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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUON_the-presidents-quarters_Syria-VA.html
Although Camp Hoover was rustic, it was comfortably furnished with a mixture of styles. The Hoovers had many Navajo rugs which they used throughout their cabin. Above is a sunporch and below the Hoovers' bedrooms.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFW6_oak-grove-baptist-church_Oakpark-VA.html
Joe Thoms, Sr., a slave harness-maker, foundedOak Grove Baptist Church during the Civil War at his nearby log cabin, which burned in 1869. The congregation then met here, on land owned by John J. Robinson, a white farmer, in a grove of oaks they c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFVX_cavalry-engagement-at-jacks-shop_Rochelle-VA.html
First known as Jack's Shop for a blacksmith shop that stood nearby, Rochelle was the scene of a cavalry skirmish on 22 September 1863. While Confederate cavalry under Major General J. E. B. Stuart engaged Union Brigadier General John Buford's troo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFVW_battle-of-jacks-shop_Rochelle-VA.html
In September 1863, Union cavalry moved intoMadison County, scouting roads and river fordsfor a possible move around Confederate Gen.Robert E. Lee's army camped in Orange County. Learning of the presence of Federal troops in the town of Madison,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFVV_a-camp-of-stonewall-jacksons_Madison-VA.html
Just to the north, on the night of November 25, 1862, Stonewall Jackson, with his corps, camped. He was on his way to join Lee at Fredericksburg.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFGR_hebron-lutheran-church_Madison-VA.html
Nearby stands Hebron Lutheran Church. Thiscruciform church was built in 1740 and isAmerica's oldest church in continuous use byLutherans. The congregation was formed by1725 by German families, some of whomarrived to Virginia in 1717 to work at Ger…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HME6P_madison-county-culpeper-county_Reva-VA.html
Madison County. In the hills of the Piedmont, against the Blue Ridge Mountains, Madison County was formed from Culpeper County in 1792. The county is named for James Madison, the "father of the American Constitution" and the fourth president of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMBMB_louisa-county-fluvanna-county_Troy-VA.html
Louisa County. Located in the heart of the Virginia Piedmont,this rural county was named for Louisa,a daughter of George II. It was formedfrom Hanover county in 1742, the countyseat is Louisa. Among the county's historicresources is the Green Spri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8KN_civilian-conservation-corps_Stanardsville-VA.html
During the 1930's, CCC Camp NP-3, Company 310, Camp Nira was placed near the abandoned road across the Skyline Drive, 1/4 mile, to the south.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8KM_national-park-service-ccc-camps_Stanley-VA.html
Six Civilian Conservation Corps camps in the area which became Shenandoah National Park were at Big Meadows, Skyland, Pinnacles, Piney River, Baldface, and Dundo from 1933 to 1942. Camp Fechner, near here, was named in honor of Robert Fechner, …
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