Things To Do in Zanoni, Virginia

Inscription. The magnificent edifice known as Zion Poplars Baptist Church developed out of a West African-influenced religious practice known as a “brush arbor, ” a clandestine religiou... More on HMDB

Inscription. Zion Poplars Baptist Church houses one of the oldest independent African-American congregations in Gloucester County. It is named for seven united poplar trees under which the founding... More on HMDB

Dr. Walter Reed, became known internationally for his discovery that yellow fever was spread through mosquito ... More on PlanetWare

Inscription. Dr. Walter Reed, Conqueror of Yellow Fever, born here 1851, given by, The Medical Society of Virginia, in 1968 to, Association for, The Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. , Erected... More on HMDB

Inscription. County of Gloucester, VA. Re-erected 1766 on site of building destroyed by fire. Restored, remodeled and clerks office building added 1956. Carl M. Lindner & Son A. I. A. Architects, Richmond, Virginia, Wray & Richardson, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Bethel Baptist Church is one of the oldest African American congregations in Gloucester County. Founded nearby in 1867, it was originally known as the Old Sassafras Stage Church. Members of the congregation built a wooden ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Two miles east is Toddsbury, home of the Todd family, built in 1722. Farther east, in Mathews County, are the old homes, Green Plains, Auburn, and Midlothian. Some miles beyond them is Gwynn's Island, where General Andrew ... More on HMDB

Inscription. of, Weromocomoco, Wicomico, Gloucester County, Virginia, Sculpture by Adolf Sehring, A. D.1994, , Location. 37° 24.983′ N, 76° 32.247′ W. Marker is in Gloucester, Virginia, in Gloucester County. Marker ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This is the site of Poplar Spring Church of Petsworth Parish. In 1694, Old Petsworth Church was abandoned in favor of this church. It was considered the finest church of colonial virginia. In 1676, the followers of Bacon, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Built on this site in 1921 the Gloucester Training School became the first public high school for African Americans in Gloucester County. Thomas Calhoun Walker, Jr. and others construc... More on HMDB

Inscription. The courthouse was built in 1766. The debtors prison is also old. A skirmish occurred near here between Confederate and Union cavalry, January 29, 1864. , Erected 1928 by Conservation... More on HMDB

Inscription. Here is Cappahosic, where a ferry was established early in the eighteenth century. On the old charts, this Indian district lay between Werowocomoco and Timberneck Creek. Powhatan is sa... More on HMDB

Inscription. Seven and one-half miles southwest is Cappahosic, where a ferry was established early in the eighteenth century. On the old charts, this indian district lay between Werowocomoco and Ti... More on HMDB