Confederate Earthworks

These earthworks were erected by Confederate troops in 1861 as part of the defense system to block Union penetration of the James River.

Marker can be reached from Colonial Parkway, on the right when traveling west.

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South Carolina Confederate Monument

( West Face)

To South Carolina's Dead

Of The

Confederate Army

1861 1865

( North face)

This monument

perpetuates the memory ,

of those who

true to the instincts of their birth,

faithful to the teachings of their fathers,

constant in their love for the State,

died ...

Aiken County Confederate Monument

[South Face]

They gave their all in defense of

Home, Honor, Liberty and the

Independence of their native land

They fought the patriots fight

They kept the faith of their fathers

Forever honored

And forever mourned

[North Face]

Erected July 23, 1901

By the

Ladies Monument Association

Of Aiken ...

Fredericksburg National Cemetery

Approximately 20,000 soldiers died in this region during the Civil War, their remains scattered throughout the countryside in shallow, often unmarked, graves. In 1865 Congress established Fredericksburg National Cemetery as a final resting place for Union soldiers who died on ...

The Statehouse

Just below the ground’s surface lie the original foundations of the first purpose-built statehouse at Jamestown. From the very beginning, the efforts at Jamestown were influenced by the laws and legal institutions of England.

American representative government is the legacy that ...

Dedicated to all American Ex-Prisoners of War

We exist to help those who cannot help themselves

Marker is on Leonard Wood Drive south of Bundy Street, on the left when traveling south.

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William Butler Yeats

(1865 - 1939)

“He may be regarded as the pivot around which Irish literature turned from instinctive to conscious art.” (George W. Russell).

The memorial, erected in [October] 1967, is a tribute in bronze by Henry Moore, the sculptor.

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The Confederate Section

In 1885, after the War Between the States, the local veterans of Portsmouth and Norfolk County formed the Stonewall Camp, United Confederate Veterans. This Camp remained active until 1929 when the last three members bequeathed their assets to the Sons ...

Death of McPherson

The monument in the enclosure was erected by U.S. Army Engineers to mark the site where Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson was killed during the Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864.

McPherson rode S. from the Ga. R.R. when he heard ...

Chickahominy Water Trail

(left panel)

Sustaining a Credible Illusion

The Jamestown settlement was facing a severe food shortage in November of 1607. Captain John

Smith set out to trade for corn with the Indians living along this river. He traveled from one town to another, accepting ...