A Guidebook to Virginia's Historical Markers by Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources; Scott David Arnold - 2007

Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2007. Book is in Near fine condition, 366pp including index, Including nearly nine hundred new and replacement markers that have been installed along the commonwealth's roadways since the last edition was published in 1994, this third edition of A Guidebook to Virginia's Historical Markers brings together and updates the texts of more than 1,850 official state historical markers placed along Virginia's highways since 1927.Divided for the first time into six geographic-cultural regions, this edition contains maps and three individual indexes that assist the reader in locating markers by title, number, or subject matter. The subject index covers African American, Native American, and women's history; maps out key places in such areas as European exploration and settlement, industry and agriculture, and transportation and communication; and canvasses the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Civil War. . 1st. Softcover. Near Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Regional.