Browse Resources (3 total)
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Trestle Historic Marker
The Orange and Alexandria Railroad Trestle marker reads, "The original bridge crossing Accotink Creek was built in 1851 as part of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. During the Civil War the wooden trestle was an attractive target for Confederate…
Tags: civil war, historic site, jeb stuart, railroad
Burke Station Historic Marker
The marker reads: "Burke Station. Burke Station was raided in December, 1862, by Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart. It was from this site, originally the Burke Station Depot, that he sent his famous telegram to Union Quartermaster General Meigs…
Tags: burke, civil war, historic site, jeb stuart
Burke United Methodist Church
The Burke United Methodist Church opened in a former Southern Railway train station in 1929. Former school teacher and neighborhood handyman, Willie Harlow, made the steeple and the cross, although he did not attend church services there. The…
Tags: burke, civil war, historic site, jeb stuart, railroad