to be caught and executed, Lawrence …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME9C_eltham_West-Point-VA.html
Eltham, a mile north, was long the home of the Bassett family and one of the largest and finest colonial houses in Virginia. Burwell Bassett, the owner at the time of the Revolution, was a patriot leader. Washington was a frequent visitor at Eltha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME9B_peninsular-campaign_West-Point-VA.html
A mile north, at Eltham Landing on the Pamunkey River, Franklin's division of McClellan's army disembarked on May 6, 1862. The next morning the Union troops came in contact with the Confederates retiring toward Richmond. The Confederate wagon trai…