Birthplace of James Monroe

April 28, 1758

July 4, 1831

Fifth president of the

United States 1817- 1825

Governor of Virginia

1799 and 1811

Proclaimed the Monroe Doctrine

December 2, 1823

Declares the Americas

no longer subject to

European colonization

Marker is on James Monroe Highway (Virginia Route 205), on the left when traveling south. ...

Navy Seabees Can Do

Erected by and Dedicated

to Navy Seabee Veterans

of Elbert County

Jim Humphry - Joe Deadwyler -

David Smith - Claude E. Ray,JR. -

Cecil Smith - Ed Cartldge -

Hogan Brown - P. Mattox Glenn -

Ross Brown - Richard Brady -

George A. Grogan • Eugene ...

Brentsville

”The houses generally are in ruin …”

Brentsville was the Prince William County seat during the Civil War. In response to John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, the Prince William Cavalry (Co. A, Virginia Cavalry) was formed here ...

Gonzales Tribute

(West face)

Erected

By popular subscription

A Tribute

To the worth and service of

N.G. Gonzales,

Born August 5, 1858,

Died January 19,1903.

—–—

"Faithful unto death."

Gonzales

(North face)

A great editor

An eminent citizen

An honest man

"Without fear and without reproach"

His fellow citizens rear ...

Brentsville – Tavern Square

Well Improved…

The Brentsville Tavern was among many buildings on the Tavern Square. Owner Thomas Hampton’s 1828* notice read:

SALE OF VALUABLE PROPERTY AT BRENTSVILLE, PRINCE WILLIAM C.H., VA. On Thursday the 18th day of December next…the subscriber will offer for sale ...

Brentsville – 1822 Tavern Site

If you had stood in this spot between 1822 and about 1900, you would have seen a large structure to your right, bustling with activity. This is the site of the Brentsville Tavern, also know as the Brentsville Hotel. You ...

Culpepper’s Rebellion

Culpeper and Durant led a Revolt against British trade laws, seized the government 1672, 2 mi SE.

Marker is on South Water Street near East Church Street, on the right when traveling north.

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Israelite Sunday School / Columbia's First Synagogue

Israelite Sunday School

The Israelite Sunday School, the first Jewish religious school in Columbia and the seventh in the United States, met in a building on this site until 1865. Founded in 1843 to give the city's Jewish children "an ...

William Plumer Jacobs, D.D., LL.D.

1842-1917

This stone, erected on the

fiftieth anniversary of

Thornwell Orphanage

by men and women whose

childhood was blessed by

the founder and first

president, is grateful

testimonial

of

The Thornwell

Orphanage Alumni

1875 - 1925

Marker is on South Broad Street (State Highway 72), on ...

45th Infantry (Thunderbird) Division

This M114 Armored Command Carrier is

dedicated to Oklahoma's 45th Infantry

(Thunderbird) Division that had in

World War II 511 Combat Days,

8 Campaigns.

In the Korean War 429 Combat Days,

4 Campaigns

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