Places To Visit

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

Twin Lakes State Park, centrally located in Virginia's Piedmont region, provides visitors with a variety of lakefront activities in a secluded setting. Swimming, camping, fishing, canoeing and hiking are popular activities.... Read More

Sometimes called the "Little Church," the Union Church has long been a standing landmark of the Mount Jackson area since ca. 1825. This brick church building has been a critical piece of Mt. Jackson's history for almost two centuries. Surrounding ... Read More

Grounding the front campus, right below national landmark Washington Hall (with its crowning statue of President George Washington, in a toga), the University Chapel was built during the tenure of Washington College President Robert E. Lee, and used ... Read More

The U.S. Army Transportation Museum is the only museum dedicated to preserving the history of U.S. Army Transportation. The story of the Army's Transportation Corps, from horse-drawn wagons of the Revolutionary War to armoured vehicles being used ... Read More

The original Grounds of the University, including the Rotunda and the Lawn, were designed by Thomas Jefferson to be what he called an "Academical Village." The Academical Village includes a rectangular, terraced green space known as the Lawn; two par... Read More

You traveled the road-- now learn it's story. The Valley Turnpike Museum, celebrates the history and heritage of today's US Route 11, aka The Valley Turnpike. Once the main thoroughfare throughout the Shenandoah Valley, it aided migration from the no... Read More

In 1777, shipping mercahnt Thomas Shore purchased 144 acres atop Archer's Hill naming the property, Violet Bank. The present building, owned by the City of Colonial Heights, replaces the first house constructed by Thomas Shore, destroyed by fire in 1... Read More