Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker - Richmond, VA
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N 37° 26.339 W 077° 26.333
18S E 284234 N 4146364
A marker dedicated to the first and only president of the Confederacy.
Waymark Code: WMQNH0
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2016
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Taken from wikipedia, "Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker is a historic stone highway marker located near Richmond, in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It was erected in 1933, and is one of sixteen erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Virginia along the Jefferson Davis Highway between 1927 and 1946. The marker is a gray granite boulder with rough-cut edges. The stone is engraved with the text “ERECTED BY THE FIRST DISTRICT VIRGINIA DIVISION UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY 1933.” It is located in a wayside established in 1934, that provides access to the Bridge at Falling Creek. It was the first highway wayside park in Virginia.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013."
County / Borough / Parish: Chesterfield County
Year listed: 2013
Historic (Areas of) Significance: TRANSPORTATION, SOCIAL HISTORY
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: TRANSPORTATION
Current function: TRANSPORTATION
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Street address: Not listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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