{"nrhp_refnum":"12001220","name":"Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker","other_names":["Dhr#127-6150-0003"],"category":"object","location":{"address":"US 1 at Falling Cr. Wayside","address_restricted":false,"city":"Richmond","county":"Chesterfield County","state":"VA","lat":37.439034795000055,"lon":-77.43907562399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2013-01-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A gray granite boulder marker in the Falling Creek Wayside Park, in the median of U.S. Route 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) in Chesterfield County, Virginia, about five miles south of Richmond. It was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1933-1934.","why_significant":"It is one of sixteen United Daughters of the Confederacy markers placed along the Jefferson Davis Highway in Virginia between 1927 and 1947. It is significant at the statewide level under Criterion A in Transportation and Social History, tied to the era of privately named highways and to a major undertaking by a women's organization. It also meets the consideration for commemorative properties.","narrative":"A rough-cut gray granite boulder in the median of U.S. Route 1 at Falling Creek Wayside Park, south of Richmond, marks the Jefferson Davis Highway in Chesterfield County. The stone stands 49 inches tall on an 8-inch granite base and carries a bronze plaque and an inscription crediting the First District, Virginia Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy, 1933. It was ordered from a Richmond firm, made of Burkeville granite, and cost $165. Planned dedication ceremonies were abandoned because of weather. The marker is one of sixteen placed in Virginia between 1927 and 1947 as part of a cross-country memorial highway promoted by the UDC. It was listed for its association with the era of named highways and as an achievement of a women's organization, with a period of significance of 1933-1934. It sits beside an 1820s stone bridge, and the wayside park, dedicated in 1934, was the first of its kind in Virginia.","period_of_significance":"1933-1934","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A"],"status_note":"The marker remains in its original location in the highway median and retains integrity; it is currently maintained by a UDC chapter.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.997772-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/3/6787/41678703/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/12001220.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001220/1682c9ce55-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001220/1682c9ce55-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Bluesnote","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jefferson_Davis_Highway_Marker_-_Falling_Creek.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Bluesnote</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jefferson_Davis_Highway_Marker_-_Falling_Creek.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41678703","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling_Creek_UDC_Jefferson_Davis_Highway_Marker","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14712306"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/chesterfield-county/falling-creek-udc-jefferson-davis-highway-marker-12001220/"}