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|  Site of the First Theatre in English America - Williamsburg, VA
in First of its Kind At this location is an outdoor stage where actors provide a taste of colonial theatre and a plaque that stating that this was where the first theatre in English America was located, built in 1716. posted by: NorStar location: Virginia date approved: 1/17/2010 last visited: 7/9/2017 |
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|  FIRST -- President of the Continental Congress - Williamsburg, VA
in First of its Kind A historic home in Williamsburg, Virginia. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 12/28/2021 last visited: never |
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|  FIRST-College in the U.S. in Antecedents, William and Mary College, Williamsburg, VA
in First of its Kind On the Wren Building in William and Mary College is a long list of firsts, including the claim that William and Mary College is the oldest college in the U.S. in antecedents, which go back to the proposed college at Henrico in 1619. posted by: NorStar location: Virginia date approved: 1/4/2010 last visited: 12/26/2015 |
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|  First Capitol Building in America - Williamsburg, VA
in First of its Kind The original building at this location, completed in 1705, was the first Capitol building of any kind in America. posted by: archway location: Virginia date approved: 9/25/2009 last visited: 11/19/2018 |
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|  FIRST -- Baptist Church in Williamsburg - Williamsburg, VA
in First of its Kind A historical marker located at the First Baptist Church in downtown Williamsburg. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 12/28/2019 last visited: 12/28/2019 |
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|  FIRST -- Class Admitting Women - Willamsburg, VA
in First of its Kind A citizen memorial on the College of William and Mary campus. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 12/27/2019 last visited: 12/27/2019 |
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|  First Balloon Flight in Virginia - Williamsburg, VA
in First of its Kind This Virginia highway marker on the campus of The College of William and Mary commemorates the first balloon flight to take place in the state. posted by: archway location: Virginia date approved: 9/23/2009 last visited: 11/19/2018 |
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|  FIRST -- Marketable Tobacco Crop in Virginia - Jamestown, VA
in First of its Kind This is one of a series of markers along Jamestown Road. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 6/8/2018 last visited: 11/15/2020 |
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|  FIRST -- Project Completed with the Assistance of the State Highway Commission - Jamestown, VA
in First of its Kind This is one of a series of markers along Jamestown Road. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 3/18/2016 last visited: 3/18/2016 |
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|  FIRST -- Germans at Jamestown - Jamestown, VA
in First of its Kind This is one of a series of markers along Jamestown Road. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 3/18/2016 last visited: 11/15/2020 |
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|  FIRST -- Africans in English America - Jamestown, VA
in First of its Kind This is one of a series of markers along Jamestown Road. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 3/18/2016 last visited: 11/15/2020 |
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|  FIRST -- English Representative Legislative Body in North America - Jamestown, VA
in First of its Kind The site of the first permanent English Settlement in the New World. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 3/18/2016 last visited: 3/18/2016 |
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|  FIRST -- Poles in Jamestown - Jamestown, VA
in First of its Kind This is one of a series of markers along Jamestown Road. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 3/19/2016 last visited: 3/19/2016 |
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|  FIRST -- Permanent English Settlement in the New World - Jamestown, VA
in First of its Kind The first English settlement in the Americas began here in 1607. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 3/17/2016 last visited: 11/15/2020 |
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|  FIRST -- Confirmation Service in Virginia - Yorktown, VA
in First of its Kind A historic church in the Yorktown National Battlefield. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 1/3/2015 last visited: 1/3/2015 |
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|  FIRST -- African American Chaplain to die in Military Service - Yorktown, VA
in First of its Kind Jeremiah Asher was the first African American chaplain to die in military service. posted by: bluesnote location: Virginia date approved: 3/6/2016 last visited: 3/6/2016 |
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|  Syms Free School - First Free Public School in America
in First of its Kind This waymark shows the location of the Syms School, which was established in 1634. posted by: NASA Langley CRGIS location: Virginia date approved: 10/22/2013 last visited: never |
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|  NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory
in First of its Kind This building was the home of the first research laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), the organization that would later become NASA. posted by: NASA Langley CRGIS location: Virginia date approved: 10/22/2013 last visited: never |
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|  First Windmill in English North America
in First of its Kind The first windmill built by the English colonists in North America was erected at Flowerdew Hundred settlement in 1621. posted by: archway location: Virginia date approved: 12/26/2009 last visited: never |
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|  FIRST - First Time Taps was played-Berkeley Plantation - Charles City VA
in First of its Kind At Berkeley Plantation in 1862 the Army bugle call "Taps" was first played by bugler Oliver W. Norton; and written by him and General Daniel Butterfield. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 4/25/2022 last visited: 4/25/2022 |
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|  FIRST - English Thanksgiving In Virginia
in First of its Kind Marker commemorating the first Thanksgiving in Virginia. posted by: BruceS location: Virginia date approved: 9/24/2016 last visited: 5/16/2019 |
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|  First Flight From A Warship
in First of its Kind Marker denoting the first launch and flight of an airplane from a warship. posted by: Left Coast Labs location: Virginia date approved: 6/24/2010 last visited: 2/17/2022 |
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|  First World War I Memorial in Virginia – Hopewell, VA
in First of its Kind Virginia’s first World War I memorial was dedicated on Memorial Day, 1921. posted by: archway location: Virginia date approved: 12/22/2009 last visited: never |
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|  Oldest Courthouse in the United States in Continuous Use
in First of its Kind King William County Courthouse has been in continuous use since 1725. Sessions are held on a regular basis to maintain its use status. posted by: archway location: Virginia date approved: 12/15/2009 last visited: never |
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|  First Presiding Justice of King William County, VA
in First of its Kind Henry Fox was the first Justice of the King William County Courthouse, April 20, 1702. posted by: archway location: Virginia date approved: 1/30/2010 last visited: never |
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