Staunton, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Frontier Culture Museum

Living History Exhibits

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 9, 2021

1. Frontier Culture Museum Marker

Inscription. The Frontier Culture Museum tells the story of the thousands of people who migrated to colonial America and of the life they created here for themselves and their descendants. The Museum features outdoor exhibits of original and reconstructed farm buildings from England, Ireland, Germany, West Africa, and Virginia. Historical interpreters provide hands-on learning and interactive education. Visitors can expect to see activities such as cooking, gardening, woodworking, flax and wool spinning, rare-breed animals, schoolhouse lessons, and much more.

Erected by Frontier Culture Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 38° 7.509′ N, 79° 3.021′ W. Marker is in Staunton, Virginia. It can be reached from Frontier Drive (Virginia Route 644) half a mile south of Red Oaks Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1290 Richmond Rd, Staunton VA 24401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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: Great Indian Warrior Trading Path (within shouting distance of this marker); The Great Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to the Frontier Culture Museum

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); West Africa, 1700s (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named West Africa, 1700s (about 500 feet away); The Virginia Frontier (about 500 feet away); Ireland, 1750s (about 700 feet away); England, 1650s (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Staunton.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 9, 2021

2. Frontier Culture Museum Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 369 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on November 22, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.