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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17I3_old-dominion-iron-steel-company_Richmond-VA.html
The tall design, thick "I" beams and a mix of different sized pieces mark this as one of the first factory buildings constructed by the ODIS — probably in the early 1900's. OIDS was famous for is advanced metallurgy and fine casting importan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS2K_despair-of-slavery_Richmond-VA.html
"I had noticed the bad condition of this gang several times on the road, the poor wretches being travel-worn and half starved, and having large sores caused by their loads and the blows and cuts they received. The ropes that confined them were als…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS2J_mechanics-of-slavery_Richmond-VA.html
"But the circumstance which struck us most forcibly was how it was possible for such a number of human beings to exist, packed up and wedged together as tight as they could cram, in low cells three feet high, the greater part of which, except that…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS2I_transitions_Richmond-VA.html
"A frank and honest effort to face up to the darkest side of our past, to understand the ways in which social evils evolve, should in no way lead to cynicism and despair, or to a repudiation of our heritage. The development of maturity means a cap…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS1E_creole-revolt_Richmond-VA.html
In October of 1841, Madison Washington and over 100 other men were sold from Richmond's slave jails and ordered for export to New Orleans. Although the infamous Robert Lumpkin did not own his jail until 1844, he was one of several shippers in Rich…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS17_crossing-the-atlantic_Richmond-VA.html
Spanning nearly 350 years, the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade displaced over 12 million Africans from their native lands to foreign soils. European traders eager to fill the labor vacuum in the New World participated in the capture and sale of African…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML86_jefferson-davis-highway_Richmond-VA.html
This tree marks thesite of Battery 17 ofthe inner defenses ofRichmond, 1862-1865, andis planted in soil takenfrom battlefieldsA memorial toConfederate soldiersby the Elliott GraysChapter U.D.C. 1929.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK9W_colonel-thomas-stegge-jr_Richmond-VA.html
This tablet is dedicatedto the memory ofColonel Thomas Stegge, Jr.proprietor ofthe Falls Plantation, 1659-70first land-patentee permanentlyto reside at the falls of James River;uncle and benefactor of WilliamByrd I., whose son in 1737 causedthe to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK2K_manchester-elliott-grays_Richmond-VA.html
(front)Here on the site of the old marketsquare the Manchester Elliott Grays,the first volunteer company in thissection, was mustered into serviceMay 9, 1861, commanded by LouisFrancis Bossieux. After attendingservices at the old Ninth StreetMetho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK2I_manchester-canal_Richmond-VA.html
The still water in front of you once flowed freely to the right. It once spun the water wheels and turbines of several paper companies (like the one to your left), ...grist mills (where the grain elevator is now to your right) ...and an electric g…