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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2LQ_woodberry-forest-school_Orange-VA.html
Two miles northeast is Woodberry Forest School, a college preparatory school for boys, founded in 1889 by Robert Stringfellow Walker, a captain with Mosby's Rangers. The school was named for the estate on which it stands, formerly owned by William…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2KD_knights-of-the-golden-horseshoe_Orange-VA.html
Near here Governor Alexander Spotswood and his troop of gentlemen, Knights of the Golden Horseshoe, on their way to explore the land beyond the mountains, camped on August 31, 1716.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2KC_general-zachary-taylor_Orange-VA.html
A valiant soldierGeneral Zachary Taylor1784-1850Twelfth Presidentof the United StatesBorn in Orange County VirginiaErected by Orange County Post No. 156The American Legion1934
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2KB_montpelier-and-madisons-tomb_Orange-VA.html
Five miles southwest is Montpelier, the home of James Madison, "Father of the American Constitution" and fourth president of the United States, 1809-1817. Near the house is the tomb of Madison, who died at Montpelier on June 28, 1836.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2KA_orange-train-station_Orange-VA.html
Beginning in 1749, Orange County's successive courthouses have been located just west of here. In 1854, the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, constructed to link Alexandria with central Virginia, reached Orange and a train station was built near here.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2K9_town-of-orange_Orange-VA.html
Lee vs. Grant - The 1864 CampaignAfter Gettysburg and some minor operations during the summer and fall of 1863, Gen. Robert E. Lee and his Confederate army settled into winter quarters on the hills around the town of Orange Court House.
Lee rel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2K8_lees-headquarters_Orange-VA.html
Half a mile west, at the Rogers farm called Middle Hill, Gen. Robert E. Lee kept his headquarters from Dec. 1863 to May 1864. His Army of Northern Virginia, in winter camp, guarded the south side of the Rapidan River from the vicinity of Liberty M…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2K5_bloomsbury_Orange-VA.html
A mile north is Bloomsbury, estate of the pioneer, James Taylor, ancestor of Presidents James Madison and Zachary Taylor. He was a member of Spotswood's expedition over the mountains in 1716.