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Things we’ve noticed while piecing together Staunton from nomination forms, maps, records and neighbors’ memories. Each one lists its evidence. Documented discoveries are stated by a source; inferred ones are our reading of the evidence; remembered ones come from someone who knew the house. We’d welcome a correction or a better source at contact@abodery.com.
By neighborhood: Beverley, Gospel Hill, Newtown, Stuart Addition, Wharf Area
Around town
| Discovery | Status | Evidence and sources |
|---|---|---|
Hayes Memorial Industrial School and Orphan’s Home William A. and Queen Elizabeth Miller operated an orphanage for Black children that was popularly known as the Queen Miller Home. | Published | Historical highway marker A-142, "Queen Miller Home" (Virginia Department of Historic Resources). |
Birthplace of Thomas Woodrow Wilson The birthplace of Thomas Woodrow Wilson is located on Coalter Street in Staunton. | Published | Historical highway marker A-61, "Birthplace of Woodrow Wilson--U.S. President 1913-21" (Virginia Department of Historic Resources). |
Birthplace of Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born on Dec. 28, 1856, and later served as the 28th President. | Published | Historical highway marker A-62_2, "Birthplace of Woodrow Wilson--U.S. President 1913-21" (Virginia Department of Historic Resources). |
League of Nations author The Virginia-born president was the chief author and sponsor of the League of Nations. | Published | Historical highway marker A-62_2, "Birthplace of Woodrow Wilson--U.S. President 1913-21" (Virginia Department of Historic Resources). |
Home of Dr. William Fleming Dr. William Fleming practiced medicine in Staunton from 1763 to 1768, and his home stood at the crossing of New Street and Lewis Creek. | Published | Historical highway marker A-64, "Dr. William Fleming" (Virginia Department of Historic Resources). |
Acting governor in Staunton Dr. William Fleming served as Acting Governor when the Virginia General Assembly met in Staunton in June, 1781. | Published | Historical highway marker A-64, "Dr. William Fleming" (Virginia Department of Historic Resources). |
School created in 1838 Virginia's General Assembly created a state residential school on March 31, 1838, to educate deaf and blind children. | Published | Historical highway marker I-16, "The Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, Founded 1839" (Virginia Department of Historic Resources). |
Augusta Female Seminary Rufus W. Bailey founded Augusta Female Seminary in 1842. It was the oldest college for women related to the Presbyterian Church, U.S. | Published | Historical highway marker I-17, "Mary Baldwin College" (Virginia Department of Historic Resources). |
Mary Julia Baldwin The seminary was renamed in 1895 to honor Mary Julia Baldwin, a pioneer woman educator who served as its principal from 1863 to 1897. | Published | Historical highway marker I-17, "Mary Baldwin College" (Virginia Department of Historic Resources). |
Chartered on 13 January 1844 Stuart Hall was chartered as the Virginia Female Institute on 13 January 1844 and was renamed in 1907. | Published | Historical highway marker I-21, "Stuart Hall" (Virginia Department of Historic Resources). |
Robert E. Lee and Stuart Hall Two of Robert E. Lee's daughters attended Stuart Hall, and Lee served as president of its board of visitors from 1865 until 1870. | Published | Historical highway marker I-21, "Stuart Hall" (Virginia Department of Historic Resources). |
Origins of the park land Montgomery Hall Park was built on about 150 acres of John Howe Peyton's Montgomery Hall plantation, which was established early in the 19th century. | Published | Historical highway marker I-32, "Montgomery Hall Park" (Virginia Department of Historic Resources). |
Seminary use during war The present church, built in 1855, was used by the Virginia Theological Seminary during the War Between the States. | Published | Historical highway marker QC-1, "Trinity Church" (Virginia Department of Historic Resources). |