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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WL_hanover-junction_Doswell-VA.html
This junction was one of the most pivotal sites for the well-being of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army. Known during the war as Hanover Junction, it was the intersection of two important railroads. The Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN3_randolph-macon-college_Ashland-VA.html
Three blocks west is Randolph-Macon College for men, oldest permanent Methodist college in America. Chartered in 1830 and named for John Randolph and Nathaniel Macon. Originally located at Boydton in Mecklenburg County, it was moved here in 1868.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN2_ashland_Ashland-VA.html
In 1838, the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad bought 462 acres bordering its tracks twelve miles north of Richmond in Hanover County. The company created a small summer retreat and passenger rest stop there. In 1858, the area was incorp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML3_cornwalliss-route_Hanover-VA.html
Lord Cornwallis, marching northward in pursuit of Lafayette's American force, camped near here, May 30, 1781. He entered this road from the east on his way from Hanover Town to the North Anna at Chesterfield Ford (Telegraph Bridge).
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML2_john-henry-smyth_Hanover-VA.html
(14 July 1844-5 Sept. 1908)Born in Richmond, Va., to a free black mother and enslaved father, John Henry Smyth graduated from Howard University Law School in Washington, D.C., in 1872 and worked variously as a teacher, bank cashier, lawyer, and ne…