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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13VF_george-c-marshall_Lexington-VA.html
General of the Army George Catlett Marshall was born December 31, 1880, at Uniontown, Pennsylvania. After graduating from the Virginia Military Institute in 1901 as First Captain of the Corps of Cadets, he spent fifty years in the active service o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13VB_the-alexander-withrow-house-ca-1793_Lexington-VA.html
The Alexander-Withrow House is one of the oldest surviving structures in Lexington. Dating from ca. 1793, it was built by William Alexander one of the area's first settlers and the town's first postmaster. A large and distinctive building, with un…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13VA_the-sloan-house-ca-1844-45_Lexington-VA.html
Alexander T. Sloan and his wife, prominent local hotel keepers, bought the land at the corner of Randolph and Washington Streets in 1844 and proceeded to build their "mansion house" and several "tenements." This house, at 107 is one of the tenemen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13V9_campbell-house-ca-1845_Lexington-VA.html
Andrew Reid purchased this lot in 1784 from the town's trustees. Later, between 1844 and 1845, Alexander T. Sloan, a local hotel owner and businessman, built this house. His wife reported that the site was a "rough and unsightly piece of ground" w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13V7_the-jacob-ruff-house-ca-1829_Lexington-VA.html
This house is a fine example of the Valley Federal style with elegant detailing including the fanlight over the front door and a molded brick cornice. When the streets were lowered in 1851, the entrance was reoriented to the side. The Ruff Family …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13V5_the-fame-of-stonewall-jackson_Lexington-VA.html
Field Marshal the Right Honorable Viscount Wolseley, K.P., G.C.B., G.M., G.C.M.G.British soldier of the highest rank,says: "The fame of Stonewall Jackson is no longer the exclusive property of Virginia and the South; it has become the birthright o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13UP_cyrus-hall-mccormick_Lexington-VA.html
Native of RockBridge CountyVirginiaHe liberated agriculturebefriended education andadvanced the cause of religion
Trustee and benefactor ofWashington and LeeUniversity
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13UN_morris-house_Lexington-VA.html
The Joella & Stewart Morris HouseofWashington and Lee University
Built 1842 as a faculty home.Restored 1986 as the University guest centerbyMr. & Mrs. MorrisofHouston, Texas
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13UM_sigma-nu-fraternity_Lexington-VA.html
Founded at Virginia Military Institute January 1, 1869on a rock ledge formerly located 65 yards north west of this spot
Cadet FoundersJames Frank HopkinsGreenfield QuarlesJames McIlvaine Riley
Erected August 25, 1935 during the Twenty-sevent…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13UL_george-washington_Lexington-VA.html
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia have caused this Statue to be erected as a monument of affection and gratitude toGeorge Washingtonwho uniting to the endowments of the Hero, the virtues of the Patriot, and exerting both in esta…