Places To Visit

Timberneck, on a broad peninsula bordered by creeks flowing into the York River, was a Mann family homestead in the 17th and 18th centuries. The property was purchased ca. 1793 by John Catlett from John Page of Rosewell. The present house at Timberne... Read More

The Powhatan Creek Trail in James City County links to a number of historic sites along its path including the Tomb of the Unknown Patriot Solider of the American Revolution, the Church on the Main and Mainland Farm.The path is accessible to walkers,... Read More

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution, located in the Burial Ground of the Old Presbyterian Meeting House, honors an unidentified soldier whose remains were unearthed and reburied at this site in 1826. It honors as well the many ... Read More

Tompkins Cottage, near the Mathews historic courthouse district, is headquarters to the Mathews County Historical Society. The oldest wooden structure in the courthouse, it was used as a mercantile store starting in 1815 by Christopher Tompkins, fath... Read More

Toms Brook School, constructed in 1935-36, was designed by Luray architect James R. Mims in a Colonial Revival style. During the first half of the 1930s, Shenandoah County undertook a construction campaign to replace older and damaged schoolhouses wi... Read More

Charlotte County's Toombs Tobacco Farm is an exceptionally complete example of a typical 19th- and 20th-century tobacco farm in a region where economic prosperity revolved around the production and sale of this crop. In addition to its mid-19th-centu... Read More

Founded in 1974 in an old munitions plant, the Torpedo Factory Art Center is home to the nation's largest collection of working-artists� open studios under one roof. An Alexandria landmark for nearly 50 years, it's the highlight of the Potomac Riv... Read More

Named for Totopotomoy, husband of the queen of the Pamunkey Indians, who was slain in 1656 in a battle nearby, Totomoi is an undisturbed plantation complex in the midst of a rapidly developing area of Hanover County. The centerpiece is a ca. 1800 fra... Read More

The Town of Halifax has served as the county seat for Halifax County since 1776 and as the commercial, social and institutional center for the surrounding rural region. The Town of Halifax Court House Historic District includes the Greek Revival coun... Read More

A rare example of a country Episcopal church untouched by the ecclesiological reforms of the late 19th century, Hanover County's Trinity Church was constructed in 1830 by William and Milton Green, local builders. Following the low-church Episcopal tr... Read More

Founded in 1774, Trinity United Methodist Church, located today at 2911 Cameron Mills Road in Alexandria, is a vibrant congregation that welcomes all through its doors. The Trinity Cemetery was founded 1808 and is part of Alexandria's historic Wilkes... Read More

Visit the Shenandoah County Library's Truban Archives to learn more about the history of Shenandoah County and its residents. With collections dating from the pre-revolutionary war period through today, it is the perfect place to rediscover the st... Read More

The Tucker Family Cemetery is the resting place for generations of the William Tucker Family. William Tucker was the first recorded baby of African descent baptized in English North America. He was the son of Anthony and Isabella who were among the f... Read More

This plain Shenandoah Valley brick farmhouse is a relic of the early German Baptist Brethren, or Dunkers, known originally in the area of the Rockingham County town of Broadway as the Society of Tunkers, who opposed the use of churches and held their... Read More

Dedicated on June 6, 1898 by the Turner Ashby Chapter 162 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, this stone monument marks the spot where Confederate General Turner Ashby died in the Battle of Harrisonburg at Chestnut Ridge on June 6, 1862. The ... Read More