Dear Mr. Watson: This is a very good thing that you have done. Anyone doing
research on major historical events in the commonwealth will find this
useful. It could also be used fro US and VA state history classes in both
senior high school classes and college and university history courses. I
had the pleasure of meeting Gen. AP Hill's great-great-great nephew and his
grandmother several years ago one weekend. He was a lively,friendly little
boy who probably has finished high school by now. Jane Steele.
> [Original Message]
> From: Jason O. Watson <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 9/27/2006 1:33:04 PM
> Subject: [VA-HIST] Virginia's Historical Markers
>
> Hello,
>
> I am new to this listserv, but after reviewing the past topics of
> discussion, I thought that it might be helpful and/or interesting to some
> here for me to share a project to catalog Virginia's historical markers
> that I have been working on for the past few years.
>
> I have traveled much of the state photographing and taking GPS coordinates
> of the various historical markers in Virginia (and some in other states
> that I have come across). This data is incorporated into my web site
> located at http://www.historical-markers.org The project includes an
> interactive web map which shows the location of each marker along with
> photographs, text descriptions and location directions for each marker
> loaded. To date, I have recorded over 1,200+ VA markers (1,600+ total) on
> the site and I hope to visit and include the approximately 1,000-1,500
> remaining Virginia markers in the coming months.
>
> To my knowledge, this is the largest collection of such data (with respect
> to Virginia's markers) available on the Internet. I hope that it can be a
> useful resource for those on this list, if not then at least an
> interesting diversion. I welcome any feedback, ideas, or suggestions to
> help improve the site.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Jason O. Watson
> Charlottesville, VA
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