Montpelier Station in Orange County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District

Photographed by Pete Payette, May 8, 2018

1. Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District Marker

Inscription. The Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District, encompassing 32,520 acres of the Piedmont, has been inhabited for more than 12,000 years and contains almost 200 identified prehistoric archaeological sites. Nearby was the likely location of Stegara, a ca. 1600 Siouan-speaking Manahoac village on the Rapidan River. The rich soil that drew colonists by the 1720s is well suited for diversified agriculture, including grains, vineyards, livestock, and forestry. This land, and the free and enslaved laborers who cultivated it, fostered the prosperity of families such as the Madisons and Barbours, who contributed state and national leaders to the fledgling United States.

Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number JJ-35.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1600.

Location. 38° 13.729′ N, 78° 10.583′ W. Marker is in Montpelier Station, Virginia,

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in Orange County. It is at the intersection of Constitution Highway (Virginia Route 20) and Montpelier Road (County Route 693), on the right when traveling east on Constitution Highway. Located at the east end of the Montpelier Train Station/US Post Office parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11350 Constitution Hwy, Montpelier Station VA 22957, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Virginia

and in the Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lafayette's Tour (a few steps from this marker); Confederate Camp & Freedman's Farm Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Montpelier Train Station (within shouting distance

Photographed by Pete Payette, May 8, 2018

2. Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District Marker

of this marker); Montpelier Flag Stop (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War & Gilmore Farm Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Encampment (approx. ¼ mile away); Gilmore Family Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Dolley Madison (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montpelier Station.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Civil War Encampment (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. 177 page PDF file at 9.84Mb (Submitted on May 8, 2018, by Pete Payette of Orange, Virginia.)

Photographed by Pete Payette, May 8, 2018

3. Madison-Barbour Rural Historic District Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 8, 2018, by Pete Payette of Orange, Virginia. This page has been viewed 583 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 8, 2018, by Pete Payette of Orange, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.