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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U6V_pollinators-historical_Tappahannock-VA.html
How easy it is to celebrate large spectacular forms of wildlife such as the bald eagle. Yet there are thousands and perhaps millions of vital wildlife species on this refuge, each of which could easily fit in a teaspoon. Among these important &quo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U6U_rivers-of-grass-historical_Tappahannock-VA.html
High-Quality HousingThese rare habitats, dominated by native warn-season grasses such as little bluestem, Indian grass, and eastern gamma grass, provide food and cove for wildlife year around—even standing up to snow and ice. Warm-season…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U6T_hutchinson-tract-historical_Tappahannock-VA.html
The Hutchinson Tract of the Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge consists of 727 acres of restored grasslands and mixed hardwood forests which complement the forests that buffer Mount Landing Creek. The attentive visitor may enjoy se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U6S_national-wildlife-system-historical_Tappahannock-VA.html
The National Wildlife Refuge System is a collection of United States lands and waters managed specifically for wildlife. Units of the system stretch across the continent, from the icy north shore of Alaska to the balmy Florida Keys, and beyond to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TY0_john-smith-explores-the-chesapeake-historical_Tappahannock-VA.html
(panel 1) John Smith Explores the Chesapeake 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 exped…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TXZ_john-smith-explores-the-chesapeake-historical_Tappahannock-VA.html
(panel 1) John Smith Explores the Chesapeake 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 exped…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TVP_british-raid-on-tappahannock-the-war-of-1812-historical_Tappahannock-VA.html
(side 1) British Raid on Tappahannock On 2 Dec. 1814, British naval forces commanded by Capt. Robert Barrie shelled and seized the town of Tappahannock during the War of 1812. Aiding the British were three companies of African American Colonial …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12ZI_site-of-rappahannock-industrial-academy_Dunnsville-VA.html
Founded bySouthside Rappahannock Baptist AssociationEducation - The Hope of a Glorious FutureOriginal TrusteesWillis Brook - Ned Fitzgerald - C. H. NewmanD. R. Page - Thomas Pollard - J. R. RuffinN. A. WigginsW. E. Robinson - Principal - 1904 - 1933
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGRS_mount-pleasant_Tappahannock-VA.html
Near here stood the plantation and Thoroughbred stables of Col. John Hoskins (1751-1813), one of the foremost breeders in the country. In 1800 Col. Robert Sanders, of Scott Co., Ky., bought one of Hoskins's horses, Melzar, for ten times the usual …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGRO_the-indentured-servants-plot_Saluda-VA.html
During the summer of 1663, indentured servants (held for several years of service) in the Poropotank River and Purtan Bay region plotted an insurrection against their masters to occur on 13 Sept. 1663. It was prevented when John Berkenhead, servan…
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