Posts Tagged With: Civil War

Pictured here is the canal ditch
Posted in 19th Century, All Markers, Civil War
April 17, 2018
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The Canal Ditch

Inscription: “The post-Civil War street in front of you, Kenmore Avenue, covers a wartime millrace or canal ditch. On December…

Pictured here is the Fredericksburg Courthouse building marker
Posted in All Markers
March 27, 2018
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Corporation Court House

Inscription: Left Side: “City of Fredericksburg, Virginia Corporation Court House Erected 1851-52Mayor Robert B. Semple Judge of Court John Tayloe…

Pictured here is the rear view of the second town hall and the site of the first town hall and market square
Posted in 18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century, All Markers, Buildings, Civil War, People
March 31, 2018
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First Town Hall and Market House

Inscription: On this site stood Fredericksburg’s first Town Hall / Market House built c. 1763. The building most likely had…

Pictured here is the city seal for Fredericksburg Virginia
Posted in 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century, All Markers, 20th Century, African American History, Buildings, Civil War, Churches, People, Revolutionary War
March 25, 2018
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Fredericksburg

Inscription: Captain John Smith was here in 1608; Lederer, the explorer, in 1670. In May 1671 John Buckner and Thomas…

A view from down Princess Anne Street, you can see the spire of the Baptist Church built by the White Population of the old site Shiloh Church.
Posted in 19th Century, All Markers, 20th Century, African American History, Buildings, Civil War, Churches
March 31, 2018
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Fredericksburg Baptist Church

Inscription: The prominent sanctuary to your right is the Fredericksburg Baptist Church, constructed in 1854-55. When it was built, Princess…

Picture of the Rappahannock River viewed from the docks
Posted in 19th Century, All Markers, Civil War
March 31, 2018
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Fredericksburg City Docks – Bridges and Biscuits

Inscription: Why was Fredericksburg important to the Union war effort? The answer lies in logistics. The Union army, numbering more…