Nevada - Vernon County Centennial

1855 - 1955

Erected in commemoration of the centennial of the Charter of Vernon County and the Founding of the City of Nevada.

James H. Deman, Mayor, Jess M. Banes, Presiding Judge-County Court

Incorporated in the base of this monument is a sealed ...

Birthplace of Andrew Jackson

Seventh President of the United States. Near this site on South Carolina soil Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, at the plantation whereon James Crawford lived and where Jackson himself said he was born.

Marker is at the intersection ...

Rockbridge County / Augusta County

Rockbridge County

Area 616 Square Miles

Formed in 1778 from Augusta and Botetourt, and named for the Natural Bridge. Samuel Houston and Cyrus H. McCormick were born in this county. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are buried in Lexington. Washington and ...

Massacre Site / Concordia

Side A: Massacre Site

On August 22, 1861, "State Guard" troops under Col. Edwin W. Price plundered this community taking household goods, farm animals and merchandise from Brockhoff's Store.

Sunday, Oct. 5, 1862, sixty drunken "Bushwhackers" captured eleven men, and at this ...

Bath County / Rockbridge County

(East Facing Side):Bath County

Area 545 Square MilesFormed in 1790 from Augusta, Greenbrier, and Botetourt, and probably named for the town of Bath in England. The warm springs and hot springs are in this county.

(West Facing Side):Rockbridge County

Area 616 Square MilesFormed ...

Middlesex County Veteran's Memorial

Presented in honor of those who served our country.

To them we owe our freedom

Marker is on General Puller Highway (Virginia Route 17) near Gloucester Road (Route 33).

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Aquila Randall Monument

SACRED to the memory of Aquila Randall, who died in bravely defending his Country and his Home, on the memorable 12th of September, 1814. Aged 24 years.

In the skirmish which occurred at this spot between the advanced party under Major ...

Middlesex County Confederate Monument

To commemorate the valor and patriotism of the men, and the devotion and sacrifice of the women of Middlesex in defense of their liberties and their homes.

Marker is on General Puller Highway (Virginia Route 17) near Gloucester Road (Virginia Route ...

Middlesex County Courthouse

In 1849, the county seat of Middlesex was moved from Urbanna to Saluda. Engineer John P. Hill completed the present courthouse in 1852. During the Civil War, Federal cavalrymen stationed in Yorktown made several excursions through the county. Court clerk ...

Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command

C.S.A.

Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command.

Brig. Gen. John B. Hood, Commanding.

(September 16, 1862.)

On the afternoon of September 16, Hood's Division was in the fields east of the Dunkard Church. On the approach of the First (Hooker's) Corps, Army of the Potomac, the ...