The "John Randolph"

1834 1919

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The "John Randolph"

the first iron vessel seen in

American waters

Riveted together and launched here in 1834,

the plates having been made by John Laird

of Birkenhead, England, and shipped to this

port in sections

Built for Gazaway B. ...

SS Savannah and SS John Randolph

The first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, the SS SAVANNAH, sailed from this harbor on May 22, 1819 and reached Liverpool 27 days later. The anniversary of her sailing, May 22, is celebrated as National Maritime Day. Captain Moses ...

John Randolph

of Roanoke. Great American stateman and orator, born 1773 at "Cawson's", nearby on Appomattox River, home of his maternal grandfather Theodoric Bland St.

Marker is at the intersection of West Randolph Road and North 3½ Avenue, in the median on West ...