Historical marker unveiled in Suffolk, Virginia, honoring community founded by former slave
Virginia unveils a new historical marker honoring Belleville, a community in Suffolk founded by William Saunders Crowdy, a ...
Opinion
Jacksonville history matters. So does proper placement of historic markers. | Opinion
Since its founding in 1929, the Jacksonville Historical Society ( now the Jacksonville History Center) has placed permanent markers at the locations of significant events in the city’s past. Some were ...
The Suffolk News-Herald6d
Historical Marker to be unveiled for Belleville community
A state historical marker approved by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) will be unveiled in early April for ...
Concerns raised over whether African American Heritage marker was vandalized
Two historical markers in downtown Decatur were damaged this month — one struck by an 18-wheeler, the other still under investigation as local historians question whether vandalism played a role in ...
Richmond Free Press4d
Historical marker for Essex Old Folks Home unveiling this Saturday near Angel Visit
A historical marker recognizing the Old Folks Home, a facility that cared for impoverished elderly Black residents in Essex ...
Southside Sentinel7d
State historical marker to be dedicated for Old Folks Home in Essex County
A historical marker will be unveiled this weekend for the Old Folks Home, an Essex County facility that offered care for poor, elderly Black people in the early 1900s.