Three-Chopt Road

This boulder marks the

beginning of the Three-Chopt Road

The British Legion under Command of Lieutenant Colonel Tarleton, passed over this road in June, 1781, when returning from the raid upon Charlottesville. Along the intersecting River Road, Earl Cornwallis led his force ...

The Axe and the Cherry Tree

The landscape design of Mt. Vernon Place has changed quite a bit since its creation in 1828. Originally, the area was known as Howard's woods but when Col. John Eager Howard donated part of his property for Mt. Vernon Place, ...

Court House and Jail

From the 1850s to the 1890s, the lure of gold brought people to the mountains and deserts of Kern County. Mining towns such as Claraville, Havilah and Randsburg sprang up almost overnight.

Although most of the residents of these towns were ...

Surry County Confederate Monument

Our heroes

1861-1865

To

the Confederate Soldiers

of Surry County.

“That we through life may not

forget

to love the thin gray line.”

Erected by the Confederate

Memorial Association of Surry

County A.D. 1909.

Marker is at the intersection of Colonial Trail East (Virginia Route 10) and Rolfe Highway (Virginia Route ...

Battle of Bloody Run

Nearby is the site where Chief Totopotomoy of the Pamunkey died in 1656. The English colonists had become concerned over the recent settlement nearby of the Rickohockans along the falls of the James River. They called upon Totopotomoy to assist ...

Freedom & Equality for All

After a Republican victory in the Presidential Election of 1860, the South park of Mt. Vernon Place seceded from the union... of the parks. The South park and the residents around it were infuriated that the North Park was a ...

The Pine Community Center Historic District

The Pine Community Center Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The historic buildings of the district are the LDS (Latter Day Saints/Mormon) Ward Chapel, built in 1915-1916, the Cultural Hall, completed in 1931, and the ...

Stand Watie

Tsa-La-Gi

1806-1871

Beloved Southern Cherokee Chief

who served during Civil War as

brave Brigadier General. Last

Confederate leader to surrender.

Donors Frances Billingsley

Plains Indian Arts and Crafts

Marker can be reached from East Central Boulevard.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Outdoor Fireplace

Presidential Aids who were stationed at the camp say that this fireplace was mainly used for outdoor photographs. When reporters and authors wanted pictures of the Chief Executive and his guests they were often posed here. Logs, used for benches, ...

The Route of the Hiawatha- Milwaukee Road Muscle

It took a lot of mechanical muscle to pull the Milwaukee Road’s long, heavy passenger and freight trains over the rugged Rocky Mountains and tough Bitterroot Range. The Milwaukee Road used a great variety of powerful locomotives to do the ...