view gallery NE1 km | Tappahannock, VA. 22560 in U.S. Post Offices A rural VA post office posted by: pud & pop location: Virginia date approved: 02/06/2008 last visited: 01/19/2013 |
view gallery NE1.3 km | Ritchie's Birthplace in Virginia Historical Markers Virginia Historical Highway Marker N-22, Ritchie's Birthplace. posted by: garmin_geek location: Virginia date approved: 06/01/2011 last visited: 02/08/2014 |
view gallery N1.3 km | William Moore Tidewater Musician in Virginia Historical Markers William “Bill” Moore was born in Georgia in 1893. Nearby stood his home and barbershop. Paramount recorded Moore in Chicago in 1928 and released eight songs, some of the earliest by an African American folk performer from Virginia. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/16/2020 last visited: 10/20/2021 |
view gallery N1.3 km | William Moore - Tappahannock VA in Civil Rights Memorials William “Bill” Moore was born in Georgia in 1893. Nearby stood his home and barbershop. Paramount recorded Moore in Chicago in 1928 and released eight songs, some of the earliest by an African American folk performer from Virginia. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/15/2023 last visited: 03/15/2023 |
view gallery N1.3 km | William Moore - Tappahannock VA in Citizen Memorials William “Bill” Moore was born in Georgia in 1893. Nearby stood his home and barbershop. Paramount recorded Moore in Chicago in 1928 and released eight songs, some of the earliest by an African American folk performer from Virginia. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/15/2023 last visited: 03/15/2023 |
view gallery NE1.4 km | The War of 1812 - Tappahannock VA in Virginia Historical Markers Impressment of Americans into British service and the violation of American ships were among the causes of American War of 1812 with the British, which lasted until 1815. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/10/2022 last visited: 09/10/2022 |
view gallery NE1.4 km | The War of 1812 - Tappahannock VA in War of 1812 Impressment of Americans into British service and the violation of American ships were among the causes of American War of 1812 with the British, which lasted until 1815. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/11/2022 last visited: 09/10/2022 |
view gallery NE1.4 km | HISTORIC TAPPAHANNOCK in Virginia Historical Markers Historic Tappahannock founded in 1680. posted by: alaskrt location: Virginia date approved: 08/12/2007 last visited: 09/10/2022 |
view gallery NE1.6 km | Enduring Records Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail - Tappahannock, VA in Signs of History Enduring Records
Smith explored the Rappahannock River in 1607 and 1608. He wrote of his encounters with local tribes in colorful stories of skirmishes and other adventures. Many of these accounts, some published 16 years later, were undoubtedly highly embellished. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 01/22/2020 last visited: 09/25/2021 |
view gallery S1.6 km | Essex Square Antique Mall, Tappahannock, Virginia in Antique Shops Essex Square Antique Mall, Tappahannock, Virginia posted by: Black Dog Trackers location: Virginia date approved: 06/03/2007 last visited: 02/09/2008 |
view gallery N2.6 km | Toppahanock Indian Village in Virginia Historical Markers In this region near the Rappahannock River once stood the Rappahannock Indian village of Toppahanock. When John Smith explored this region in 1607 and 1608, he found fourteen Rappahannock villages along both banks of the river. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/18/2020 last visited: 10/20/2021 |
view gallery NW3.9 km | Bountiful Marshes Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail - Tappahannock, VA in Signs of History Bountiful Marshes-Meandering stretches of area rivers, such as this section of the Rappahannock, produce large freshwater marshes. Virginia Indians valued them as rich sources of food, often locating settlements nearby. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 01/22/2020 last visited: 09/25/2021 |
view gallery SE7.9 km | Dunnsville, VA. 22454 in U.S. Post Offices A rural VA post office posted by: pud & pop location: Virginia date approved: 02/06/2008 last visited: never |
view gallery NE10.8 km | William A. Jones, III-Warsaw, VA in Medal Of Honor Resting Places Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient for action near Dong Hoi, North Vietnam on September 1, 1968. He was killed in action. He is buried in Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery, Warsaw, VA. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 02/21/2018 last visited: 12/17/2021 |
view gallery NE10.8 km | Shrine to Wm Atkinson Jones in Grave of a Famous Person Shrine to Wm. Atkinson Jones posted by: pud & pop location: Virginia date approved: 02/09/2008 last visited: 01/19/2013 |
view gallery NE10.9 km | Warsaw, VA. 22572 in U.S. Post Offices A rural VA post Office posted by: pud & pop location: Virginia date approved: 02/06/2008 last visited: 01/19/2013 |
view gallery N11.1 km | Rappahannock River Valley - Wilna Unit - VA in National Wildlife Refuges The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service purchased the first tract of land for the refuge in 1996. The refuge currently consists of 8,707 acres. The goal of the refuge is to protect 20,000 acres of wetlands and its associated uplands along the Rappahannock posted by: nomadwillie location: Virginia date approved: 01/23/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery NE11.4 km | Menokin - Warsaw VA in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Menokin, also known as Francis Lightfoot Lee House, was the home of Francis Lightfoot Lee near Warsaw, Virginia. Lee was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Menokin was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971. posted by: nomadwillie location: Virginia date approved: 10/15/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery E12.7 km | Rappahannock Indians in Virginia Historical Markers Virginia Historical Marker posted by: pud & pop location: Virginia date approved: 02/15/2008 last visited: 01/19/2013 |
view gallery NW14.8 km | Breckenridge Road (1st Crossing) - Quantico, Virginia in Bridgeless Water Crossings Located on the western side of Marine Corp Base Quantico. posted by: flyingmoose location: Virginia date approved: 04/11/2023 last visited: never |
view gallery SE14.8 km | Center Cross Post Office, Center Cross, VA 22437 in U.S. Post Offices A rural VA post office posted by: pud & pop location: Virginia date approved: 02/06/2008 last visited: never |
view gallery SE17.9 km | Sharps, VA. 22548 in U.S. Post Offices A rural VA post office posted by: pud & pop location: Virginia date approved: 02/09/2008 last visited: never |
view gallery SW19.2 km | Bruington Church in Virginia Historical Markers Marker describing a historic church. posted by: archway location: Virginia date approved: 06/13/2010 last visited: never |
view gallery N20 km | Old Westmoreland Courthouse in Virginia Historical Markers At a public meeting here, on June 22, 1774, resolutions of Richard Henry Lee offering aid to Boston, whose port had been closed by the British government, were adopted. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/14/2020 last visited: 10/20/2021 |
view gallery N20 km | Westmoreland County Confederate Monument - Montross VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials To the Confederate soldiers of Westmoreland, who fell in defence of
Virginia, and in the cause of constitutional liberty. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/20/2020 last visited: 08/20/2023 |
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