The Beefsteak Raid

Wade Hampton’s Cattle Raid

As the summer of 1864 ended with Union Gen. U.S. Grant’s army still laying siege to Petersburg, Southern sources learned of a large herd of cattle being held at nearby Coggin’s Point on the James River. The ...

John Purdue Block

Erected on this site in 1845 by John Purdue (October 31, 1802 - September 12, 1876) The John Purdue Block was a collection of 12 stores, each 22 feet wide, occupying the complete block between Columbia and South streets. At ...

Lynchburg Confederate Soldiers Monument

(front)

1861—1865

Our Confederate Soldiers

(rear)

Erected by the

Daughters of the Confederacy

of

Lynchburg, Virginia

in 1899,

to commemorate the heroism

of our Confederate Soldiers

(side)

Kirk Wood Otey Chapter U.D.C.

(side)

Old Dominion Chapter U.D.C.

Marker is at the intersection of Court Street and Ninth Street, on the right when traveling west on ...

Beverly

Original County Seat

Nearly two decades after the ill-fated attempt of the Foyles (Files) and Taggert (Tygart) families to pioneer the area in 1754, the Tygarts Valley was finally settled by a group of families in 1772. One of this group, ...

Old Swedish Burial Ground

Site of first St. Paul's Episcopal Church, built in 1702. The grave of John Morton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence is located just south of here.

Marker is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Ave. of the States, ...

American Bridge Company

This was site of American Bridge Co. Largest steel fabricating plant in the world. Division of U.S. Steel Corp. erected 1903. During W.W. II Marine Dept. built LST landing crafts here. Closed April 1983.

Marker is at the intersection of 8th ...

About Hampden-Sydney College

You are standing near the site of the original campus of Hampden-Sydney College, which stood on the knoll to your right (see artist reconstruction above). Hampden-Sydney began classes on November 10, 1775, the last college founded in Colonial America. The ...

Beverly

Original County Seat

Nearly two decades after the ill-fated attempt of the Foyles (Files) and Taggert (Tygart) families to pioneer the area in 1754, the Tygarts Valley was finally settled by a group of families in 1772. One of this group, ...

First Official 4th of July Celebration in the United States

Commemorating

The First Official

4th of July Celebration

In the United States

At Salem, North Carolina, 1783

* * *

This Plaque Unveiled In The

200th Anniversary Year

Of Winston-Salem

July 4, 1966

Marker is on Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company

During WWII, Sun was the largest single shipyard in the world, with over 35,000 employees. It introduced the all-welded ship, which significantly increased ship production, and th T-2 oil tanker, which became the standard at all US shipyards. Sun built ...