The Robertson Quarry

In the 1800s, the Robertson Quarry was one of many quarries in Stafford County which provided stone for government buildings, private homes, and public buildings, not only in Washington, D.C., but across the nation. The Robertson Quarry, along with the ...

Bombardment

When Confederate sharpshooters blocked his efforts to span the Rappahannock River with pontoon bridges, General Ambrose E. Burnside ordered his artillery to bombard the town. For eight hours more than one hundred cannon, some as large as the 4.5-inch ordnance ...

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

This hardwood tree was part of the original grove that provided shelter, and wood for wagon repairs for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail.

The grove was a continuous strip of timber near one mile in width with a rich ...

Seth Boyden

Born Nov. 17, 1788 Foxborough, Mass.

Died March 31 1870 Hilton, N.J.

Pioneer in mechanics : Benefactor of industry : Loved work that his fellow man might be benefited : A modest, helpful citizen of Newark: An inspiring example for young and ...

Seth Boyden

Born Nov. 17, 1788 Foxborough, Mass.

Died March 31 1870 Hilton, N.J.

Pioneer in mechanics : Benefactor of industry : Loved work that his fellow man might be benefited : A modest, helpful citizen of Newark: An inspiring example for young and ...

Soulsbyville

Ben Soulsby first settled here in 1851. His son, young Ben, when age 12, discovered the first gold in the area by accident. One evening, while walking the family cow home, he saw some gold, told his father who, upon ...

Ramseur's Brigade

Rodes's Division - Ewell's Corps

C.S.A.

Army of Northern Virginia

Ewell's Corps Rodes's Division

Ramseur's Brigade

2nd. 4th. 14th. 30th. North Carolina Infantry

July 1 Soon after Iverson's and O'Neal's Brigade had each suffered the repulse of three regiments with heavy losses Ramseur's Brigade moved from ...

Soulsbyville

Ben Soulsby first settled here in 1851. His son, young Ben, when age 12, discovered the first gold in the area by accident. One evening, while walking the family cow home, he saw some gold, told his father who, upon ...

Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church

Organized 1877

The second black Baptist Church in Montgomery. First pastor was Rev. C. O. Boothe. Present structure built 1885. Designed by Pelham J. Anderson; built by William Watkins, a member of the congregation.

Many prominent black citizens of Montgomery have been ...

Robert Grier, Astronomer

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On this land, in the plantation home of his father, Aaron Grier, Sr., Revolutionary soldier, Robert Grier, founder of the nationally famous “Grier’s Almanac,” was born in 1782. The remarkable astronomical calculations which led to the publishing of the almanac ...