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Aldie Mill Historic Park :: Aldie, VA

Aldie Mill Historic Park :: Aldie, VA Named after owner Charles Mercer's Scottish ancestral home Aldie Castle, Aldie Mill survives as one of the best outfitted early mills in Virginia. The mill ... Read More...
Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park :: Leesburg VA

Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park :: Leesburg VA The Ball's Bluff preserves the site of the Battle of Ball's Bluff, Loudoun County's largest Civil War engagement. The battle was a result of a ... Read More...
Balthis House :: Front Royal, VA

Balthis House :: Front Royal, VA Located in the Front Royal Historic District, Balthis House is a rare surviving example of its type in Front Royal. Local history holds that the ... Read More...
Belle Boyd Cottage :: Front Royal, VA

Belle Boyd Cottage :: Front Royal, VA Visitors to Belle Boyd Cottage, the Civil War home of Confederate spy Belle Boyd will learn about Belle and her contemporaries. The Cottage is operated ... Read More...
Belle Grove Plantation :: Middletown, VA

Belle Grove Plantation :: Middletown, VA Belle Grove is an 18th-century grain and livestock farm which was the center of the decisive battle Battle of Cedar Creek during the Civil War. ... Read More...
Burwell-Morgan Mill :: Millwood, VA

Burwell-Morgan Mill :: Millwood, VA The Burwell-Morgan Mill, established in 1785, is the oldest operable merchant mill in the Shenandoah Valley. The mill operated 24/7, processing more than 60,000 bushels ... Read More...
Dodona Manor :: Leesburg, VA

Dodona Manor :: Leesburg, VA Dodona Manor is the former home of General George C. Marshall, one of the most significant and influential individuals of the 20th century. Dodona Manor ... Read More...
Downtown Frederick :: Frederick MD

Downtown Frederick :: Frederick MD Frederick County Maryland is less than one hour from Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and nearby Gettysburg, Antietam, and Harpers Ferry. Discover the many attractions, historic sites, ... Read More...
Downtown Harpers Ferry :: Harpers Ferry, WV

Downtown Harpers Ferry :: Harpers Ferry, WV Harpers Ferry is at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, as well as the states of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Visiting this ... Read More...
Downtown Herndon :: Herndon VA

Downtown Herndon :: Herndon VA Herndon is the third largest town in Virginia and was named after William Lewis Herndon, the heroic sea captain of the S.S. Central America. The ... Read More...
Downtown Leesburg :: Leesburg VA

Downtown Leesburg :: Leesburg VA One of Virginia's most vibrant and attractive ... Read More...
Downtown Middleburg :: Middleburg VA

Downtown Middleburg :: Middleburg VA Established in 1787 by Revolutionary War Lieutenant Colonel and Virginia statesman, Levin Powell, Middleburg a staging point for weary travelers along the Ashby Gap Road. ... Read More...
Downtown Winchester :: Wincheser VA

Downtown Winchester :: Wincheser VA Downtown Winchester provides the ideal ... Read More...
Dunker Church :: Sharpsburg MD

Dunker Church :: Sharpsburg MD Dunker Church lies on the grounds of the Battle of Antietam, and is noted as a place of peace amidst the horrific bloodshed. The Church, ... Read More...
Fort Loudoun Historic Site :: Winchester, VA

Fort Loudoun Historic Site :: Winchester, VA Fort Loudoun is the site of George Washington's regimental headquarters during the French and Indian War. It was unmatched in size along the colonial Virginia ... Read More...
Handley Regional Library :: Winchester VA

Handley Regional Library :: Winchester VA The Handley Library Opened in 1913 and is probably the best example of Beaux-Arts architecture in Virginia. It features a three story rotunda, interior stained-glass ... Read More...
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park :: Harpers Ferry WV

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park :: Harpers Ferry WV Harpers Ferry is at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, as well as the states of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Visiting this ... Read More...
Historic Shepherdstown :: Shepherdstown, WV

Historic Shepherdstown :: Shepherdstown, WV Begun in the early 1770s, Shepherdstown is now a vibrant, old town community on the Potomac River. The National Register of Historic Places has most ... Read More...
Ivy Lodge :: Front Royal, VA

Ivy Lodge :: Front Royal, VA The historic 1819 Ivy Lodge building houses the museum of the Warren Heritage Society. Permanent and temporary exhibit halls show local history. Information on museum ... Read More...
Kernstown Battlefield :: Winchester VA

Kernstown Battlefield :: Winchester VA The Kernstown Battlefield contains the core ... Read More...
Long Branch :: Millwood VA

Long Branch :: Millwood VA Located at the foot of the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains just sixty miles from Washington D.C., Historic Long Branch is one of the most historic ... Read More...
Manassas National Battlefield :: Manassas, VA

Manassas National Battlefield :: Manassas, VA Named after owner Charles Mercer's Scottish ancestral home Aldie Castle, Aldie Mill survives as one of the best outfitted early mills in Virginia. The mill ... Read More...
Maryland Covered Bridges :: Frederick County MD

Maryland Covered Bridges :: Frederick County MD The Utica Mills, Loy's Station, and Roddy Road covered bridiges are three of only eight remaining covered bridges in Maryland. Over 52 such structures once ... Read More...
Monocacy Battlefield :: Frederick, MD

Monocacy Battlefield :: Frederick, MD Often referred to as "the Civil ... Read More...
Morven Park Gardens :: Leesburg, VA

Morven Park Gardens :: Leesburg, VA The Morven estate lies on 1200 acres just west of historic Leesburg, providing the perfect setting for an equestrian center, the Museum of Hounds and ... Read More...
Morven Park Gardens II :: Leesburg VA

Morven Park Gardens II :: Leesburg VA The Morven estate lies on 1200 acres just west of historic Leesburg, providing the perfect setting for an equestrian center, the Museum of Hounds and ... Read More...
Mount Hebron Cemetery Gatehouse :: Winchester VA

Mount Hebron Cemetery Gatehouse :: Winchester VA Mount Hebron Cemetery adjoins four burying grounds within a common enclosure. In 1844, a charter was granted "to establish a public cemetery" on the grounds ... Read More...
Mountain Gap School :: Loudoun County VA

Mountain Gap School :: Loudoun County VA Constructed in 1886, Mountain Gap School was Loudoun County's last operational one-room school when it closed in 1953. It survives as the sole remnant of ... Read More...
National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Seton :: Emmitsburg, MD

National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Seton :: Emmitsburg, MD Located in a small historic town in the foothills of the beautiful Catoctin Mountains. This was the home of Mother Seton from 1809 until her ... Read More...
Oakdale School House :: Lincoln, VA

Oakdale School House :: Lincoln, VA The oldest school building in Loudoun County, the Oakdale School House is a charming symbol of Lincoln's history. Built by the Quakers of Goose Creek ... Read More...
Point of Rocks Passenger Station :: Point of Rocks, MD

Point of Rocks Passenger Station :: Point of Rocks, MD Built in 1876 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and desgined by American architect E. Francis Baldwin, the Point of Rocks Passenger Station remains one ... Read More...
Village of Waterford :: Waterford VA

Village of Waterford :: Waterford VA Founded in 1733 by a Quaker from Pennsylvania, Waterford lies around Catoctin Creek and contains many buildings built before 1840. The village is listed as ... Read More...