NotablesEdmund Pendleton Birthday: September 9, 1721 Birthplace: Edmundsbury, outside Bowling Green Date of Death: October 23, 1803 Buried: Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, VA Known for: first speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates; member, House of Burgesses from 1752 to 1776; represented Virginia at the Continental Congress in 1774-1775 Historical Marker: northbound 301, 0.2 miles north of Sparta Road Links: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/pendleton.htm John Penn Birthday: May 17, 1741 Birthplace: near Port Royal Date of Death: September 14, 1788 Known for: signer of the Declaration of Independence (for North Carolina) Links: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/penn.htm http://colonialhall.com/penn/penn.php William Clark Birthday: August 1, 1770 Birthplace: western Caroline County, near Ladysmith Date of Death: September 1, 1838 Buried: Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, MO Known for: the 1804-1806 expedition of the Midwest and Pacific Northwest with Meriwether Lewis Historical marker: at the corner of Ladysmith Road and County Line Church Road Links: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/119977/William-Clark York Birthday: sometime between 1770 and 1775 Birthplace: believed to be at Clark family home near Ladysmith Date of Death: Unknown Known for: accompanying Lewis and Clark on their expedition where he was the first African American to travel from coast to coast of the present United States of America William Woodford Birthday: October 6, 1734 Birthplace: Windsor, near the area of Rappahannock Academy Date of Death: November 13, 1780 Known for: waging the first Revolutionary War battle on Virginia soil (Battle of Great Bridge), where he was in command of the Second Regiment and won the Norfolk fort; trusted officer of General George Washington Historical Marker: southbound US 17, 0.5 miles south of Ware Creek Rd. John Taylor Birthday: December 19, 1753 Birthplace: Mill Hill, and later lived at Hazelwood outside Port Royal Date of Death: August 21, 1824 Known for: served on the Virginia legislature between 1776 and 1800 as well as three terms in the U.S. Senate where he supported states' rights; author of political and agricultural literature including Arator, leading to being called the "father of American agriculture" Historical Marker: northbound US 17, outside of Port Royal Links: http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2269 George Armistead Birthday: April 10, 1780 Birthplace: New Market Plantation, outside Bowling Green Date of Death: April 25, 1818 Buried: Old St. Paul's Cemetery, Baltimore, MD Known for: ordering the raising of the American flag during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812, which inspired the creation of "The Star-Spangled Banner"; known as the "Guardian of the Star-Spangled Banner" Links: http://www.mdoe.org/armistead.html#.html Secretariat Birthday: March 30, 1970 Birthplace: Meadow Farm, Doswell, VA Date of Death: October 4, 1989 Buried: Claiborne Farm, Paris, KY Known for: winner of the 1973 Triple Crown; set a world record at the 1973 Belmont Stakes with a time of 2:24 and winning by 31 lengths Links: http://www.visitcaroline.com/Tourism/secretariat.html; http://www.secretariat.com/secretariat_history.htm Riva Ridge Birthday: 1969 Birthplace: Claiborne Farm, Paris, KY Date of Death: April 21, 1985 Known for: stablemate of Secretariat at Meadow Farm; won the 1972 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes (missed the Triple Crown by losing at the Preakness); 12th horse to become an equine millionaire Links:http://www.spiletta.com/UTHOF/rivaridge.html |