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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2198_st-johns-protestant-episcopal-church_Kenbridge-VA.html
Three miles west stood St. John's Protestant
Episcopal Church of Cumberland Parish. Bishop
William Meade consecrated the building, later
known as St. John's Woodend, in 1832. The Rev.
Charles C. Taliaferro was its first minister. The
church's…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2182_the-glebe-of-cumberland-parish_Victoria-VA.html
To the south stood the Glebe House of Cumberland
Parish, residence of Anglican minister Rev. James
Craig from 1759 until his death in 1795. An
ardent patriot during the Revolutionary War,
Craig allowed his mill on Flat Rock Creek to be
used a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM216P_nathaniel-lee-hawthorne_Victoria-VA.html
Nathaniel Lee Hawthorne, civil rights leader,
campaigned for racial and social justice for the
people of Southside Virginia. A native of
Lunenburg County and a World War II veteran, he
conducted his work despite death threats and
other attemp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM216L_lunenburg-county-courthouse_Victoria-VA.html
William Howard and Dabney Cosby, who had
worked for Thomas Jefferson, completed this
courthouse in 1827. The second courthouse to
occupy this site, it is a temple-form building
employing the Doric order and was influenced by
Jefferson's Roman…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLB5_lunenburg-county-nottoway-county_Kenbridge-VA.html
(Obverse)Lunenburg CountyLunenburg County was formed in 1746 from Brunswick County. Named for King George II, Duke of Brunswick-L?neburg, a German possession of England's Hanoverian kings, Lunenburg County's territory originally included the count…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAX_town-of-kenbridge_Kenbridge-VA.html
Kenbridge was settled during the late nineteenth century as a farming community. It was originally named Tinkling for a post office that was established here in Feb. 1890. The Virginia Railway laid its track through the community by 1907 and a tel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAW_craigs-mill_Kenbridge-VA.html
Two miles south of Kenbridge stood Craig's Mill on Flat Rock Creek. There flour was ground and supplies were stored for the Revolutionary army. Tarleton, the British cavalryman, burned the mill in July, 1781, when raiding through the Southside. Re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAL_the-peoples-community-center_Victoria-VA.html
On May 13, 1947, several African-American leaders in Lunenburg County met at First Baptist Church in Victoria to discuss the need for a centrally located building large enough to accommodate countywide gatherings and educational activities for bla…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDBS_town-of-victoria_Victoria-VA.html
The town of Victoria, located halfway between Roanoke and Norfolk, was conceived in 1906 when the Virginian Railway was built to transport coal from Southwest Virginia to Tidewater. Henry H. Rogers, builder of the Virginian Railway, probably named…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDB9_lunenburg-county-confederate-monument_Lunenburg-VA.html
In memory of theConfederate Soldiersof Lunenburg County,and the cause for whichthey fought from1861 to 1865
(side)The fame and deedsof heroes wil live
(rear)We fought forthe sovereigntyof the states
(side)Our patrioticwomanhoodwas an insp…