After President Abraham Lincoln relieved Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan of command of the Army of the Potomac on 7 Nov. 1862, the general composed a farewell order. It was read to the army by divisions on 10 Nov. when the new commander, Maj. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m108463) HM
Norris Tavern. On this site stood the Norris Tavern built by Thaddeus Norris in 1819. It was the scene of a banquet tendered to General Lafayette by the citizens of Fauquier on his visit to the United States in 1825.
The Warren Green. . . . — — Map (db m1175) HM
Old Fauquier County Jail
has been registered as a
Virginia Historical
Landmark
by the Virginia Historical Landmark Comm.
Act of 1966
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by . . . — — Map (db m151308) HM
In 1912, Booker T. Washington, head of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, asked Julius Rosenwald, a Jewish Philanthropist and President of Sears, Roebuck & Company, to serve on the board of directors at Tuskegee. Their unique partnership led to the . . . — — Map (db m137506) HM
Eight miles southeast, at Bristoe (then Bristoe Station), Maj. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill's division of Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's corps destroyed the Orange & Alexandria Railroad bridges over Kettle Run and Broad Run on 27 Aug. 1862. The . . . — — Map (db m4799) HM
On 22 Aug. 1862, Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart led his cavalry on a raid behind Maj. Gen. John Pope's army. Stuart crossed the Rappahannock River at Waterloo Bridge, two miles west, then rode around Pope's right flank just north of here to attack Catlett . . . — — Map (db m7747) HM
A mile northwest stood Waterloo Bridge, where on 22 Aug. 1862 Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart crossed the Rappahannock River to threaten the rear of Union Maj. Gen. John Pope’s army 14 miles southeast at Catlett Station on the Orange & Alexandria . . . — — Map (db m36792) HM
Established 1817
Successor to The Palladium of Liberty
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This newspaper will be the living history of Fauquier County, a conscience to those in public office, and will change with the times.
Arthur W. . . . — — Map (db m151302) HM
For more than a century the railroad caboose was a fixture of the end of freight trains. The caboose provided a sheltered vantage point from which train crews could watch the cars ahead, cook and eat their meals, do their paperwork, and sleep after . . . — — Map (db m151296) HM
During the late 1800s, the Orange and Alexandria Railroad built a locomotive turntable at this site. The turntable was the center of rail yard activity, enabling steam engines and their tenders to be reversed for the 8.9-mile return trip to . . . — — Map (db m151295) HM
Although Warrenton was spared the ravages of major battles during the war, control of the town changed hands 67 times and many homes and churches housed soldiers or were used as hospitals. Warrenton was the home of several notable Confederates . . . — — Map (db m151305) HM
The first court house for Fauquier County was built in 1760 on two acres of land belonging to Richard Henry Lee. The settlement that sprang up in its vicinity was first known as Fauquier Court House and under that name was laid off as a town to . . . — — Map (db m167422) HM
Although Warrenton was spared the ravages of major battles during the war, control of the town changed hands 67 times and many homes and churches housed soldiers or were used as hospitals. Warrenton was the home of several notable Confederates . . . — — Map (db m167480) HM
Chosen as county seat in 1759, and first called Fauquier Court House, Warrenton was laid out as a town in 1790. John Marshall began law practice here. In the War Between the States it was the center of operations north of the Rappahannock and many . . . — — Map (db m58995) HM
The gate to your right opens to Warrenton
Cemetery, the final resting place of 986 Confederate soldiers, of every Southern state, about
650 casualties of the Civil War. Many wounded
Confederates were evacuated to Warrenton and
vicinity after . . . — — Map (db m117019) HM
The gate to your right opens to Warrenton Cemetery, the final resting place of 986 Confederate soldiers, of every Southern state, about 650 casualties of the Civil War. Many wounded Confederates were evacuated to Warrenton and vicinity after the . . . — — Map (db m151310) HM
In honor of those from Fauquier County who made the Full Sacrifice in World War II
Abner L. Adams •
Noble Lambert Addison •
Elmer L. Allison •
George Wyatt A •
Earnest L. Bailey •
Thomas Mandley Brown •
Clement Harfield Brown • . . . — — Map (db m151303) WM
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