A guidebook to Virginia's historical markers, 3d ed.9780813925721 A guidebook to Virginia's historical markers In the United States, a historical marker is a plaque erected at historically significant locations, facilities, or buildings. These markers are usually near roads driven by vehicles, and their presence is often indicated by traffic signs. , 3d ed. Ed. by Scott David Arnold. U. of Virginia Press 2007 366 pages $19.95 Paperback F227 The original compilation was by Margaret T. Peters and published in 1985, the second by John Salmon John Salmon was a medieval Bishop of Norwich. He was nominated between June 5 and 18, 1299 and was consecrated on November 15, 1299.[1] He occupied the office of Lord Chancellor of England from 1320 to 1323.[2] He died on July 6, 1325. and published in 1994. Here the torch is passed to Arnold, Manager of the Historical Highway Marker Program at the Virginia Department of Historical Resources. Adding nearly 900 new and replacement ones since then, he locates and quotes signs that have been placed along the commonwealth's roadways to mark historical and even prehistorical pre·his·tor·ic also pre·his·tor·i·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or belonging to the era before recorded history. 2. Of or relating to a language before it is first recorded in writing. events. Some of the signs themselves have now become historical artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. . The arrangement is geographical; maps are included as is a subject index. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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