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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRA_first-roman-catholic-settlement-in-virginia_Stafford-VA.html
The crucifix by sculptor Georg J. Lober, erected in 1930, commemorates the first English Roman Catholic settlement in Virginia. Fleeing political and religious turmoil in Maryland, Giles Brent and his sisters Margaret and Mary established two plan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF7_moncure-daniel-conway_Falmouth-VA.html
Nearby to the northwest is the childhood home of renowned abolitionist, writer, and lecturer Moncure Daniel Conway (1832-1907). In 1838 his family moved into this Federal-style house. Conway graduated from Dickinson College in 1849 and Harvard Div…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMF3_historic-falmouth_Falmouth-VA.html
Founded in 1727 as a trading center for the Northern Neck. Hunter's iron works here were an objective in the Virginia campaign of 1781. The Army of the Potomac camped here from November, 1862 to June, 1863 and moved hence to Chancellorsville and G…