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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGFM_belmont_Henrico-VA.html
Edward J. Warren, a farmer, was the first owner of the house on 100 acres in 1858. Warren, a private in the 34th Virginia Infantry, was captured by Union troops and held prisoner at Fort Monroe. The property is first referred to as Belmont in the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGFG_gabriels-rebellion_Henrico-VA.html
Adjacent to this park, in a location known as Young's Spring (1), Gabriel, a slave of Thomas Prosser, was appointed leader of the rebellion in the summer of 1800. He lived on Brookfield Plantation (2) in Henrico County. His objectives were to over…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGBT_forest-lodge_Glen-Allen-VA.html
John Cussons built Forest Lodge as a resort along the Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Potomac Railroad where it intersects with Mountain Road in Glen Allen. The luxurious hotel had 125 rooms and stood six stories high. It took six years to build and w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGBR_john-cussons_Glen-Allen-VA.html
John Cussons, the son of John and Elizabeth (Jackson) Cussons, was born in Hornscastle, Lincolnshire, England in 1838. His adventurous spirit led him to America in 1855 and he spent four years in the Northwest living with the Sioux Indians.
In …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGBP_courtney-road-service-station_Glen-Allen-VA.html
Before there were gas stations, motorists would get a drum of fuel from an industrial depot, bring it home, and store it. Soon after, consumers got their gasoline at the blacksmith shops and hardware and grocery stores. Still others received gasol…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGB1_glen-allen-school_Glen-Allen-VA.html
In 1886, Elizabeth Jane Holladay established the first Glen Allen School when she began teaching children in her home. In 1899, the school was moved to a one-room building on Mountain Road. It was relocated to Old Washington Highway in 1911. Const…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGB0_sheppard-and-bakers-grant_Glen-Allen-VA.html
The Sheppard's Way subdivision was part of the original 400 acre land grant made to William Sheppard and Richard Baker in 1713. They obtained it through the "Headrights System" by paying for the passage of eight people from England to the Virginia…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGAZ_glen-allen-baptist-church_Glen-Allen-VA.html
The Reverend Alexander Sands organized the Glen Allen Baptist Church on February 23,1868. The Congregation first met in a rose arbor nearby belonging to Mrs. Susan Sheppard Allen. On July 4,1868, the new church held a feast and raised $400 to buil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC52_39th-illinois-veteran-volunteers_Henrico-VA.html
On 16 Aug. 1864, Federal infantry stormed Confederate earthworks nearby, in the Second Battle of Deep Bottom. The 39th Illinois helped lead the assault. Pvt. Henry M. Hardenbergh, of Bremen Township, the color bearer, served in Co. G, called the "…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMC51_sad-reunion_Henrico-VA.html
On 16 August 1864 Confederate Brig. Gen. John R. Chambliss, Jr., was killed near here attempting to evade capture during the Second Battle of Deep Bottom. As troops of the 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry removed his epaulets, sash, and saber, Union Brig…