City Jail

This nineteenth century building was used only for the incarceration of an occasional drunk. Logs are joined with square notches, with weatherboard gable ends and a gable roof.

Marker can be reached from South Jacob Street south of East Main Street ...

Luke Jordan, Blues Pioneer

Singer-guitarist Luke Jordan (1892-1952) was a familiar presence on the streets of Lynchburg from the 1920s until World War II. Jordan and other African American musicians in the Southeast merged blues with an existing repertoire of ballads, ragtime, and tent-show ...

Joseph T. Musetti Jr. Veterans Memorial Park

In Honor Of All Who Served

Honor Roll

W.W. I

Lester J. Lurvey • Ralph W. Reynolds

W.W. II

Leslie D. Wright • Julian G. Smith • Donald F. Graves

Joseph P. Chase Jr. • Francis G. Kelley

Kenneth F. Grindle • George M. Chilles

Korean War

Robert H. ...

Joseph Hewes

Signer of Declaration of Independence, leader in Continental Congress, merchant. His store was three blocks S.

Marker is on North Broad Street near West Church Street, on the right when traveling south.

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Joshua Gunnell House

Built c.1830

Old Town Fairfax

The first skirmish of the Civil War occurred on Main Street June 1, 1861. Ex-Governor, "Extra Billy" Smith, a civilian, ran from this house to take charge of the Warrenton Rifles. Their commanding officer, Capt. John Quincy ...

John Kane House

General Washington’s hdqtrs at Fredericksburg (Pawling) Sept. – Nov. 1778 – Kane was a prosperous landowner, early supervisor and a Tory.

Marker is on East Main Street 0.1 miles south of South Street, on the right when traveling north.

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Old Fairfax Jail

Built in late 19th Century

Old Town Fairfax

The original “gaol” (1802) burned down in 1884. The Alexandria jail was used until this building was completed. The last jailer, Mr. William F. Lowe, and his family lived in the front quarters of ...

John F Black School House

This simple schoolhouse, built in 1898, is typical of small schools built in the turn of the century. Was built on land belonging to John F. Black and served until 1912 when a larger school replaced it.

Marker can be reached ...

Franklin J. Fischer Addition

Opened in September, 1999

This fifteen-acre addition to the Valley View Cemetery was purchased in 1998 from Robert Bailey.

The addition is named for Franklin J. Fischer because of his dedication, commitment, and service to the Valley View Cemetery for fifty years ...

Jackson County Courthouse

Truman Historic Walking Tour Stop 4

Harry S. Truman began his political career here, serving as administrative judge from 1923 to 1925 and presiding judge from 1927 to 1935, overseeing the building's 1932 major renovation.

Marker is on Maple Avenue, on the ...