Grays, Elliott, Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway
National Register of Historic Places

Grays, Elliott, Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway

Richmond (Independent City), Richmond County, Virginia
Listed
August 30, 2006
Type
Object
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06000748

About this property

Elliott Grays Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway is a historic route marker located on U.S. Route 1, or Jefferson Davis Highway, in Richmond, Virginia. It was erected in 1929, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It is one of 16 erected in Virginia along the Jefferson Davis Highway between 1927 and 1947. The marker is an inscribed granite slab with smooth flat faces and rough-cut edges. It measures 47 inches tall, 25 inches wide and 12 inches thick. The stone is engraved with the text "Jefferson Davis Highway This tree marks the site of Battery 17 of the inner defenses of Richmond, 1862-65, and is planted in soil taken from battlefields A memorial to Confederate Soldiers It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. The website Roadside America calls this the "Highway Marker to a Dead Confederate Tree", pointing out that the tree mentioned in the inscription died decades ago.

Location

Richmond (Independent City), Richmond County, Virginia
37.50518, -77.44651

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Grays, Elliott, Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway listed on the National Register?

Grays, Elliott, Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Grays, Elliott, Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway?

Grays, Elliott, Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway is classified as a object in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Grays, Elliott, Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway?

The period of significance for Grays, Elliott, Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1927.

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