Places To Visit

In the mid-eighteenth century, pioneer Quakers settled the Lynchburg area. South River Meeting was organized in 1757 when Sarah Lynch gave 2 acres of land for the Quaker's first meeting house.The first meeting house burned in 1768, and a framed build... Read More

Manassas history is closely tied to that of the train. The town grew up around the railroad and many famous events in our past enjoy a direct connection to the different lines that operate here. Having a rail line meant needing a depot, but Manassa... Read More

A family owned and operated Farm Brewery and Winery on over 70 picturesque rolling acres, featuring an intimate tasting room experience in the scenic countryside of Louisa County. Named after Jack Jouett, the "Southern Paul Revere" who rode to warn T... Read More

Southern Pittsylvania County's only public secondary school for African American students during the mid-20th century, Southside High School opened at another site in 1948. In 1953, it continued operations in a new two-story brick building constructe... Read More

Dedicated in 1948, the Southwest Virginia Museum in Big Stone Gap chronicles the exploration and development of the region. The museum houses a collection of items from the region. The collection was started by C. B. Slemp, who served in Congress fro... Read More

Consolidated schools such as the Spencer-Penn School in Henry County fulfilled important roles in the educational and civic life of rural communities in Virginia for generations of students and their families. Accounts of student and community life a... Read More

In the summer of 1781, thousands of troops crisscrossed the James City County countryside, foraging for food and strategically moving toward Yorktown. Although neither side knew the other's strength, Lafayette saw an opportunity to attack. British tr... Read More

The African American Heritage Trail is a self-guided, 75-mile driving tour in Spotsylvania County. It includes 12 stops that are significant in telling the history of the African-American community in the county.... Read More

During the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, the US Army of the Potomac and Confederate Army of Northern Virginia were engaged in an exhausting series of attacks and counterattacks lasting nearly two weeks. The park's visitor services, driving rout... Read More

The Spotsylvania Museum sits on eight acres adjacent to the First Day of Chancellorsville battlefield. The battlefield features wayside exhibits and a recreational hiking trail network. The museum encompasses more than 300 years of history, spanning ... Read More

Spring Dale, near Dublin in Pulaski County, is an elegant brick mansion built in 1856-1857 for David Shall McGavock, one of the county's most prominent antebellum farmers. The house is two stories high with a full basement and was designed in a late ... Read More

Spring Green in Hanover County has an earlier core that was included in Samuel Earnest's center-hall-plan house of about 1800. This typical country Federal-style house contains a remarkable amount of original woodwork, as well as three brick chimneys... Read More

The brick dwelling house at Springfield, a standard two-story Federal residence located in Hanover County, was built in 1820 for Lucy Grymes Nelson, widow of Thomas Nelson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and governor of Virginia. Though ... Read More

One of the Pre-Revolutionary churches in Southwest Virginia, organized in 1775, the present building was erected in 1851 on the site of a log meeting house deed to the congregation by Colonial Joseph Cole is is buried in the cemetery surrounding the ... Read More

St. John's was first established in 1820. Parishioners worshipped in the Town Chapel/Tappahannock Chapel, which was deeded to the Episcopal Church, but used by four denominations. In 1849, the St. John's vestry decided to erect a new building to repl... Read More