Maury Street Marker, Jefferson Davis Highway

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Maury Street Marker,
Jefferson Davis Highway
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Maury Street Marker, Jefferson Davis Highway, July 2011
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LocationJct. of Maury St. and US 1.svg US 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway), Richmond, Virginia
Coordinates 37°30′45″N77°26′55″W / 37.51250°N 77.44861°W / 37.51250; -77.44861 Coordinates: 37°30′45″N77°26′55″W / 37.51250°N 77.44861°W / 37.51250; -77.44861
Arealess than one acre
Built1935 (1935)
MPS UDC Commemorative Highway Markers along the Jefferson Davis Highway in Virginia
NRHP reference No. 04000572 [1]
VLR No.127-5833
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 2, 2004
Designated VLRMarch 17, 2004 [2]

Maury Street Marker, Jefferson Davis Highway is a historic route marker located on U.S. Route 1, or Jefferson Davis Highway, in Richmond, Virginia. It was erected in 1935, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC). It is one of 16 erected in Virginia along the Jefferson Davis Highway between 1927 and 1947. The marker is an inscribed granite slab with smooth flat faces and rough-cut edges. It measures 45 inches (110 cm) tall, 25 inches (64 cm) wide and 9 inches (23 cm) thick. The stone is engraved with the text "Jefferson Davis Highway Erected by Elliott Grays Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy 1935". [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. Snead, Ruth D. (January 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Maury Street Marker, Jefferson Davis Highway" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos