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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BR9_a-malicious-design_Winchester-VA.html
This is the former location of the Winchester Medical College. In the spring of 1862, Union soldiers from Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks's command allegedly entered the building and discovered a partially dissected African American boy. They also found w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27Y0_handley-library_Winchester-VA.html
Opened August 22 , 1913
Is Registered as a
Virginia Historic Landmark
And Placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the
United States Department
Of the Interior
On
November 12, 1969
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27NH_arkansas-a-war-memorial_Winchester-VA.html
In memory of
Her sons of the 3rd Arkansas Infantry
CSA
Joseph R. Bartlett, Co. D
Unknown
William C. Arnold, Co. H
Christopher Columbus McClure, Co. C
.... Watson
Mathhew Chavis, Co. A
James W. More, Co. I
John Young, Co. E
Jesse W. Re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27NG_the-women-of-winchester_Winchester-VA.html
In Honor
Of
The Women of Winchester
The Ladies Confederate Memorial Association
Organized in 1865
And
Turner Ashby Chapter #184
United Daughters of the Confederacy
For Five Generations They Have
Cherished the Memory of The
Soldiers Who L…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27NF_texas-a-war-memorial_Winchester-VA.html
In Honor And Memory
Of The Men From Texas
Who Gave The Greatest Sacrifice
1st Texas Infantry
Sgt. Joseph C. Hollingsworth, Co H
Died Of Wounds, 18 Oct 1862
Pvt. M. Harvey Newman, Co M
Died Of Disease, 14 Oct 1862
Pvt. Jesse Skinner, C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T8N_third-battle-of-winchester-historical_Winchester-VA.html
About 5 P.M. on September 19, 1864, the final, chaotic stages of the Third Battle of Winchester engulfed this area. After a day of combat east and north of the city, Confederate Gen. Jubal Early's outnumbered men were flanked, broken, and forced t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T8M_jacob-baker-lot-and-virginia-city-addition-historical_Winchester-VA.html
Between 1900 and 1930, the population of Winchester more than doubled as the result of the town's industrial growth. The Virginia Woolen Company and Lewis Jones Knitting Mill made it their practice to ensure board for their employees near the mill…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T8L_the-virginia-woolen-company-and-lewis-jones-knitting-mill-historical_Winchester-VA.html
Born near Burnt Factory in Frederick Co., Virginia in 1867, Ed Johnston was determined to escape the life of a farm laborer. He learned the mechanic's trade at the Middletown Carriage Factory, and by age 25 worked in the B&O Railroad shops in Brun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T8K_the-early-education-of-black-students-in-winchester-historical_Winchester-VA.html
In 1875, when obvious that the city's black children were going to need a school, black Baptists who owned the Old Stone Church gave the city school board a 99-year lease on its building for $1. In return, the school board was charged with making …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T8J_dr-taylor-f-finley-historical_Winchester-VA.html
Birth: June 5, 1901 Death: February 5, 1957
Dr. Finley, whose dental office was located at 232 East Piccadilly Street from 1936 until the 1950s, was the black community's only practicing dentist beginning in 1928. He also taught science and manua…