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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI0_lees-bivouac_Berryville-VA.html
Gen. Robert E. Lee bivouacked near here on 18-19 June 1863, as he began his invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania. Part of his Army of Northern Virginia marched north toward Winchester, while Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's corps camped here with Lee.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHZ_berryville-wagon-train-raid_Berryville-VA.html
Just after dawn on 13 Aug. 1864, Col. John Singleton Mosby and 300 of his 43rd Battalion Partisan Rangers attacked the rear section of Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan's 600-vehicle wagon train here. The train, headed for Winchester, carried supplies …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHY_clark-county-frederick-county_Winchester-VA.html
West Facing Side: Clark County. Area 171 Square Miles. — Formed in 1836 from Frederick and added to from Warren. Named for George Rogers Clark, conqueror of the Northwest. Lord Fairfax and General Danial Morgan, Revolutionary Hero lived in t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHW_battle-of-berryville_Berryville-VA.html
As it maneuvered against Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early's Army of the Valley, Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan's U.S. Army of the Shenandoah marched south from Halltown, reaching Berryville on 3 Sept. 1864. Finding part of Brig. Gen. George Crook's corps pit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHU_benvenue_McLean-VA.html
"Benvenue" was part of the 3402 acre "Woodberry" estate granted by Lord Fairfax in 1724 to George Turberville. Charles Lee Corbin Turberville was deeded 400 acres in 1796, which included 198 acres that became known as "Benvenue" when acquired by C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHT_john-marshalls-birthplace_Midland-VA.html
About one half mile southeast, just across the railroad, a stone marks the site of the birthplace, September 24, 1755. He died at Philadelphia, July 6, 1835. Revolutionary office, Congressman, Secretary of State, he is immortal as Chief Justice of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHS_j-e-b-stuart-at-munsons-hill_Falls-Church-VA.html
Following the First Battle of Manassas on 21 July 1861, Col. James Ewell Brown Stuart, commander of the 1st Virginia Cavalry, moved his troopers to Fairfax Court House and then here to Munson's Hill, the Confederate position closest to the city of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHQ_mother-of-the-wright-brothers_Purcellville-VA.html
Six miles north, at Hillsboro, was born in 1831 Susan Koerner, mother of Wilbur and Orville Wright, inventors of the airplane.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHB_luther-p-jackson-high-school_Fairfax-VA.html
Luther P. Jackson High School, opened in 1954, was the first and only high school in Fairfax County created to serve the African-American community. The school was named after Luther Porter Jackson, a prominent historian, educator and founder of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHA_1750-a-d_White-Post-VA.html
This post was originally placed here by George Washington under the direction of Lord Fairfax. It was erected in 1750 as a guidepost to direct strangers and travelers on the Old Dutch Wagon Road to Greenway Court, the home of Lord Fairfax.