Historical Marker Text
Spotsylvania County Z-156
Straddling the fall line, Spotsylvania County was formed from Essex, King William, and King and Queen Counties in 1720. It was named for Alexander Spotswood, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1710 to 1722. The Civil War battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania were fought in this county. The […]
Read Full Post »
Posted in Elle on Mar 31st, 2008 Comments Off
Elle Weaver is a junior planning to graduate in the Spring of 2009 from the University of Mary Washington. Her home town is Charlottesville, Virginia. Outside of her studies as a History major she also tour guides for UMW, plays Club Soccer, serves as President of the UMW Chapter of Young Women Leaders Program, and […]
Read Full Post »
Posted in Elle on Mar 30th, 2008 Comments Off
Thanks for joining us! The site you are currently enjoying has been produced by a group of Mary Washington History Majors as a part of a seminar class called Digital History. The details of the class reside at http://digitalhistory.umwblogs.org/. This semester long project was a challenging one but we think we have created something really […]
Read Full Post »
Posted in Elle on Mar 27th, 2008 Comments Off
Guys - this is what i see being the rest of what we need to do this semester… feel free to edit and add deadlines if you so choose.
To Do List March 27:
ALL MARKERS POSTED ASAP
All posts unified in format as previously posted. [headers, date […]
Read Full Post »
Posted in Elle on Mar 24th, 2008 Comments Off
So here’s what I think we should address on Thursday in our Long Presentation:
- show off our finished timeline [which is going to be completed tomorrow]
- Hopefully have our site up with a few pages to demonstrate what the end product will look like
- Explain what “field work” we are planning on doing for next […]
Read Full Post »
Posted in Elle on Mar 23rd, 2008 Comments Off
Ok so maybe its just me… but every time I change the /’s to -’s in the google exel sheet it just changes it back as soon as I enter… someone help please. -Elle
Original post by eweaver
Read Full Post »
Posted in Elle on Mar 23rd, 2008 Comments Off
Facts on the Marker Program:
- system of letter and number for identification. In the beginning the letter signified the particular highway/road. Now it generally signifies a region or cluster of roads.
- [italic facts to be added to narrative at a later date – before Thursday]
For those of us not native to Virginia, it does not […]
Read Full Post »
Posted in Elle on Mar 20th, 2008 Comments Off
It feels good guys…. really good.
2 things - alphabetize your bibliographies by the end of next week too… Maybe I am the only one who hasn’t done that yet I dont know.
secondly i had a map in the last one but its not coming up so someone help please.
love, Elle
Original post by eweaver
Read Full Post »
Posted in Elle on Mar 20th, 2008 Comments Off
Historical Marker Text
Grant’s Supply Line E-40 — Grant’s Supply Line E-40 The Fredericksburg Road, present-day Route 208, was the Army of the Potomac’s supply line during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. For two weeks in May 1864, wagons shuttled back and forth along the road between the Union army and its supply base at […]
Read Full Post »
Posted in Elle on Mar 20th, 2008 Comments Off
Historical Marker Text
Camp Cobb at Gunnery Springs N-30 —- Camp Cobb at Gunnery Springs N-30 In 1775, during the Revolutionary War, this “noble spring” was part of a 10-1/2-acre tract purchased for the Fredericksburg Gun Manufactory. On this site in 1898 stood Camp Cobb, a Spanish-American War training camp for the 4th U.S. Volunteer Infantry […]
Read Full Post »