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December 19, 1960 (Hampton: Hampton (independent city) Fort Monroe was completed in 1834, and is named in honor of U.S. President James Monroe. Completely surrounded by a moat, the six-sided stone fort was an active Army post until 2011.
The tombstone dates back to 1627 and is possibly the oldest surviving tombstone in the United States. The tombstone is composed of Belgian limestone but during the period the stone was often referred to as black marble. [3] The stone is believed to belong to Sir George Yeardley, Governor of the early Virginia colony, who died in 1627. The ...
Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum: Virginia Beach: Virginia Beach: Tidewater/Hampton Roads: Military: Depicts this Coast Guard Station's life-saving activities & history as well as the many ship-wrecks off the Virginia coast. Old Court House Civil War Museum: Winchester: Winchester: Shenandoah Valley: Civil War: Old Cranks Motorcar Museum ...
A 2021 study also led by Key confirmed the grave marker to be the oldest known surviving tombstone in the United States. His latest study set out to find the origin of the tombstone.
Location of Alexandria in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Alexandria, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Alexandria, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register ...
The following is a partial list of the sites designated as Virginia Historic Landmarks, on the Virginia Landmarks Register: Ball-Sellers House [3] Fairfield Plantation; Monterey Hotel; Michie Tavern; Natural Bridge; Pamplin Historical Park and National Museum of the Civil War Soldier; Ramsay; Seay's Chapel Methodist Church; Sherwood Forest ...
Home economics building of the Virginia Randolph Training School, a vocational school, where Virginia E. Randolph (1874–1958), who was a black woman, was a teacher and a teacher educator for 55 years. Now a museum commemorating her life. Her gravesite is on the grounds. [14] 26: Redesdale: Redesdale: February 21, 2008 : 8603 River Rd.
Construction started in 1723. Plantation dates to 1614. Oldest family-owned business in North America St. George's Church (Pungoteague, Virginia) Pungoteague, Virginia: 1738 Oldest church on Virginia's eastern shore Old Stone House (Richmond, Virginia) Richmond, Virginia: 1740 Home of Edgar Allan Poe Museum: Lansdowne: Urbanna, Virginia: c. 1740