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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DWQ_the-bay-eva-castle-site_Arlington-VA.html
The Bay-Eva Castle Site. . This sign marks the spot where Dr. Bay Jacobs and his wife Eva built their home, a beautiful stone castle. Dr. Jacobs was a prominent physician who served on the staff of both Georgetown and Arlington Hospitals. The loca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DWM_sully-historic-site_Herndon-VA.html
Sully Historic Site. . The history of the house built at Sully by Richard Bland Lee in 1794 intertwines closely with that of northern Virginia. Surrounded today by acres of grassy fields, the house and its various owners witnessed many changes dur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DWH_richard-bland-lee-gentleman-farmer_Chantilly-VA.html
Richard Bland Lee: Gentleman Farmer. . Under Richard Bland Lee's ownership, Sully transitioned from a tobacco farm into a multi-crop operation. Lee applied nutrients and crushed limestone to the worn soil, and made use of crop rotation to increase…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DWE_confederate-soldiers_Alexandria-VA.html
Confederate Soldiers. . "How sleep the brave who sink to rest By all their country's wishes blest" Beneath this mound lie the remains of thirty-four Confederate Soldiers Which were disinterred from the Alexandria Soldiers' Cemetery (Federal)…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DV1_wiliam-clayborne-memorial_Alexandria-VA.html
Wiliam Clayborne Memorial. . Artist David Hess created this transept of found and cast materials. His design is in recognition of William Clayborne, the colonial surveyor and is based upon the artist's personal research into tools of the surveying…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DNP_slave-cabin_Brookneal-VA.html
Slave Cabin. . Home of Harrison and his wife, Milly, longtime servants of the Henry family. Harrison, when a small boy, is believed to have been Patrick Henry's slave and later, coachman for his son, John. Restored in 1961 using some of the origin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DNL_quarter-place-trailhead_Brookneal-VA.html
Quarter Place Trailhead. . . The Quarter Place Trail is a half mile long, culminating at the Slave & African American Cemetery. The terrain slopes at the trailhead, levels off, and then steepens as it descends to the cemetery. The one-mile roun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DNK_red-hill-plantation_Brookneal-VA.html
Red Hill Plantation. . Red Hill, 2930 acres at Patrick Henry's death, was named by its previous owners after the red clay soil so common to the area. Henry reportedly referred to it as "one of the garden spots of Virginia." The view from here over…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DNJ_red-hill_Brookneal-VA.html
Red Hill. "Give me liberty or give me death!" Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775. After three decades of public service, Patrick Henry retired in 1794 to Red Hill plantation in Charlotte County, which he regarded as "one of the garden spots of the worl…
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Red Hill. Patrick Henry National Memorial. Text Box #4) . The flags of the Commonwealth Courtyard honor Patrick Henry's election as the first governor of Virginia on June 29, 1776, when the boundaries of the commonwealth extended from the Atlanti…
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