Historical Markers and War Memorials in Clarke County

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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Clarke County

101 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Boyce — T-2 — Old Chapel —

The Virginia General established Frederick Parish in 1738, and a log sanctuary was built here ca. 1747. A stone church, later known as Old Chapel, replaced the log building ca. 1793. The Rev. William Meade served the congregation for about 25 years . . . — — Map (db m230298) HM

102 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Boyce — B-4 — Saratoga —

A half-mile east, Revolutionary War hero Daniel Morgan began this limestone Georgian mansion in 1779 while on furlough. He named it for the Battle of Saratoga in which he had recently distinguished himself. The house was probably constructed by . . . — — Map (db m1813) HM

103 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Boyce — B-2 — The Briars —

Two and a half miles to the northwest stands The Briars, as stuccoed stone, two-story, five-bay dwelling that was constructed around 1819 as the home of Dr. Robert Powell Page. His daughter, Mary Francis Page, married John Esten Cooke, noted . . . — — Map (db m192471) HM

104 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Boyce — J-21 — Town of Boyce —

Boyce was established in 1880 at the intersection of the newly constructed Shenandoah Valley Railroad (now Norfolk Southern) and the road between the Shenandoah River and Winchester (formerly the Winchester and Berry's Ferry Turnpike). First . . . — — Map (db m1814) HM

105 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Longwood — T-13 — Appalachian Trail and Bears Den —

This 2,100-mile-long hiking path passes through 14 states from Mount Katahdin, Me., to Springer Mountain, Ga., along the ridges of the Appalachian Mountains. Conceived in 1921 by Benton MacKaye, the trail was completed in 1937. It was designated a . . . — — Map (db m1207) HM

106 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Longwood — Battle of Cool Spring — Sharp Action at the Shenandoah River — Early's 1864 Attack on Washington —

To draw Union troops from Petersburg to Washington, Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early attacked the capital’s defenses on July 11, 1864. He then withdrew to the Shenandoah Valley, where he had left Gen. John C. Breckinridge’s division to hold the . . . — — Map (db m76626) HM

107 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Longwood — Battle of Cool Spring — Union Advance and Confederate Counterattack — Early's 1864 Attack on Washington — Reported missing

(Preface): In June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee sent Gen. Jubal A. Early's corps from the Richmond battlefields to the Shenandoah Valley to counter Union Gen. David Hunter's army. After driving Hunter into West Virginia, Early . . . — — Map (db m133228) HM

108 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Longwood — Z-180 — Clark County / Loudoun County — Reported missing

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 Daniel Morgan, Revolutionary hero, lived in this . . . — — Map (db m1394) HM

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109 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Longwood — Col. George D. Wells Leads the Way — Battle of Cool Spring — Early's 1864 Attack on Washington —

(Preface) In June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee detached Gen. Jubal A. Early's corps from the Richmond battlefields and dispatched it to the Shenandoah Valley to counter Union Gen. David Hunter's army. After driving Hunter into . . . — — Map (db m201506) HM

110 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Longwood — Confederate Counterattack and Union Retreat — Battle of Cool Spring — Early's 1864 Attack on Washington —

In June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee detached Gen. Jubal A. Early's corps from the Richmond battlefields and dispatched it to the Shenandoah Valley to counter Union Gen. David Hunter's army. After driving Hunter into West Virginia, . . . — — Map (db m244552) HM

111 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Longwood — T-10 — Crook and Early — Reported missing

Early, while passing through this gap on his return from his Washington raid, was attacked by Crook’s cavalry, July 16, 1864. Crook destroyed a few wagons, Early captured a cannon. — — Map (db m1204) HM

112 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Longwood — T-11 — Forerunner of Wireless Telegraphy — Reported missing

From nearby Bear's Den Mountain to the Catoctin Ridge, a distance of fourteen miles, Dr. Mahlon Loomis, dentist, sent the first arial wireless signals, 1866-73, using kites flown by copper wires. Loomis received a patent in 1872 and his company was . . . — — Map (db m1205) HM

113 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Longwood — 1 — Judge Parker's “Retreat” & the Battle of Cool Spring — Welcome to Shenandoah University’s River Campus at the Cool Spring Battlefield —

“I do not remember to have been engaged in a more sharp and obstinate affair.” (Confederate veteran in Gen. Robert E. Rodes’ division)

During the Civil War era the 195 acres that comprise the River Campus were . . . — — Map (db m244550) HM

114 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Longwood — Mt. Airy Fight —

Mt. Airy Fight Sept. 15, 1864 Mosby * U.S. Cavalry — — Map (db m1838) WM

115 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Longwood — T-17 — The Retreat —

One and a half miles north is The Retreat, home to three distinguished generations of the Parker family. Thomas Parker, a general in the War of 1812, constructed this imposing Federal-style house in 1799. Richard Parker, his nephew, was a U.S. . . . — — Map (db m75497) HM

116 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Longwood — Thoburn’s Rescue — Battle of Cool Spring — Early’s 1864 Attack on Washington —

We “fired ninety rounds at the enemy… across the river.” —Lt. Jacob H. Lamb, 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery. Across the Shenandoah River from where you stand, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Rodes's division . . . — — Map (db m133310) HM

117 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Millwood — B-23 — Ashby’s Gap —

Ashby’s Gap was named in honor of John Ashby, a leader among local pioneers and reputedly the first person to haul a hogshead of tobacco through this gap. Part of the house standing just to the south may have been erected in the 1740s by Thomas . . . — — Map (db m1333) HM

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118 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Millwood — T-1 — Carter Hall —

Col. Nathaniel Burwell, great-grandson of Robert "King" Carter, constructed Carter Hall in the mid-1790s after moving here from Tidewater Virginia. Edmund Randolph Governor of Virginia, U.S. Attorney General, and U.S. Secretary of State, died here . . . — — Map (db m72942) HM

119 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Millwood — Z-120 — Clark County / Fauquier County —

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 Daniel Morgan, revolutionary hero, lived in this . . . — — Map (db m1451) HM

120 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Millwood — B-38 — Greenway Historic District —

This 30-square-mile scenic landscape illustrates the evolution of a unique rural community. Unlike the rest of the Shenandoah Valley, where mostly Scots-Irish and German immigrants settled on small farms, Virginia Tidewater gentry occupied most of . . . — — Map (db m1848) HM

121 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Millwood — T-12 — Long Branch —

This Classical Revival mansion built for Robert Carter Burwell is one of the few remaining residential works in which B. Henry Latrobe, father of the American architectural profession, played a role in design. Latrobe offered suggestions to Burwell . . . — — Map (db m1817) HM

122 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Millwood — T-16 — Millwood —

This village developed around two late-18th-century gristmills and Nathaniel Burwell’s Carter Hall plantation, one of the preeminent estates in the area. The Burwell-Morgan Mill in the center of the village was a commercial gristmill, while the . . . — — Map (db m172179) HM

123 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Millwood — Mt. Carmel Fight —

Mt. Carmel Fight Feb. 19, 1865 Mosby & U.S. Cavalry —— — — Map (db m153202) HM

124 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Millwood — B-7 — Signal Station — Reported missing

On the hilltop to the south stood an important signal station used by both armies, 1861-1865. — — Map (db m1398) HM

125 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Millwood — T-6 — The Burwell-Morgan Mill —

This grist mill, built in 1782-85 by General Daniel Morgan of Saratoga and Colonel Nathaniel Burwell of Carter Hall, was in continuous operation until 1943. Now owned by the Clarke County Historical Association. — — Map (db m1637) HM

126 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Millwood — Vinyard Fight —

Vinyard Fight Dec. 16, 1864 Mosby & US Cavalry —— — — Map (db m172163) HM

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127 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Webbtown — Col. Morgan's Lane —

Col. Morgan's Lane Aug. 19, 1864 Mosby's Attack on Custer's House Burners. No Prisoners — — Map (db m172327) HM

128 ► Virginia, Clarke County, White Post — 1750 A.D. —

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. — — Map (db m1759) HM

129 ► Virginia, Clarke County, White Post — Z-123 — Clark County / Frederick County —

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 Daniel Morgan, Revolutionary hero, lived in this . . . — — Map (db m3481) HM

130 ► Virginia, Clarke County, White Post — J-18 — Double Tollgate —

Early in the 19th century, three important roads crossed here: Nineveh Turnpike leading to Front Royal, Winchester Turnpike leading to the north, and Newton Turnpike connecting Stephens City and the Shenandoah River via the Winchester and Berrys . . . — — Map (db m1751) HM

131 ► Virginia, Clarke County, White Post — Double Tollgate Fight —

Double Tollgate Fight Aug. 11, 1864 Imboden & U.S. Cavalry —— — — Map (db m3484) HM

132 ► Virginia, Clarke County, White Post — Greenway Court —

Greenway Court Has Been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses National Significance in Commemorating the History of the United States of America 1980 Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service United States . . . — — Map (db m70247) HM

133 ► Virginia, Clarke County, White Post — T-7 — White Post —

The crossroads village of White Post grew up around the white-painted marker that Lord Fairfax had erected in the 1760s to point the way to Greenway Court (south), the nearby estate from which he managed his vast proprietary holdings including . . . — — Map (db m1757) HM

134 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Wickliffe — Battle of Cool Spring —

Battle of Cool Spring July 18, 1864 Early & Crook — — Map (db m183306) WM

135 ► Virginia, Clarke County, Wickliffe — Wickliffe Church — Clarke Episcopal Parish —

1819 Original stone building 1846 Present brick building 1919 Chapel of Grace Church Annual homecoming service second Sunday in August — — Map (db m19067) HM

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