Woodberry Forest in Madison County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Woodberry Forest School

Photographed by Craig Swain, January 12, 2008

1. Woodberry Forest School Marker

Inscription. Two miles northeast is Woodberry Forest School, a college preparatory school for boys, founded in 1889 by Robert Stringfellow Walker, a captain with Mosby's Rangers. The school was named for the estate on which it stands, formerly owned by William Madison, brother of President James Madison.

Erected 1987 by Department of Conservation and Historic Resources. (Marker Number F-24.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 38° 17.963′ N, 78° 8.137′ W. Marker is in Woodberry Forest, Virginia, in Madison County. It is at the intersection of James Madison Highway (U.S. 15) and Woodberry Forest Road (County Route 622), on the right when traveling south on James Madison Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodberry Forest VA 22989, 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fry's/Barnett's Ford Road (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Knights of the Golden Horseshoe (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Knights of the Golden Horseshoe

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Orange County / Madison County (approx. 1.4 miles away); Grave of Gov. James Lawson Kemper (approx. 1.4 miles away); Peyton's Ford Road / Woodberry Perimeter Trail (approx. 1½ miles away); Jackson’s Crossing (approx. 3½ miles away); Historical Rapidan Virginia (approx. 3.9 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Kemper's Grave (was approx. 1.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Regarding Woodberry Forest School. A previous marker numbered F-24 also titled "Woodberry Forest School" stood about two miles further south on the James Madison Highway in Orange County. Other than the preface, "One miles east..." the marker text was the same.

Photographed by Craig Swain, January 12, 2008

2. Woodberry Forest School Marker

The "Residence" at Woodberry Forest School. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by "warecornell", April 19, 2008

3. The "Residence" at Woodberry Forest School.

Woodberry Forest School image. Click for full size.

4. Woodberry Forest School

1990s aerial view of the campus.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,315 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 15, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on October 17, 2017, by Pete Payette of Orange, Virginia.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of the residence. • Photo of the campus grounds. • Can you help?