Woodstock in Shenandoah County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Woodstock
1752
Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 30, 2015
1. Woodstock Marker
Scene of Peter Muhlenburg's Famous
call to arms 1776
Oldest Court House west of the
Blue Ridge 1795
First Clerk was Thomas Marshall,
Father of Chief Justice John Marshall
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Turn at Court House square and visit Massanutten Tower, a superb view of the Valley showing famous horse shoe bends of the Shenandoah River.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
Location. 38° 52.371′ N, 78° 30.752′ W. Marker is in Woodstock, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. It is on South Main Street / Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodstock VA 22664, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Confederate Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Massanutten Academy (approx. Ό mile away); Massanutten Military Academy (approx. Ό mile away); Welcome to Woodstock's Lovework (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Paul's Reformed Church (approx. half a mile away); Ardent Abolitionist (approx. half a mile away); Reformed Church in the United States (approx. half a mile away); Lieutenant Colonel A.S. "Sandie" Pendleton C.S.A. (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodstock.
Regarding Woodstock. To get to the observation tower mentioned on the marker, turn right at Court Street, left at Water Street and right on Cemetery Road (County route 758). Carefully follow Route 758 at intersections. It will cross the Shenandoah River and climb Massanutten Mountain to the tower parking lot. The tower is a 10 minute walk from the parking lot with no significant elevation gain. (The road
Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 30, 2015
2. Woodstock Marker
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Another copy of this marker is also on Route 11 at the northern entrance to town.
Also see . . . Wikipedia entry for Woodstock. “In the late 1770s, John Muhlenberg was pastor at a Lutheran church located in the heart of Woodstock. As a famous story of Muhlenberg has it, at conclusion of his farewell sermon on January 21, 1776, Muhlenberg threw off his clerical robes to reveal an officer's uniform beneath and shouted, there is a time to pray and a time to fight... With that declaration, the story says he then called for volunteers to join the 8th Virginia Regiment under his command.” (Submitted on October 3, 2015.)
Photographed by Linda Walcroft, October 2009
3. View from the tower.
Parts of the Shenandoah River are visible past the trees. Woodstock can be seen in the valley.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 726 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 3, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on April 22, 2020, by Linda Walcroft of Woodstock, Virginia.
