John Thomas Marker
of Star Lodge #1, Charles Town
Erected by Most Wor...
8-Inch Columbiad
When the Confederates opened fire in April 1861, several 8...
Military Railroad Terminus
Half a mile west is the terminus of the Centreville Milita...
Ground Your Flintlocks!
October 19, 1781
Under the British Flag (Left of Mar...
10-Inch Mortar, Model 1819
This 10-inch mortar, unearthed during the excavations in 1...
F-105G “Wild Weasel”
Wing Span 34 ft. 11 inches •
Length 67 ft. •
...
Hog Trial/Election Fight
(obverse)
In 1873 Randolph McCoy accused Floyd Hatfi...
Dickenson's Mill
Lee camped here, on May 21, 1864, on his way to the North ...
Frederick Lutheran Church
In 1666, the same year that the Danish West India Company ...
Point Reyes Light Station
Point Reyes Light Station, built 1870,
has been pl...
John Thomas Marker
of Star Lodge #1, Charles Town
Erected by Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of West Virginia, Free and Accepted Masons, Incorporated
In tribute to
John Thomas Marker of Star Lodge #1, Charles Town
First
Most Worshipful Grand Master
1881
...8-Inch Columbiad
When the Confederates opened fire in April 1861, several 8-inch Columbiads were mounted in Fort Sumter. This weapon probably has remained here since then, weathering the Union bombardment of 1863 and the clean up of the 1870's. Archeological excavations uncovered ...
Military Railroad Terminus
Half a mile west is the terminus of the Centreville Military Railroad, the first railroad in the world constructed exclusively for military purposes. Built by the Confederate army late in 1861 because of impassable roads, it supplied the soldiers in ...
Ground Your Flintlocks!
October 19, 1781
Under the British Flag (Left of Marker):
The garrison marched out between the two lines of American troops reluctantly enough, and laid down their arms. A corporal next to me shed tears, and embracing his flintlock, threw it down, ...
10-Inch Mortar, Model 1819
This 10-inch mortar, unearthed during the excavations in 1959, is similar to the one which fired the signal shot from Fort Johnson on April 12, 1861. Later in the war, the Confederate defenders of Fort Sumter mounted several of these ...
F-105G “Wild Weasel”
Wing Span 34 ft. 11 inches •
Length 67 ft. •
Height 20 ft.
•
Speed 831 MPH •
Cruising 596 MPH
•
Weight 11 Tons
First aircraft retrofitted to destroy surface-to-air missles in North Vietnam. The valiant airmen who flew these dangerous missions typified ...
Hog Trial/Election Fight
(obverse)
In 1873 Randolph McCoy accused Floyd Hatfield of stealing his hog. A trial followed, presided over by Reverend Anderson Hatfield, justice of the peace. To be fair, the jury consisted of six Hatfields and six McCoys. One witness, William Staton, ...
Dickenson's Mill
Lee camped here, on May 21, 1864, on his way to the North Anna to oppose Grant moving southward. Ewell's and Longstreet's corps rested here that night.
Marker is on Jefferson Davis Highway (U.S. 1) 0.7 miles south of C C ...
Frederick Lutheran Church
In 1666, the same year that the Danish West India Company took possession of St. Thomas, this congregation was founded by Pastor K.J. Slagelse as an outpost of the Evangelical (Lutheran) State Church of Denmark. Worshipping at first in private ...
Point Reyes Light Station
Point Reyes Light Station, built 1870,
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
Marker is on Sir Frances Drake Blvd., on the right when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
