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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21L1_loving-v-virginia_Richmond-VA.html
Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, defined under Virginia's 1924 Racial Integrity Act as an interracial couple, married in June 1958 tn Washington, D.C and returned home to Caroline County, Arrested in July for violating Virginta's laws against…
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Wilfred Cutshaw graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1858 and served as a lieutenant colonel of artillery in the Confederate army. As Richmond's city engineer (1873-1907), he instituted an innovative system of civic planning that…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21ER_charles-sidney-gilpin_Richmond-VA.html
Charles Sidney Gilpin grew up here in Jackson Ward. He apprenticed in the Richmond Planet print shop before beginning his theater career and becoming one of the most highly regarded actors of the 1920s. Gilpin is best known for his title role…
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Here stood the Friends Asylum. for Colored Orphans. Lucy Goode Brooks and the Ladies Sewing Circle for Charitable Work, all formerly enslaved, founded it in 1871. The orphanage, supported by the Cedar Creek Meeting Society of Friends, provide…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Y80_italians-in-richmond_Richmond-VA.html
Italian immigrants were a small but cohesive segment of Richmond's population by the 1850s. Local artist Ferruccio Legnaioli, who employed many Italian immigrant artisans, influenced the cityscape with his ornamental designs for the facades of pro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WY0_overshot-waterwheel-historical_Richmond-VA.html
Overshot waterwheels generated mechanical energy that operated all of Tredegar's furnaces and machinery from the time of the Iron Work's founding in 1837 until just after the American Civil War. Turbines replaced Tredegar's waterwheel by the la…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WXE_southern-firepower-historical_Richmond-VA.html
This 6.4-incgh Brooke rifled cannon became a great source of pride for the Confederacy. Named for its inventor, John Mercer Brooke, this type of gun was renowned for its superior range, accuracy, and reliability compared to to its smoothbore count…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WOI_the-lewis-doughty-house-historical_Richmond-VA.html
Lewis Doughty, a ship's carpenter, built this house in 1860. It was used as a temporary hospital during the seven days battle. June 26-July 3, 1862
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WMG_cultural-history-historical_Richmond-VA.html
The history associated with Falling Creek Park spans more than 400 years. Numerous industries existed along the creek from the 17th to the early 20th century. The earliest industry that existed at this location was the first iron furnace …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WMF_historic-village-of-bensley-historical_Richmond-VA.html
Located at this site was the beginning of one of the earliest residential communities in Chesterfield County. Historic Village Of Bensley Created by Albert Bensley in 1909, the Village of Bensley was marketed as a modem, convenient streetcar…
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