Stephens City
Historical highway marker A-12_2 · Frederick County
General David Hunter ordered the burning of this town on May 30, 1864; but Major Joseph Streans of the First New York Cavalry prevented it. Error: Note that the text of the marker is incorrect, and should read: General David Hunter ordered the burning of this town on May 30, 1864; but Major Joseph Stearns of the First New York Cavalry prevented it.
Department of Conservation and Historic Resources, 1988