Post Grave Monument

These two tombstones stood at the

heads of the graves about 75 feet

northwest of this spot.

The bolt and shaft bearing were

taken from the old gristmill at

John Halmagh Post’s birthplace,

Sloughter Dam, now 472 River Road,

Garfield, New Jersey.

Elizabeth Ackerman

was born at Polifly, now

Hasbrouck ...

Pat the Avenger Returns Fire

Great Railroad Strike of 1877

In The Great Strike of 1877, a labor dispute between workers and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company set off a popular uprising. The Philadelphia militia shot into an unarmed crowd on July 21st and then took shelter ...

Makemie Monument Park

Welcome to Makemie Monument Park

Designated as A Virginia Historic Landmark September 6, 2006.

And placed on the National Register of Historic Places February 15, 2007.

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Saxis Road and VA 699.

Courtesy hmdb.org

72nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers

Philadelphia Brigade

Erected by 72nd Regt. P.V.

The ground of the last assault

the Philadelphia Brigade

Gen. Alexander Webb

held this angle July 2d and 3d 1863

casualties in the battle 495

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The 72d Penn. Vol's

"Philadelphia Fire Zouaves"

Colonel D.W.C. Baxter

lost 10 officers and 182 men

out of 473 ...

Founder of Presbyterianism

Five miles west was the home of the Rev. Francis Makemie, founder of Presbyterianism in the United States. About 1684, Makemie established in Maryland the first Presbyterian Church. Later he moved to Accomac and married. He died here in 1708.

Marker ...

The Desperate and the Decadent

Great Railroad Strike of 1877

The Great Strike of 1877 was instigated by a ten percent cut in workmen’s wages on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad—one cut of many since the panic of 1873. The industry at large had experienced significant ...

Pickett's Charge

July 3, 1863 - Third Day

"I felt proud of that charging column of Americans, even though they were rebels.... They were citizen soldiers, American volunteers."

1st Lt. Benjamin F. Rittenhouse U.S.A.

5th U.S. Artillery, Battery D

About 3:00 p.m. ...

The Empty Pocket Pays

Great Railroad Strike of 1877

In 1877, The Pennsylvania Railroad Company (PRR) was the largest corporation in the world. In that year the PRR, like railroads across the country, instituted massive lay-offs and wage cuts—reportedly due to declining profits. When workers ...

Debtors Prison

Built in 1783 in one corner of the jailyard to serve as a residence for the jailer, the building served in this capacity for 41 years. Iron bard, oak batten doors and locks were added in 1842 when it was ...

Birthplace of Governor Wise

Here stood the birthplace of Henry Alexander Wise (1806-1876), Governor of Virginia (1856-1860) and general in the Confederate States Army. A talented orator and debator in an age of great orators, Wise was elected to six terms in Congress. He ...