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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9D6_clara-barton_Fredericksburg-VA.html
1862 - 1962In Memory of Clara BartonFounder of the American Red Cross. A devoted nurse and tireless organizer who knew no enemy but the unfeeling heart. We walk the ways she took in easing the suffering at the Battle of Fredericksburg when the chu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9D4_site-of-barton-house_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Site of Barton House, a beautiful Georgian style structure built in 1785 by James Maury, whom George Washington appointed as the first American ambassador to England. Guests in the Barton House included such notables as General Robert E. Lee and D…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9D3_to-the-confederate-dead_Fredericksburg-VA.html
(Text of tablet placed in 1992):In honor of Confederate Soldierswho died in Fredericksburg Oct 1861 through Mar 1862and buried in Barton St. CemeteryNo record of reinterment when site reused in 1920Alabama14th Infantry-Archer G.W.Barron WBlair RBr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9D2_hugh-mercer_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Sacred to the memory ofHugh Mercer,Brigadier-Generalin the Army ofThe United States;He died on the 12th of January, 1777,of the wounds he receivedon the 3d of same month,near Princetown, in New Jersey,bravely defending theLiberties of America.The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9D1_ferries-and-flats_Fredericksburg-VA.html
In 1728, the colonial government established Fredericksburg as far upstream on the Rappahannock River as was navigable. Vessels traveling to and from the Chesapeake Bay and beyond could tie up at the docks there. Workers and slaves loaded tobacco …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9CZ_john-paul-jones-house_Fredericksburg-VA.html
This tablet marksthe only home in America ofJohn Paul JonesHe was appointed a lieutenantin the Continental Navy whilestill a resident of Virginia
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9CY_welcome-to-fredericksburg-va_Fredericksburg-VA.html
Commuters and rail passengers hurry to their trains over asphalt paving that is only the most recent layer in Fredericksburg's history. These travelers cross over prehistoric work sites, eighteenth-century shops and dwellings, a Civil War battlegr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM97J_historic-kenmore-and-george-washingtons-ferry-farm_Fredericksburg-VA.html
(Front):Historic Kenmore and George Washington's FerryFor George Washington, Fredericksburg was "...the place of my growing infancy." The old town on the Rappahannock River remained his home until he moved permanently to Mt. Vernon after the death…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM97I_george-washington-soldier-and-virginia-planter_Fredericksburg-VA.html
(Front):George Washington: SoldierGeorge Washington gained his first military experience during the French and Indian Wars where his bravery and leadership made him a hero. When discord between the American colonies and the British Crown broke out…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM97H_george-washington-surveyor-and-family-man_Fredericksburg-VA.html
(Front):George Washington: SurveyorGeorge Washington loved mathematics, a passion he put to work when he learned to survey land, a useful trade in colonial America. At the age of 15, his first surveying job was to map his brother's turnip field. W…