Historical Markers in Essex County, Virginia
1728 Courthouse
Angel Visit Baptist Church
Bacon's Northern Force
Blake-Brockenbrough Cemetery
Bountiful Marshes
British Raid on Tappahannock / The War of 1812
Early Settlement
Enduring Records
Essex County Confederate Monument
Essex County Court House
Fort Lowry
Fort Lowry-Camp Byron
Gouldborough Plantation
Historic Tappahannock
Hutchinson Tract
King and Queen County / Essex County
Mann Meeting House
Mattaponi Indian Town
Middlesex County / Essex County
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
National Wildlife System
Pollinators
Portobacco Indians
Rappahannock Indian Migration
Rappahannock Industrial Academy
Ritchie's Birthplace
Rivers of Grass
Site of Rappahannock Industrial Academy
Tappahannock Tercentennial Memorial
Thomas Washington Lynched
Toppahanock Indian Village
USS Tappahannock AO-43
Vauter's Church
Veterans Memorial
William Moore Tidewater Musician
Virginia played a significant role in the American Civil War. It was the site of many major battles, including the Battle of Bull Run, the Battle of Fredericksburg, and the Battle of Appomattox Court House, where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant.