Virginia & Truckee Railroad Right of Way

Soon after the Chinese laborers graded this section during the summer of 1871, track gangs commenced laying rail south, reaching Steamboat Springs by late October. To celebrate the occasion numerous residents rode an excursion train to Steamboat on November 7. ...

Frederick County Va. / West Virginia

(West Facing Side): Frederick County Va.

Area 435 Square Miles

Formed in 1738 from Orange and named for Frederick, Prince of Wales, father of King George III. Several battles were fought in the vicinity of Winchester 1862-1864

(East Facing Side): West Virginia

West Virginia ...

Fort Marcy, Virginia

A Civil War Defense

of Washington

The Virginia approaches to the Chain Bridge were guarded by Fort Marcy on the old Leesburg Turnpike and Fort Ethan Allen on the Military Road. The sites were occupied by Union troops on September 24, 1861, ...

Virginia Home for Boys

The Virginia Home for Boys is the oldest boys' home in continuous service in Virginia and the second oldest in the United States. Founded as the Richmond Male Orphan Society on 30 March 1846 for the "maintenance and instruction" of ...

Virginia Training School

(Front Side of Marker): The Duryee home and 11 acres were bought by Mattie Gundry in 1899 for $2,500 (part of 1773 22,75-acre Gunnell grant). On this site she opened the Virginia Training School for retarded children. At that time, ...

Virginia Military Institute

A National Historic Landmark

The nation's first state military college, VMI was founded in 1839 on the concept of the citizen-soldier. The Corps of Cadets fought as a unit in the 1864 Battle of New Market. Confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson and ...

North Carolina / Virginia

North Carolina Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1775

Virginia First permanent English colony in America, 1607; one of thirteen original states. Richmond, the capital, was ...

Nansemond County Virginia

Area 423 Square Miles

Formed in 1637 from New Norfolk County. It was first called Upper Norfolk County; but in 1642 it was named Nansemond for an Indian Tribe. Dismal Swamp is partly in this County.

Marker is on Carolina Road (Route ...

Virginia Memorial

General Robert E. Lee

Mounted on "Traveller"

The group represents various types who left civil occupations to join the Confederate Army. Left to right; a professional man, a mechanic, an artist, a boy, a business man, a farmer, a youth.

Dedicated June 6, ...

Army of Northern Virginia

General Robert E. Lee commanding

The Army consisted of Three Army Corps

First Corps Lieutenant General James Longstreet

Second Corps Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell

Third Corps Lieutenant General Ambrose P. Hill

Cavalry Division Major General J.E.B. Stuart

July 1. Heth's and Pender's Divisions Hill's Corps ...