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<p>Including nearly nine hundred new and replacement markers that have been installed along the commonwealth's roadways since the last edition was published in 1994, this third edition of A Guidebook to Virginia's Historical Markers brings together and updates the texts of more than 1,850 official state historical markers placed along Virginia's highways since 1927.Divided for the first time into six geographic-cultural regions, this edition contains maps and three individual indexes that assist the reader in locating markers by title, number, or subject matter. The subject index covers African American, Native American, and women's history; maps out key places in such areas as European exploration and settlement, industry and agriculture, and transportation and communication; and canvasses the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil War, and such notable sites as courthouses, houses of worship, educational institutions, forts, and famous homes and homesites. Vacationers and those simply out for a drive will stumble across sites as diverse as Jamestown and the birthplace of Booker T. Washington, the graves of country music's Carter family and the original locations of north

Who reads A Guidebook to Virginia's Historical Markers?

Author

Scott David Arnold; John S Salmon; Virginia Department of Historic Resources

Publisher

Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press: Published in association with the Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813925721

Category

history

Subjects

History, Travel, Historical Fiction

Rating

4.6 / 5 (109 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14