Markham is a small,
unincorporated community in
Fauquier County, Virginia, along
State Route 55 and off
Interstate 66
Interstate 66 (I-66) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the eastern United States. It runs from an interchange with I-81 near Middletown, Virginia, on its western end to an interchange with U.S. Route 29 (US 29) in Washing ...
. It is home to the Naked Mountain Vineyard, its own post office, and
ZIP Code of 22643. The former Manassas Gap Railway (now
Norfolk Southern B-Line) runs through the community.
The
John Marshall's Leeds Manor Rural Historic District
John Marshall's Leeds Manor Rural Historic District is a national historic district located near Markham, in Fauquier County, northeastern Virginia.
Description
The historic district encompasses 395 contributing buildings, 45 contributing s ...
,
Markham Historic District
Markham Historic District is a national historic district located at Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia. It encompasses 44 contributing buildings and 4 contributing sites in the rural villages of Farrowsville and Markham. The majority of res ...
,
The Hollow
''The Hollow'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the United States by Dodd, Mead & Co. in 1946 and in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club in November of the same year. The US edition ...
, and
Morven are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
.
Notable people
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James Markham Ambler
James Markham Marshall Ambler (December 30, 1848 – October 30, 1881) was an American naval surgeon who served on the and perished during the ''Jeannette'' expedition, in 1881, while attempting to reach the North Pole.
Ambler was born in De ...
, American naval surgeon
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Richard Marshall, born in Markham; Major General in the United States Army during World War II
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St. Julien R. Marshall, born in Markham; Brigadier general in the Marine Corps; brother of Richard Marshall
References
Unincorporated communities in Fauquier County, Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Virginia
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