General
Hugh Mercer Monument Washington Ave.at Fauquier
St.
Fredericksburg
Bronze statue of Hugh
Mercer (by Edward V. Valentine) erected in 1906 by the U.S. Government.
In 1761, on the advice of Washington, Mercer opened an apothecary shop
in Fredericksburg. Mercer was a general in the Revolutionary War and was
killed at the Battle of Princeton in January 12, 1777. His Grandson was
Hugh Weedon Mercer a Confederate General in the Civil War. More
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Fontain Muary Monument Furnace Rd.
Spotsylvania
In the Chancellorsville
area of the Fredericksburg - Spotsylvania National Military Park is a monument
that is not often seen by passer-byers. This monument marks the site of
the birthplace of Matthew Fontaine Maury (born in 1806). Maury has been
called the father of the Naval Observatory. His work on meteorology resulted
in the establishment of what is now the U.S. Weather Bureau. More
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Mary
Washington Monument Washington Ave. at Pitt St.
Fredericksburg
This monument was modeled after
the more famous (and taller) monument honoring her son, George in Washington,
D.C. President Andrew Jackson laid a cornerstone at the site in 1833.
The dedication of this monument in 1889 merited a visit from then President
Grover Cleveland. The monument was finished in 1894 when local women managed
to collect enough money to finish. This monument marks the grave of Mary,
and the famous "Meditation Rock" is behind the monument. More
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Sgt.
Richard Kirkland Monument Sunken Rd.
Fredericksburg
He
is known as "The Angel of Maryes Heights". The 19 year old Confederate
soldier, Sgt. Richard Rowland Kirkland, risks his life to give water to
the enemy wounded soldiers. He died in battle at Chickamauga, September
20, 1863 and is buried in Quaker Cemetery in Camden, South Carolina.
Thomas
Jefferson Religious Freedom Monument Washington Ave. at Pitt St.
Fredericksburg
Commemorates Jefferson’s
drafting of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom (establishes principle
that "no man shall suffer on account of his religious opinions and beliefs").
Jefferson regarded the statute on separation of church and state as one
of his 3 major accomplishments. (His other 2 accomplishments - the
Declaration of Independence and establishment of the University of Virginia).
The statue inspired the first amendment, which was incorporated in 1789.
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