Places To Visit

On a carefully chosen site with the Blue Ridge Mountains as backdrop, Locust Grove was built ca. 1798 for Isaac Davis, Jr. (1754-1835), a successful planter, land speculator, and a slave owner, who served in the Virginia House of Delegates and held v... Read More

Craftsman Enoch Johnson built Locust Hill, a two-and-a-half-story Swiss Gothic-style Victorian cottage, for Samuel Marion Stone between 1859 and 1861. Its steeply pitched roof incorporates two central chimneys and four gables decorated in ornamental ... Read More

The oldest officer in Marshall's army and one of General Lee's oldest colonels at the start of the war, Alfred Cleon Moore, the first to dwell in the Historic Locust Hill Manor, was a prominent Wythe County attorney and gentleman farmer, while his wi... Read More

Constructed of huge cedar and oak logs, this structure and next few on this tour are believed to be some of the oldest buildings in Wytheville. The recorded deeds for the property go back to 1817 when John Davis first bought the lot from the Trustees... Read More

Long Branch Historic House and Farm is an 1811 historic house located on 400 acres in Boyce, Virginia, about one hour and a half from the Washington, D.C. area. Long Branch survived the Civil War, the Reconstruction era, the Great Depression, and two... Read More

Built circa 1845 for its original owner, Cyrus Rhodes, a prosperous farmer, Long Meadow is a Greek Revival house in Rockingham County. The farm is located in a meadow within view of Massanutten Mountain. The two-story brick house, with an English bas... Read More

Situated on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River in Warren County, this historic farm was established and occupied in the 1700s by Jost Hite and his family, early settlers in the area. The original house, Traveler's Hall, burned ca. 1840 and the pr... Read More

The story of African-American transition after the Civil War is featured at Long's Chapel at Zenda in Harrisonburg. The chapel served as a spiritual and educational center of Zenda or “Little Africa,” a settlement formed after the Civil War by ne... Read More

Founded in 1839 as the Farmville Female Seminary Association, Longwood's history has been one of constant growth and evolution. The institution had a series of names over its early history, becoming Longwood College in 1949, turning fully co-ed in 19... Read More

Loretta exemplifies the transformation of many Fauquier County farmhouses into prestige estates by owners whose wealth came from sources other than agriculture. The house began as a conventional early-19th-century brick dwelling built by Frances Edmo... Read More

Loudoun's only museum dedicated to agricultural history, the Loudoun Heritage Farm Museum explores historic land use from ancient indigenous Americans through today's farmers. LHFM will commemorate the 250th anniversary with an exhibit about the 1776... Read More

The Loudoun Museum strives to preserve Loudoun County's diverse and complete history; authentically interpret Loudoun's culture, history, and natural treasures; and fulfill our role as the official repository for Loudoun's history. The Museum cares f... Read More

Public park dedicated to local mining historian Louis Henegar and the numerous coal miners in the community. The park features many examples of underground mining equipment used in modern day mining.... Read More

Experience the rich history and diverse heritage of Louisa County in through our museum exhibits, hands-on programs, geneaology research, and digital tours. Come visit our Heritage Farm which features the Michie House and the Trevilian Schoolhouse. ... Read More

We are committed to preserving and promoting the history and heritage of the Town of Lovettsville and the surrounding area known as "The German Settlement". Displayed are various artifacts, photographs, documentation, household articles, tools, genea... Read More