19th Century Category

Pictured here is Fredericksburg United Methodist Church
March 31, 2018
by Lakelyn Wiley

Fredericksburg United Methodist Church

  Inscription: This church sanctuary was built in 1882, the fifth building to be used by the congregation, and the…

Picture of the landscape in Hurkamp Park
April 23, 2018
by Lakelyn Wiley

From Burying Ground to Park

Inscription: In 1774, St. George’s Parish purchased the land around you for a cemetery. Following the American Revolution and disestablishment…

Pictured here is the old Fredericksburg National Bank--now the restaurant Foode
March 31, 2018
by Lakelyn Wiley

“Hostages”

Inscription: In the summer of 1862, Confederate authorities imprisoned four Union men from Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County. The arrested Unionists…

Pictured here is the Kenmore viewed from the gate
April 1, 2018
by Milen Mehari

Kenmore

Inscription:  Four blocks west stands Kenmore, built in 1775 by Col. Fielding Lewis for his wife, Betty, sister of George…

Picture of the side of the Lewis Store
April 23, 2018
by Jay Gaddie

The Lewis Store

Inscription:  Councilor John Lewis (1694-1754) of Warner Hall in Gloucester County purchased 406 ac. at Fredericksburg’s northern edge in 1742…

Pictured here is the view up Hanover Street towards Marye's Heights.
April 3, 2018
by Milen Mehari

Marye’s Heights

Inscription: A Northern photographer took this picture of Marye’s Heights in May 1864, setting up his camera in front of…