Union, Western Virginia

History All Around

The Confederate Monument, dedicated in 1901 to honor the local men who served the South, is up the walkway to your left. Thirteen Confederate companies were formed here in Monroe County.

From the top of the hill, behind ...

William Porcher Miles

In Green Hill Cemetery is the grave of William Porcher Miles, who was a Congressman from SC, a signer of the SC Ordinance of Secession and a member of the Confederate Congress. During the Civil War he served on the ...

General John Echols

Gen. Echols was born March 20, 1823 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He entered the Confederate Army from his home in Union. With rank of Lieut. Col., Echols commanded the 27th Virginia Brigade. Staunton Infantry, at Manassas and was severely wounded at ...

Crook's Occupation of Union

Confederate Union under Federal Control

In May 1864, as Union Gen. George Crook led his force through Union on a Sunday morning after his victory at Cloyd’s Mountain, VA., on May 9, “there was a Sabbath stillness, scarcely anyone to be ...

Salt Sulphur

Opened as a resort in 1820. Main building erected about 1823. Martin Van Buren, Clay, and Calhoun among prominent guests. General Jenkins and other Confederate leaders made headquarters here during several campaign.

Marker is at the intersection of Koontz Road (U.S. ...

Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins

(1844 - 1891)

The Northern Paiute name Thocmetony (Shell-flower) was bestowed on this valiant daughter of Chief Winnemucca, and grandchild of the redoubtable Captain Truckee -- a friend and supporter of General John C. Fremont. Sarah sought understanding between her people ...

Portsmouth Foundry and Machine Works

c. 1863

has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west on 3rd Street.

Frank W. Barker, George J. Kennedy, Walter James, Earnest R. Tip

Members of the

Civilian Conservation Corps

Company 1212

Paradise Camp F-5

who gave their lives for the conservation

of Nevada's Natural Resources, while fighting fire

about three miles east

of this point on July 28, 1939.

Marker is on U.S. 95 0.6 miles north of Buffalo Hetrick ...

"Big" Bill Murphy

This statue depicts Big Bill Murphy, hero of the tragic Tonopah Belmont Mine fire that killed 17 miners on February 23, 1911. Murphy went down in the mine cage a number of times to bring up stricken miners.

On the last ...

8th Infantry Division

Activated in 1918 and inspected by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lt. Gen. George S. Patton during World War II, the 8th landed in France 28 days after D-Day (the invasion of Normandy) and participated in three other campaigns during ...