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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H3N_old-burying-ground_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
English The Old Burying Ground, which contains more than 1,200 head and footstones, constitutes a unique concentration of gravestone art. A rich variety of styles, poignant images and carving skill is reflected in these old stones. The winged skul…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H3M_the-old-burying-ground_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
English In this common burial ground lie many of the first citizens of Halifax, their descendants and men of the British Army and the Royal Navy who were stationed here. First opened in 1749, the year Halifax was founded, it was used until 1844. D…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H3L_carved-in-stone_Halifax-Nova-Scotia.html
English These gravestones were all carved by hand, using chisels and wooden mallets. Many of the old slate stones were quarried and carved around Massachusetts Bay, and shipped to Halifax before the American Revolution. By the 1770s local stone ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H3K_the-yorktown-windmill_Yorktown-VA.html
History of the Original Yorktown Windmill Built in 1711 by William Buckner, the Yorktown Windmill was a guidepost on the York River for nearly two centuries. After retiring from his post as Surveyor General of Virginia, Buckner purchased the poi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H0P_ground-your-firelocks_Yorktown-VA.html
Under the British Flag (Left of Marker):The garrison marched out between the two lines of American troops reluctantly enough, and laid down their arms. A corporal next to me shed tears, and embracing his flintlock, threw it down, saying, "May…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19JQ_kiskiack_Yorktown-VA.html
The last major settlement to be abandoned by the Indians on the peninsula south of the York River, Kiskiack was a commercial center when the English arrived in 1607. Positioned just downstream from Powhatan's headquarters and near the Rickahock tr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19JP_washington-rochambeau-route_Yorktown-VA.html
General Washington and the French troops under General Rochambeau began the siege of Great Britain's General Cornwallis at Yorktown on September 28, 1781. Cornwallis surrendered his army on October 19 after a siege of 21 days.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17XC_john-smith-explores-the-chesapeake_Yorktown-VA.html
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 expeditions from Jamestown in 1608. Smith and his crew…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17XA_join-the-adventure_Yorktown-VA.html
Explore the places Englishman John Smith traveled in the early 1600s. Learn about the thriving American Indian communities he encountered and imagine the bountiful Chesapeake he observed. Experience the natural and cultural richness that exists in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17X8_the-watermens-museum_Yorktown-VA.html
The Watermen's Museum is one of the Chesapeake Bay's special places linked together by the Gateways Network. Visitors to Chesapeake Bay Gateways experience first-hand the varied stories and adventures shaped by the extraordinary environment of Ame…
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