Places To Visit

American military history unfolds at the Virginia War Museum. Collections of artifacts, weapons, vehicles, uniforms, and posters trace the development of the United States military from 1775 to the present. Galleries include Women at War, Marches Tow... Read More

Two generations after Lexington and Rockbridge County were established during the Revolutionary War, Virginia Military Institute was established in 1839 as an arsenal on Virginia's western frontier, and an educational center for young cadets training... Read More

Named in honor of James Waddell, Orange County's blind preacher, this country church is Virginia's finest specimen of Carpenters' Gothic architecture. A forest of spires sprouts from the nave, transepts, and vestry of the board-and-batten structure. ... Read More

Built for Howell Briggs (1709-1775), a militia captain, magistrate, and vestryman, Wales is one of the most architecturally distinctive plantation houses in Southside Virginia. Howell Briggs's son Gray Briggs (ca. 1731-1807), born at Wales, served in... Read More

Built in 1821, the birthplace represents a rare surviving example of a small, plain vernacular house that was once very common throughout Tidewater Virginia. This modest dwelling contains three rooms and is of a type often used by white professionals... Read More

One of the oldest churches in America. Founded c. 1652, Ware Church was one of the four charter parishes of what is now modern-day Gloucester County, Virginia. A synopsis, by period, can be found below, along with a gallery of digial artifacts.... Read More

In the winter of 1642, Augustine Warner I arrived in Jamestown with twelve new settlers for the Virginia Colonies. For bringing these colonists to the new frontier, Warner was given a "head Grant" of 600 acres in Gloucester, Virginia. He eventually e... Read More

Founded in 1971, the Warren Heritage Society is dedicated to saving and making the history of Front Royal and Warren County. Our mission is to preserve the history of this area through our living history museums, our permanent exhibits, our lecture ... Read More

The Warren-Sipe House was the home of Edward T.H. Warren, a Harrisonburg attorney and descendant of Thomas Harrison, the founder of Harrisonburg. Warren went to war early and fought in most of the famous battles in the East until he was killed at the... Read More

Iron was made at this site by 1773 in a "bloomery" under the direction of John Donelson, father-in-law of President Andrew Jackson. A furnace was erected on the site and was sold in 1779 to Jeremiah Early and James Callaway, who patriotically changed... Read More

On June 26, 1842, this church building was dedicated. In 1844 the Methodist Church divided. The first general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South was held in this church in May of 1846. During the War Between the States, the church bui... Read More

The Route to Victory. In 1781, General Rochambeau’s French Army joined forces with General Washington's Continental Army to fight the British Army in Yorktown, Virginia. With the French Navy in support, the allied armies moved hundreds of miles ... Read More

The Waterford National Historic Landmark District is an intact 18th-19th century Quaker village surrounded by 1420 acres of protected farmland. Visit year-round for self-guided tours of the historic streets and public access trails. Tour booklets are... Read More

Located on the Yorktown, Virginia waterfront just upriver from the Riverwalk shopping and dining area, the Watermen's Museum is the perfect addition to your Historic Triangle visit. The Watermen's Museum offers school and civic groups 13 different... Read More

Colonel Dempsey Watts built this house in 1799. It was originally constructed on a hill between Dinwiddie and Washington but moved to its present location in 1808. Congressman Henry Clay, Chief Blackhawk, and and President Andrew Jackson have all bee... Read More