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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVG_benita-fitzgerald-drive_Dale-City-VA.html
Named in honor of Benita Fitzgerald,Olympic Gold Medalist - 100 Meter Hurdles,XXIII Olympiad - 1984 · Pan American Games Champion - 1983 · U.S. National Champion - 1983 and 1986.
Benita was born in Warrenton, Virginia on July 6, 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVF_old-bethel-church_Woodbridge-VA.html
In 1850, the people of this area decided to build a church where the Word of God could be preached and expounded. Burr and Emsey Glascock donated the land and were the main leaders. Private donations by the people of the community were a large fac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVE_washingtons-first-journey-to-the-frontier_Woodbridge-VA.html
On March 11, 1748, George Washington and George William Fairfax crossed the Occoquan above the falls near here - Washington to enter the service of Lord Fairfax, and Lord Fairfax to meet his constituents in Frederick County. They traveled by horse…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVD_defenses-of-washington_Belle-Haven-VA.html
During the Civil War, the U.S. Army constructed a series of forts and artillery batteries around Washington to protect it from Confederate attack. Forts O'Rourke, Weed, Farnsworth, and Lyon stood just to the north, and Fort Willard which still exi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVB_action-at-stephensons-depot_Stephenson-VA.html
Near this place on June 15, 1863, Confederate troops of General Edward "Allegheny" Johnson's Division attacked and routed General Robert Milroy's Union Army during its retreat from Winchester. The short, pre-dawn battle resulted in the capture of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVA_langley-fork_McLean-VA.html
Two 18th-century roads intersect just west of here: Sugarlands Rolling Road (now Georgetown Pike) and Little Falls Road (now Chain Bridge Road). Several historic structures stand near the fork: Langley Toll House (ca. 1820); Langley Ordinary (ca. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV5_civil-war-strasburg_Strasburg-VA.html
The railroad tracks before you follow the route of the Manassas Gap Railroad, which reached Strasburg from Washington, D.C., in 1854. The line was a vital link between the Shenandoah Valley and eastern markets. Strasburg became strategically impor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV0_fort-ethan-allen_Arlington-VA.html
Fort Ethan Allen was constructed during the Civil War to provide one of the last lines of defense against possible Confederate attacks aimed at Washington. The fort commanded approaches to Chain Bridge (over the Potomac River) from the south of Pi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUZ_fort-ethan-allen_Arlington-VA.html
Historical SiteDefenses of Washington1861-1865Fort Ethan AllenThis embankment was the south face of Fort Ethan Allen, a bastioned earthwork built in September 1861 to command all the approaches to Chain Bridge south of Pimmit Run. The fort had a p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUY_walker-chapel_Arlington-VA.html
Walker Chapel, a small frame country church of the Mount Olivet Circuit, was dedicated at this location on July 18, 1876. It was named in honor of the Walker family who donated the Walker Grave Yard as the site for the church. A new frame church w…