Memorials in Virginia

Situated in a bustling intersection, this "mobile" monument that honors local veterans from five different wars has moved several times but appears to have found its final resting place.

Jamestown may have been the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, but the colonists made landfall at a lesser known cape.

In 1932, Americans honored their first president's 200th birthday by planting trees.

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

The first national memorial to honor all women suffragists stands on land where suffragists were once imprisoned.

The only U.S. Senator to die on the field of battle is buried in San Francisco but memorialized at Balls Bluff Regional Park.

In what is rumored to be an intentional act of spite, this memorial almost completely obscures the nearby grave of a senior officer.

A glimpse into the sacrifices of military members during World War II.

A gift from Scotland to the United States in memory of the 270 lives lost when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie due to a terrorist bombing.

The childhood home of the famous general's mother is now a small, walled garden.

A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.

A highway marker that honors a former spy plane pilot and local hero.

Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.