On 116th Regimental Road, 0.1 miles north of Thornrose Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated to the guardsmen of the 116th. Inf. Regt. from Staunton & Augusta Co. who made the Supreme Sacrifice while in service to their country, in WWII.
Howie, Thomas D. Maj., KIA 17 July 44 •
Bowers, William B. Lt., KIA 21 June 44 • . . . — — Map (db m170584) WM
On Richmond Avenue (Route 250) just east of National Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . — — Map (db m185494) HM
Near Richmond Avenue (U.S. 250) east of National Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, . . . — — Map (db m134428) HM
On West Beverley Street (Virginia Route 254) at South Central Avenue when traveling east on West Beverley Street.
The photo shows the staff of Ast Hardware around 1915; Capt. Joseph P. Ast is second from left. In 1975, this half of the Ast building was demolished to provide an access ramp to the new parking garage, leaving the blank wall of the remaining part . . . — — Map (db m12452) HM
On East Johnson Street (U.S. 250) at South Augusta Street (Business U.S. 11), on the right when traveling east on East Johnson Street.
Established November 1, 1738 by an act of the General Assembly, Augusta County extended from the Blue Ridge Mountains on the east to the Mississippi River on the west and from the southern boundary of the Colony north to “the utmost limits . . . — — Map (db m11757) HM
Near West Beverly Street (State Highway 254), on the right when traveling west.
This Bronze
Commemorates, To Generations
Which Knew Then Not,
The Virginia Volunteers
From Augusta In The Army
Of The Confederate States.
Twenty-Two Companies From
Here Followed By Jackson And
Stuart, With Many In Other Commands.
No . . . — — Map (db m155476) HM
On East Johnson Street at South Augusta Street, on the left when traveling east on East Johnson Street.
Augusta County, created by the Virginia General
Assembly in 1738, was formally organized in 1745.
Its original western boundary stretched “to the
utmost limits of Virginia,” a claim that then ex-
tended to the Pacific Ocean. The county . . . — — Map (db m208538) HM
On South Augusta Street (U.S. 11) at East Johnson Street (U.S. 250) on South Augusta Street.
In Honor Of The Men And Women Of Staunton And Augusta County Who Served Their Country In The World War 1914-1918
The Unreturning Brave… They Give New Splendor to The Dead
Oscar Taylor Almarode
Gordon Argenbright
Thomas Fulton Armstrong . . . — — Map (db m127275) HM
On Beverly Street (Virginia Route 254) at Augusta Streets (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling east on Beverly Street.
This engraving of the southwest corner of downtown Staunton’s busiest intersection, Beverley and Augusta Streets, dates from about 1885. In the center is the Augusta National Bank building surrounded by older, smaller structures, most of which were . . . — — Map (db m12375) HM
On Richmond Avenue (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling west.
This Avenue of Trees, sponsored by Clemmer-McGuffin Post 13, American Legion and Auxiliary, was given in loving memory by the people of Staunton and Augusta County in memoriam 1917-1918 — — Map (db m46281) HM
Near Middlebrook Avenue (Virginia Route 252) west of South Augusta Street, on the left when traveling south.
Dr. Barnas Sears, a career educator and Baptist minister, was nearly 65 years old in 1867 when he resigned as president of Brown College in Providence, Rhode Island, and moved to Staunton.
He became the agent of the Peabody Educational Fund . . . — — Map (db m134485) HM
On E Frederick Street, on the left when traveling west.
Commemorating the Birthplace of Woodrow Wilson this enclosing wall and garden laid out as of the period of 1846 – 1857 is dedicated by the Garden Club of Virginia — — Map (db m58784) HM
On Lee Highway (U.S. 11) south of Woodrow Wilson Parkway (Virginia Route 275), on the right when traveling south.
Three and one half miles south, on Coalter Street in Staunton, is the birthplace of Thomas Woodrow Wilson, 8th Virginia-born President. New Jersey Governor, 28th President (World War I). He was chief author and sponsor of the League of Nations. . . . — — Map (db m12363) HM
On Greenville Avenue (U.S. 11) at Ritchie Boulevard (State Route 275), on the right when traveling south on Greenville Avenue.
One mile north, on Coalter Street in Staunton, is the birthplace of Thomas Woodrow Wilson, 8th Virginia-born President of the U.S., Princeton University President, New Jersey Governor, 28th President (World War I). He was chief author and sponsor of . . . — — Map (db m23076) HM
Near West Beverly Street (State Highway 254), on the right when traveling west.
West Panel:
Honor to the Brave
870 Lie Here
Recorded by Name, Company & Regiment:
From
Virginia 385, N. Carolina 176, S. Carolina 59,
Georgia 208, Alabama 49, Florida 8,
Mississippi 11, Louisiana 19, Tennessee 12,
Arkansas 20, . . . — — Map (db m53666) WM
Near West Beverly Street (Virginia Route 254) east of Church Street.
This weathered stone was inscribed: “Dr. Alexander Humphreys departed this life 23 May, 1802, in the 45th year of his age.”
Born in County Armagh, Ireland, educated in medicine in Ireland, settled in Augusta County, practiced in . . . — — Map (db m11763) HM
On South Augusta Street at West Johnson Street, on the right when traveling south on South Augusta Street.
Dr. Humphreys (1757–1802), an important teacher in 18th-century Virginia, received his M. D. from the University of Edinburgh. He practiced medicine in Augusta County and Staunton from 1783 to 1802 in an office facing the county courthouse. . . . — — Map (db m11761) HM
On South New Street south of Greenville Avenue (Business U.S. 11), on the left when traveling south.
Physician, soldier, and statesman, Dr. William Fleming (1728–1795) studied medicine in his native Scotland before practicing in Staunton from 1763 to 1768. His home stood at the crossing of New Street and Lewis Creek. Dr. Fleming’s career . . . — — Map (db m11802) HM
On Richmond Avenue (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling west.
One mile north is the grave of John Lewis, first settler in this region, who came here in 1732 and died in 1762. He chose the site of the town of Staunton. His four sons, Thomas, Andrew, William and Charles, took an important part in the Indian and . . . — — Map (db m46282) HM
Near Frontier Drive (Virginia Route 644) 0.5 miles south of Red Oaks Drive, on the right when traveling north.
The Frontier Culture Museum tells the story of the thousands of people who migrated to colonial America and of the life they created here for themselves and their descendant. The Museum features outdoor exhibits of original and reconstructed farm . . . — — Map (db m170597) HM
Near Frontier Drive (Virginia Route 644) 0.3 miles south of Red Oaks Drive, on the right when traveling north.
The most heavily traveled road in Colonial America passed through here, linking areas from the Great Lakes to Augusta, GA. Laid on ancient animal and Native American Trading/Warrior Paths. Indian treaties among the Governors of NY, PA, & VA and the . . . — — Map (db m48469) HM
On Constitution Drive, 0.2 miles Thornrose Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
George Glenn Bartley, Sr. and Linda Bartley
The Gypsy Hill Park Train
The Barley Years
This Gypsy Express train is #732, the 232nd G-16 built by The Miniature Train & Railroad Co. It was completed on June 12, . . . — — Map (db m170585) HM
On Middlebrook Avenue (Virginia Route 252) just west of South New Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Virginia Central Railroad extended westward from
Charlottesville to Staunton and on to Clifton Forge by 1854.
Also in the 1850s, the Covington & Ohio Railroad was under
construction to connect the railroad system to the Ohio River.
The Civil . . . — — Map (db m89502) HM
On Academy Street just south of Kable Street, on the right when traveling north.
Charles W. Adams •
Robert S. Burleigh •
Llewellyn R. Davies •
John Jacob Fisher •
W.E. Hayne Jr •
Robert A. McGuffin •
Jack S. Spaven •
George L. Gordon •
Cliff M. Alexander • . . . — — Map (db m170587) WM
On East Johnson Street (U.S. 250) just east of Augusta Street, on the right when traveling west.
Sons of Augusta County
Staunton and Waynesboro
who made the Supreme Sacrifice
Korea 1950-1955
Billie C. Bayne •
Howard L. Campbell •
Melvin S. Coffman •
Allen B. Coyner •
Charles W. Dameron •
Patrick O. Harris, Jr. • . . . — — Map (db m170592) WM
Near Mill Street south of Greenville Avenue (Business U.S. 250).
Who was John Lewis? Lewis Creek takes its name from John Lewis (1678-1762), one of the most prominent of the earliest settlers in the upper Shenandoah Valley.
In the early 1730s, Lewis and his family, who emigrated from County Donegal, . . . — — Map (db m134484) HM
On Churchville Avenue (U.S. 250) at Oakenwold Terrace, on the right when traveling east on Churchville Avenue.
Lewis Creek - The Past
During the 19th century, Staunton developed as a trade, transportation, and industrial center. Tanneries, mills, and factories were built; and as the population grew, buildings were erected alongside and over the creek. . . . — — Map (db m170586) HM
On 116th Regimental Road, 0.2 miles north of Thomrose Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Lt. Col. Jacob Earl "Shorty" Manch flew the third B25 bomber, "Whiskey Pate" on the Doolittle Tokyo air raids. He was born in Staunton, VA on 26 December 1918 and died near Las Vegas in a training crash on 24 March 1958. He is buried in Arlington . . . — — Map (db m170583) WM
On East Frederick Street at North New Street (Business Virginia Route 11), on the right on East Frederick Street.
The oldest college for women related to the Presbyterian Church, U. S. Founded 1842 by Rufus W. Bailey as Augusta Female Seminary; renamed in 1895 to honor Mary Julia Baldwin, pioneer woman educator and Principal, 1863–1897. — — Map (db m12366) HM
Near Richmond Avenue (U.S. 250) just east of National Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
This tree dedicated by the Veterans Administration in 1976 to honor America's Medal of Honor recipients who helped make this Bicentennial Observance possible "by gallantry above and beyond the call of duty." — — Map (db m170596) WM
On Montgomery Avenue south of Peck and Stuart Streets.
Montgomery Hall Park, a municipal park for
African Americans during the segregation era,
opened on 4 July 1947. The Rev. T. J. Jemison
of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, an African
American community leader, persuaded Staunton
City Council to purchase . . . — — Map (db m107848) HM
On Constitution Drive, 1.1 miles west of Churchville Avenue (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling west.
In 1935, City Manager James Ruff determined to make Staunton the Dogwood Capital of Virginia, an appropriate goal, as the dogwood is the state flower and tree. Over 1,800 dogwoods were planted on public and private land during his tenure, dotting . . . — — Map (db m170569) HM
On East Johnston Street (U.S. 250) at South Augusta Street, on the right when traveling west on East Johnston Street.
In memory of the men of Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County who gave their lives for our country while serving in the Armed Forces
Alexander, Clarence Minor •
Alford, Buford L. •
Almond, James Harvey, Jr. •
Anderson, Robert L. . . . — — Map (db m170591) WM
On Middlebrook Avenue (Route 252) just west of South New Street, on the left when traveling south.
Bridge History and Restoration. The current bridge dates from circa 1906 when the present train station, designed by local noted architect, T. J. Collins, was erected. An earlier wooden bridge had existed on the site since 1888. The iron . . . — — Map (db m89537) HM
On Middlebrook Avenue (State Highway 252), on the left when traveling west.
Near this site on April 17, 1861, approximately one hundred local citizens, many of whom had just enlisted in The Staunton Artillery, met to board trains for Harper's Ferry. They were led by prominent local citizen John D. Imboden, who would . . . — — Map (db m155474) HM
Near Richmond Avenue (U.S. 250) east of National Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
National Cemetery Staunton National Cemetery was established in 1867. The remains of 753 Union soldiers, of which 521 are unknown, lie here. The remains came from Staunton and Waynesboro city cemeteries, and the battlefields at Cross Keys, . . . — — Map (db m134427) HM
On Middlebrook Avenue (Virginia Route 252), on the left when traveling west.
When the Central Virginia Railroad was built in 1854, it changed Staunton from a rural village into a booming center of commerce. By the turn of the century, the warehouses that had grown up around the train depot supplied everything from fresh . . . — — Map (db m58956) HM
On West Frederick Street west of North Washington Street, on the right when traveling west.
Chartered on 13 January 1744 as the Virginia Female Institute, Stuart Hall is Virginia’s oldest college preparatory school for girls. The Rev. Dr. Richard H. Phillips headed the school from 1848 until 1880. Flora Cooke Stuart, “Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m12372) HM
On East Beverly Street (Virginia Route 254) at South Augusta Street (Business U.S. 11) on East Beverly Street.
“The beauty of a city is largely dependent upon the artistic ideas and abilities of its architects and Staunton is certainly to be congratulated on having in its midst that eminent firm of architects, T.J. Collins & Son. whose work is memorialized . . . — — Map (db m11759) HM
On Avenue of Trees, on the left when traveling south.
Relocated from its original site approximately fifty miles to the south on Little Patterson’s Creek in Botetourt County, Virginia, the Barger home, immediately in front of you, is an operational pre-Civil War farmstead from the Valley of Virginia. . . . — — Map (db m16653) HM
Near Frontier Drive (Virginia Route 644) 0.5 miles south of Red Oaks Drive, on the right when traveling north.
"The Wilderness Road" sums up the iconic meaning of the lives of Daniel Boone and the thousands of settlers who poured after him through the great gap into Kentucky. In its various forms as frontier trail, wagon road, stage route, and . . . — — Map (db m170598) HM
Near West Beverly Street (Virginia Route 254) east of Church Street.
This Stone covers the mortal remains of the Hon. Archibald Stuart. He died on the 11th day of July (d1832) aged 75 years 3 m. and 22 days. Merits the tribute of grateful remembrance having performed well his part in life.
When a youth, he . . . — — Map (db m11776) HM
On Commerce Road (Bypass U.S. 11) south of Statler Boulevard.
A state residential school created by an act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia on March 31, 1838 for the purpose of educating the deaf and the blind children of the state. — — Map (db m11797) HM
On West Beverly Street (Virginia Route 254) east of Church Street, on the right when traveling east.
Known originally as Augusta Parish Church, it was founded in 1746 as the county parish. The Virginia General Assembly met here in June 1781 to avoid capture by British raiders. The present church was erected in 1855 and was used by the Virginia . . . — — Map (db m11782) HM
On East Johnson Street (U.S. 250) just east of Augusta Street, on the right when traveling west.
Remembering the brave citizens of Augusta County, Staunton, and Waynesboro who gave the last full measure of their lives in service to their country
🎗️
Lance Corporal Jason C. Redifer, USMC, killed in Iraq . . . — — Map (db m170593) WM
Near Richmond Avenue (Route 250) just east of National Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
In honor of those who gave the Ultimate Sacrifice in service to the United States of America and the families they left behind. The sacrifice will not be forgotten. — — Map (db m170595) WM
On North Coalter Street at Berkeley Place, on the left when traveling north on North Coalter Street.
has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States. U. S. . . . — — Map (db m58590) HM