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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VIX_69-slaves-escape-to-freedom-historical_White-Stone-VA.html
About 2,400 enslaved African Americans in Virginia escaped to the British during the War of 1812, encouraged in part by a proclamation issued on 2 Apr. 1814 offering them freedom and resettlement in "His Majesty's Colonies." Three enslav…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TY2_dr-morgan-e-norris-historical_White-Stone-VA.html
Dr. Morgan E. Norris, a Lancaster native and the Northern Neck's first black physician, practiced medicine at this site 1917-1964. He opened to all races specialty surgical clinics, bringing enhanced medical care to the lower Northern Neck. In 192…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TXY_john-smith-explores-the-chesapeake-historical_Lancaster-VA.html
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John Smith Explores the Chesapeake
Captain John Smith explored the Chesapeake Bay in the early 1600s seeking precious metals and a passage to Asia. He traveled the James, Chickahominy, and York rivers in 1607, and led two major exped…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TXV_major-edward-dale-historical_Lancaster-VA.html
Major Edward and his wife, Diana Skipwith Dale, were among the earliest settlers in Lancaster County. They lived nearby on surrounding land, as part of a 350-acre plantation purchased from William and Jane Clappam in Dec. 1664. Between 1653 and 16…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1F29_the-war-of-1812-capture-of-the-dolphin_White-Stone-VA.html
The War of 1812Impressment of Americans into British service and the violation of American ships were among the causes of America's War of 1812 with the British which lasted until 1815. Virginians suffered from a British naval blockade of the Ches…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM159Z_st-marys-white-chapel_Lancaster-VA.html
Three miles southwest, a church was built there in 1669, and the tablets are of that date. The present church was built in 1741 and was later remodeled. St. Mary's White Chapel Parish was united with Christ Church Parish in 1752. The tombs of the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQPT_irvington-world-war-i-memorial_Irvington-VA.html
To our departed comrades who served their country during the Great World WarFred D. MasonDied in GermanyAug. 20, 1921
Robert H. BarkerDied in ServiceNov. 14, 1918A separate bronze plaque reads:Rebuilt in May 1988 as an Eagle Scout Project of As…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGCU_a-t-wright-high-school_White-Stone-VA.html
Albert Terry Wright (1871-1944) was born inHanover County, Virginia. He taught in theblack schools of Richmond and, by 1908, atWhite Stone in Lancaster County. By 1921Wright was principal of the county's firsthigh school for blacks, which was cons…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGCT_albert-terry-wright_White-Stone-VA.html
Professor Albert Terry Wright was born in Hanover County, Virginia. Early in his career, he taught in the black schools of Richmond, Va. In 1901, he began teaching in Lancaster County, Virginia. Between 1905 and 1910, he built the Lancaster County…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGCS_henry-fleete-and-fleets-island_White-Stone-VA.html
Henry Fleete was born about 1602 in Kent, England, and moved to Jamestown, Virginia, in 1621. Fleete was seized by the Anacostan Indians during a trading expedition and held for five years. He learned their language and after his release in 1627 b…