The Gray Box Chateau

The Gray Box Chateau

24 North Main Street

Has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

1764

Marker can be reached from N. Main Street just from W. Commerce Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

A Busy Port

“Beyond the masts and rigging and the smoke stacks and steam of the water craft, were groups of tents, long ranges of whitewashed barracks, log huts, and shanties of every shape.....these were moving uniformed soldiers and officers, negroes driving mule ...

Cristoforo Colombo

[Holy Rosary Church]

This monument, erected on the occasion of the 1992 Quincentennial Jubilee celebrating the discovery of America, pays tribute to Cristoforo Colombo and his seafaring companions. Their bold voyage led to a historic encounter between the European world ...

Fort Webb and Civil War Earthworks

In 1860, Bowling Green was a thriving city of about 2500 inhabitants with many local businesses, a woolen factory, a candle factory, several mills, an iron foundry, and a newspaper. This city was vital to the war effort of both ...

Brenton Point Maritime Memorial

In Honor of Ernest Coggeshall, Jr.

9/2/15 – 4/27/95

Capt. Joseph X. “Jay” O’Brien, Jr.

4/21/54 – 12/16/90

Dad, Mom and Family

[ Right Side of Monument : ]

James Wah Gin Wong

1918 – 1993

Stephen Joseph Fougere

1954 – 1972

John Henry Rayner

1956 – 1990

James T. O’Connell

1889 – ...

The Civil War in Bowling Green

Because of its important transportation routes, both armies recognized Bowling Green's strategic location during the Civil War. The city was occupied briefly by Confederate troops, who used many of the surrounding hills for fortifications. For the remainder of the war, ...

The Limestone Bluffs

The Barren River's bluffs generally consist of oolitic limestone. Subterranean erosion has resulted in a very unique karst topography which includes a proliferation of caves and sinkholes. High quality limestone was once quarried in Warren County and sold under the ...

The Bridge

Four bridges have spanned the Barren River at this site. The center pylon dates from the first bridge that was built in 1838. The Confederate Army burned the 1838 wooden bridge when evacuating Bowling Green in 1862. The current bridge ...

Bowling Green & Warren County

Established in 1797, Warren County is named for Revolutionary War hero, Dr. Joseph Warren of Boston. Bowling Green was platted in the late 1790s and incorporated in 1812. The city is believed to be named for New York's Bowling Green ...

Village of Great Bridge

A Vital Link

The village of Great Bridge was located at a strategic crossing of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal. This canal, along with the Dismal Swamp Canal, was recognized as being a strategically important corridor by both the Union and ...