On John S. Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) at Atoka Road (County Route 713), on the left when traveling west on John S. Mosby Highway. Reported permanently removed.
Here at Atoka (Rector’s Crossroads) on June 10, 1863, Company “A”, 43rd Battalion of Partisan Rangers, known as “Mosby’s Rangers”, was formally organized. James William Foster was elected Captain; Thomas Turner, First Lieutenant; W. L. Hunter, . . . — — Map (db m1467) HM
On Atoka Road at John S. Mosby Highway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling north on Atoka Road. Reported permanently removed.
Here at Rector's Crossroads on June 10, 1863 Major John S. Mosby officially established Company A, 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry, known as Mosby's Rangers. It was here on June 23, 1863 that General J.E.B. Stuart set up headquarters and received . . . — — Map (db m2786) HM
Near Atoka Road (Virginia Route 713) just west of John S. Mosby Highway (U.S. 50), on the left when traveling west.
Built c. 1801 by the Nichols-Hatcher family, Quakers who operated a mill on nearby Cromwell's Run. The Rector House is named for the Civil War-era owners, Caleb and Mary Ann Hatcher Rector. Here at Rector's Crossroads on June 10, 1863 Major John S. . . . — — Map (db m151316) HM
On Atoka Road at John S. Mosby Highway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling north on Atoka Road.
(Preface): After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into . . . — — Map (db m171931) HM
On John S. Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) at Atoka Road ( Route 713), on the left when traveling west on John S. Mosby Highway.
One mile northwest stands Welbourne (ca. 1770), which has housed members of the same family since the 1830s. It is a significant example of a late-18th-century stone farmhouse that evolved into an imposing mansion. Welbourne was the home of Col. . . . — — Map (db m1470) HM
On Rogues Road (Virginia Route 602) at Old Auburn Road ( Route 670), on the right when traveling west on Rogues Road.
During the early morning of 14 Oct. 1863, just northwest of here, Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and two cavalry brigades, cut off from the Army of Northern Virginia by Federal infantry, attacked Union Brig. Gen. John C. Caldwell’s forces as they brewed . . . — — Map (db m2437) HM
On Rogues Road (County Route 602) at Grapewood Drive (Local Route 1521), on the right when traveling west on Rogues Road.
Pursued by Union detachments after raiding a train north of Catlett Station on 30 May 1863, Confederate Col. John S. Mosby and 50 of his Rangers (43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry) made a stand on a hill just to the north. The Rangers used a howitzer . . . — — Map (db m4563) HM
On Old Auburn Road (County Route 670) at Rogues Road (County Route 602), on the right when traveling east on Old Auburn Road.
This Eighteenth Century Mill was operated by George Neavil. It was still in use in 1932, and was restored in 1962 by the Warrenton Antiquarian Society as a memorial to the early settlers of Fauquier County. — — Map (db m117021) HM
On Old Dumfries Road (County Route 667) at Taylor Road / Old Auburn Road (County Route 670), on the right when traveling north on Old Dumfries Road. Reported permanently removed.
Near here stood George Neavil's Ordinary, built at an early date and existing as late as 1792. George Washington and George William Fairfax on their way to the Shenandoah Valley stopped here in 1748. — — Map (db m216281) HM
On Old Dumfries Road (County Route 667) at Taylor Road / Old Auburn Road (County Route 670), on the right when traveling north on Old Dumfries Road.
George Neavil, a planter and land speculator, acquired land in this area in 1731 and for decades operated Neavil's Ordinary, which provided lodging and refreshment to travelers in Virginia's backcountry. The ordinary was well situated near major . . . — — Map (db m216338) HM
On Rogues Road (County Road 602) at Old Auburn Road (County Road 670), on the right when traveling north on Rogues Road.
In October 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia pushed Union Gen. George G. Meade's Army of the Potomac back toward the fortifications around Centreville. Meade’s army marched along several roads, one of which brought . . . — — Map (db m233658) HM
On Old Dumfries Road (County Route 667), on the right when traveling north.
Reconnoitering on 13 Oct. 1863, Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart found himself and two cavalry brigades cut off from the Army of Northern Virginia by the Union II Corps. The Confederates concealed themselves all night just north of here in a ravine only half . . . — — Map (db m117018) HM
On Elk Run Road (County Route 806) at Courthouse Road, on the left when traveling south on Elk Run Road.
In 1687, King James II granted 30,000 acres of land here as a sanctuary for Roman Catholics to George Brent, of Stafford County, and London residents Robert Bristow, Richard Foote, and Nicholas Hayward. Brent established a fortified outpost the next . . . — — Map (db m2734) HM
On John Marshall Highway (Virginia Route 55) at Beverleys Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on John Marshall Highway.
Lee and Longstreet, moving eastward to join Jackson at Manassas, found this gap held by a Union force, August 28, 1862. They forced the gap, after some fighting, and moved on toward Manassas, August 29, 1862. — — Map (db m607) HM
On John Marshall Highway (Virginia Route 55) at Beverleys Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on John Marshall Highway. Reported permanently removed.
The gap to your left between Biscuit Mountain (the northern promontory of Pond Mountain) on the south and Mother Leathercoat Mountain on the north, described as “that dark, gloomy cleft” in an 1862 issue of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated . . . — — Map (db m167749) HM
On John Marshall Highway (Virginia Route 55) 0.1 miles Beverleys Mill Road (County Road 600), on the right when traveling west.
In 1862, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper described the gap to your left as "that dark, gloomy cleft." Situated between Biscuit Mountain on the south and Mother Leathercoat Mountain to the north, the gap was the site of several Civil . . . — — Map (db m172328) HM
On John Marshall Highway (Virginia Route 55) at Beverleys Mills Road, on the right when traveling west on John Marshall Highway.
Just west is Thoroughfare Gap where Union and Confederate armies clashed during the Civil War. In July 1861, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston marched eastward through the gap to join Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard in the First Battle of Manassas. Maj. Gen. . . . — — Map (db m167410) HM
On Vint Hill Road (Virginia Route 215) at Lee Highway (U.S. 15/29), on the right when traveling north on Vint Hill Road. Reported permanently removed.
On October 19, 1863, 12,000 Confederate and Union cavalry clashed at the Battle of Buckland Mills in the last large-scale Confederate victory in Virginia. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, screening the Confederate infantry’s march to Culpeper County, . . . — — Map (db m174872) HM
On Vint Hill Road (Virginia Route 215) at Lee Highway (U.S. 15/29), on the right when traveling north on Vint Hill Road.
On October 19, 1863, 12,000 Confederate and Union cavalry clashed at the Battle of Buckland Mills in the last large-scale Confederate cavalry victory in Virginia. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, screening the Confederate Infantry's march to Culpeper . . . — — Map (db m314941) HM
On Vint Hill Road (Virginia Route 215) at Lee Highway (U.S. 15/29), on the right when traveling north on Vint Hill Road. Reported damaged.
Buckland was witness to many innovative roadway design throughout its history. The Fauquier and Alexandria Turnpike Company was incorporated in 1808; road construction began shortly thereafter with the intent of connecting Buckland to the Little . . . — — Map (db m314939) HM
On Elk Run Road (County Route 806) at Fernridge Road, on the left when traveling west on Elk Run Road.
August 22, 1862, was a day of surprises in Fauquier County, most of which were provided by Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and his 1,500 cavalrymen. Their target was the lightly guarded Union supply depot here at Catlett’s Station, thirteen miles . . . — — Map (db m2750) HM
Dedicated to the memory of
Melvin Dalton
Master Sergeant
U.S. Marine Corps
May 1, 1915 - June 22, 1949
The original Vice Chairman of the Stream Committee of the Marine Corps Schools Rod & Gun Club
He was . . . — — Map (db m7792) HM
On Catlett Road (Virginia Route 28) 0.5 miles south of Dumfries Road (County Route 605), on the left when traveling north.
Fauquier County. Fauquier County was named for Francis Fauquier, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1758-1768. It was formed in 1759 from Prince William County. The county seat is Warrenton. United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John . . . — — Map (db m2210) HM
On Catlett Road (Virginia Route 28) at Old Dumfries and Elk Run Road (County Route 667/806), on the right on Catlett Road.
To halt the flow of supplies to Union forces on the Orange & Alexandria R.R., Maj. John S. Mosby, C.S.A., destroyed a train near here on 30 May 1863. Removing a rail to stop the train, Mosby’s Rangers disabled the engine with a recently acquired . . . — — Map (db m2246) HM
On Old Dumfries Road 0.1 miles west of Greenwich Road, on the right when traveling west.
St. Stephen's Church was organized in 1842 to serve residents of this area who previously had to travel from St. James' Church in Warrenton. Located between the strategically important Warrenton Turnpike and the Orange & Alexandria Railroad. St. . . . — — Map (db m233342) HM
On Catlett Road (Virginia Route 28) at Battle Lane, on the right when traveling north on Catlett Road.
Here on the evening of August 22, 1862, General J. E. B. Stuart raided General Pope’s headquarters. Unable to burn the railroad bridge because of a heavy thunderstorm, Stuart withdrew his troops as well as 300 Federal prisoners and Pope’s dispatch . . . — — Map (db m2244) HM
On Winchester Road (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling north.
Sgt. James F. Ames of the 5th New York Cavalry deserted the Union army in Feb. 1863 and joined John S. Mosby's Partisan Rangers (later 43d Cavalry Battalion). Nicknamed "Big Yankee," Ames rose to the rank of 2d lieutenant. On the night of 8-9 . . . — — Map (db m314773) HM
On Winchester Road (U.S. 17) at Crooked Run Road (County Route 831), on the right when traveling north on Winchester Road. Reported permanently removed.
Sergeant James F. Ames of the 5th New York Cavalry deserted the Union army in Feb. 1863 and joined Lt. Col. John S. Mosby’s Partisan Rangers (later 43d Cavalry Battalion). Nicknamed “Big Yankee” Ames rose to the rank of 2d lieutenant. On the night . . . — — Map (db m230932) HM
On Rokeby Road (County Route 623) at Winchester Road (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling east on Rokeby Road.
On July 19, 1861 Stonewall Jackson’s brigade of General Joseph E. Johnston’s corps marched to this station from Winchester. They crowded into freight and cattle cars and travelled to the 1st Battle of Manassas. The use of a railroad to carry more . . . — — Map (db m642) HM
Near Maidstone Road (Virginia Route 713) near Winchester Road (U.S. 17).
Some time before 1858, the Methodists and Episcopalians of the Community of Oak Hill, who had shared a church at Cool Spring since 1816, decided to build separate churches. Piedmont Parish raised $1,000; John Thomas Smith and his wife Margaret Lewis . . . — — Map (db m11492) HM
On Carrington Road (County Route 729) 0.8 miles south of John Marshall Highway ( Route 55), on the left when traveling south.
This historic district encompasses about 22,200 acres of the Northern Neck Proprietary, a vast region granted by the exiled King Charles II to seven supporters in 1649 and later inherited by Thomas, 6th Lord Fairfax. The Manor of Leeds, an area of . . . — — Map (db m145187) HM
On Delaplane Grade Road at Winchester Road (U.S. 17), on the left when traveling east on Delaplane Grade Road.
Here at Piedmont Station (now Delaplane) trains were used for
the first time in history to move troops to impending battle.
On July 19, 1861 the fields surrounding this stop on the
Manassas Gap Railroad—which appeared then almost exactly . . . — — Map (db m41648) HM
On Elk Run Road (County Route 806) 0 miles south of Midland Road (County Route 610), on the left when traveling south.
Settlers began moving into this region of Fauquier County in the early 1700s. By the 1740s, a wooden church structure served Anglican communicants in Elk Run. It provided pastoral care as well as secular administration for this active frontier . . . — — Map (db m2736) HM
On Elk Run Road (County Route 806) 0 miles Midland Road (County Route 610), on the right when traveling north.
Settlers began to arrive in Elk Run during the early 1700s, and when Hamilton Parish was established in 1730, there were several hundred persons living in this frontier village.
A wooden Chapel existed at this site by 1740, when Prince . . . — — Map (db m2738) HM
Near Gold Dust Parkway at Rock Run Road (County Route 615), on the left when traveling east.
After the gold was loosened from the ore, you would have taken a sample into the assay office. Inside, an assay would use various methods to determine its purity and value.
As an assayer, your work would have been among . . . — — Map (db m196690) HM
On Warrenton Road (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling west.
Thomas Jefferson stated in Notes on the State of Virginia (1782) that he found gold bearing rock weighing approximately four pounds near this site. Among the 19 gold mines that have been in operation since then in the area, the Franklin and the . . . — — Map (db m2730) HM
Near Gold Dust Parkway at Rock Run Road (County Route 615), on the left when traveling east.
These hollow spheres were called bornet balls. Chances are, they crushed chunks of ore into pebbles. But be exact way Fauquier County's gold miners used them remains a bit of a mystery.
The most likely use of the hornet . . . — — Map (db m196732) HM
On Gold Dust Parkway at Rock Run Road (County Route 615), on the left when traveling east on Gold Dust Parkway.
Many of the Old Dominion’s gold mines had mess balls that provided good, filling meals. After dinner, you could have stayed in the mess hall for a bit and relaxed with your fellow miners.
Cooks in the mining camps would . . . — — Map (db m196696) HM
In honor of
H.P. ‘Pat’ & Thelma Monroe
The original dreamers who generously donated the land for Monroe Park
S.W. Rodgers Co., Inc.
The community minded people who moved the earth to form Monroe Park
Ruppert Landscape Co. . . . — — Map (db m2258) HM
Near Gold Dust Parkway at Rock Run Road (County Route 615), on the left when traveling east.
Here at Monroe Park, you can see how many of Virginia's Depression Era gold mines operated and how miners lived. This camp is re-created based on actual 1930s mining camp layouts, so it was not an actual gold mine. Here you will see buildings where . . . — — Map (db m196777) HM
Near Leeds Manor Road 0.2 miles north of Leeds Chapel Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Leeds Parish was formed in 1769 largely within the Manor of Leeds, and estate that Thomas, 6th Lord Fairfax, carved out of his Northern Neck Proprietary and named for his birthplace, Leeds Castle in England. The parish's first rector was the Rev. . . . — — Map (db m233347) HM
On John Marshall Highway (Virginia Route 55) at Leeds Manor Road (County Route 688) on John Marshall Highway.
Turner Ashby, Stonewall Jackson’s cavalry commander during the brilliant 1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign, was born on 23 Oct. 1828 just north at Rose Bank. From 1853 to 1858, Ashby operated a mercantile business in a large frame building just to the . . . — — Map (db m1399) HM
On Leeds Manor Road (County Route 688), on the right when traveling south.
In Memory of Officers of the C.S.A. who were associated with this parish Gen. Turner Ashby Col. Robt. M. Stribling Col. Jas. Keith Marshall Maj. John Ambler Capt. Richard Ashby Capt. Wm. C. Marshall Capt. J.C. Little Lt. Jas. M. Marshall Lt. Gray . . . — — Map (db m25726) HM
On John Marshall Highway (Virginia Route 55) 0.1 miles Leeds Manor Road (Route 688), on the left when traveling west.
Gen. Robert E. Lee established his headquarters here on the evening of 17 June 1863 as the Army of Northern Virginia marched north. Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell, who had replaced Stonewall Jackson as corps commander after Jackson’s death on 10 May, had . . . — — Map (db m256544) HM
On Leeds Manor Road (County Route 688) just north of Exit 18 (Interstate 66), on the right when traveling north.
In 1765, John Marshall, then nine, moved with his family from his birthplace 30 miles southeast to a small, newly constructed frame house one-quarter mile east known as The Hollow. The house built by his father, Thomas Marshall, was his home until . . . — — Map (db m23940) HM
On Grove Lane (Virginia Route F185) west of Free State Road (Business U.S. 17), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Just north stood the home of William and Ann (Neville) O’Bannon, where their son, Lt. Presley Neville O’Bannon, was born about 1776. O’Bannon, a Marine, was the first American to command U.S. forces on foreign soil and the first to raise the . . . — — Map (db m307722) HM
On West Main Street / John Marshall Highway (Virginia Route 55), on the right when traveling east.
Near here Stonewall Jackson, after a march of twenty-six miles on his way to Bristoe Station, halted for a few hours to rest his men, August 25-26, 1862 — — Map (db m1358) HM
On West Main Street / John Marshall Highway (Virginia Route 55), on the right when traveling east.
(Six miles southwest of this location), on the morning of 27 Aug. 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee rested at the head of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet’s corps as it marched toward Thoroughfare Gap to join Lt. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s corps near . . . — — Map (db m167455) HM
On East Main Street (John Marshall Highway) (Virginia Route 55) at Rectortown Road ( Route 710), on the right when traveling west on East Main Street (John Marshall Highway).
At Rectortown, four miles North, General George B. McClellan received the order relieving him from command of the Army of the Potomac, November 7, 1862. As Burnside, his successor was present, McClellan immediately turned over the command to him. — — Map (db m91288) HM
On Rectortown Road (Virginia Route 710), on the right when traveling north.
Unable to extend a truce with the Union army, Col. John S. Mosby assembled his command, the 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry, in a field just west of here on 21 Apr. 1865. As Mosby sat astride his horse, his final order was read aloud. It stated in . . . — — Map (db m1174) HM
On John Marshall Highway (Virginia Route 55) west of Whiting Road (County Route 622), on the left when traveling east.
After the Civil War, the constitution of 1869 established a statewide system of free public schools in Virginia. Several new schools in Fauquier were identified by an assigned number. Number 18 was built on land donated by Samuel F. Shackleford. . . . — — Map (db m20645) HM
On Grove Lane (Virginia Route 185) at Justice Lane, on the right when traveling west on Grove Lane.
Thomas Marshall, the father of future Chief Justice John Marshall, built Oak Hill about 1773 and relocated his family there from The Hollow, their former home nearby. John Marshall resided at Oak Hill for two years until he entered the Continental . . . — — Map (db m1362) HM
On John S Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) east of Atoka Road, on the right when traveling east.
In Dec. 1862, Confederate Lt. John S. Mosby received permission from Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart to form a cavalry detachment and raid Union outposts and supply lines in northern Virginia. Mosby's success early in 1863 attracted recruits to his unit . . . — — Map (db m314998) HM
Near here stood the home of William and Ann (Neville) O'Bannon, where their son, Presley N. O'Bannon, was born. A first lieutenant in the Marines, O'Bannon served in North Africa during the First Barbary War. At the Battle of Derna, Tripoli . . . — — Map (db m314775) HM
The Village of Salem (renamed Marshall in 1882) was in the heartland of Col. John Singleton Mosby’s Confederacy. His 43rd Battalion of Partisan Rangers was summoned by the grapevine when needed and executed successful raids, often under the cover . . . — — Map (db m1183) HM
On Rectortown Road (County Route 710) 0.3 miles north of Frogtown Road ( Route 702), on the left when traveling north.
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 . . . — — Map (db m160918) HM
On Meetze Road at Rogues Road, on the right when traveling south on Meetze Road.
About 1719, five years after they immigrated to Germanna in present-day Orange Co., twelve German families moved here as lot owners of 1,805 acres on Licking Run claimed a year earlier by their trustees, John Fishback, John Hoffman, and Jacob . . . — — Map (db m1754) HM
Near Germantown Road (Route 649) 0.3 miles east of Catlett Road (County Route 28).
Near this spot on September 4, 1755 was born John Marshall, Fourth Chief Justice of the United States.
This marker erected by Marshall Inn of the Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi, 1928.
A marker erected by Marshall Chapter of Phi Delta Phi . . . — — Map (db m2207) HM
On Catlett Road (Virginia Route 28) 0.1 miles south of Smith Midland Lane, on the right when traveling south.
About one half mile southeast, just across the railroad, a stone marks the site of the birthplace, September 24, 1755. He died at Philadelphia, July 6, 1835. Revolutionary officer, Congressman, Secretary of State, he is immortal as Chief Justice of . . . — — Map (db m1779) HM
On Germantown Road (County Route 649) 0.3 miles east of Catlett Road ( Route 28), on the right when traveling west.
JOHN MARSHALL, Chief Justice of the United States, and principal founder of judicial review and of the American system of constitutional law was born in a log cabin just east of here on September 24, 1755. At that time, . . . — — Map (db m2208) HM
On Old Alexandria Turnpike (County Road 693) east of Mason Lane, on the right when traveling west.
On August 24, 1825, General Lafayette stopped here for refreshments with citizens at James Hampton's tavern en route to Washington, D.C. — — Map (db m314942) HM
On Lee Highway / Alexandria Turnpike (U.S. 15/29) at Broad Run Church Road (County Route 600), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway / Alexandria Turnpike.
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. . . . — — Map (db m4799) HM
On Boston Mill Road north of North Ridge Trail, on the left when traveling south.
Imagine farmers transporting harvested crops along this corridor, once the Boston Mill Road, established in 1832. The road, named after Bosetyn's Mill, connected the village of Paris and surrounding farms to the local mills in this valley, the . . . — — Map (db m314984) HM
On Boston Mill Road south of Hadow Trail, on the left when traveling south.
Imagine farmers transporting harvested crops along this corridor, once the Boston Mill Road, established in 1832. The road, named after Bosetyn's Mill, connected the village of Paris and surrounding farms to the local mills in this valley, the . . . — — Map (db m314991) HM
Near Edmonds Lane 1.3 miles west of Winchester Road (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling west.
The light fixture above you displays Sky Meadows' dedication to conserving dark skies.
In 2018, park staff fitted all exterior building lights with fully shielded fixtures. These fixtures mitigate light pollution by casting light . . . — — Map (db m314982) HM
On Hadow Trail east of Boston Mill Road, on the right when traveling east.
This trail honors Sir Robert Hadow, a diplomat attached to the British Consulate in Washington, D.C. during World War II. From 1942 to 1946, the Hadows owned 365 acres of land that is now a part of Sky Meadows State Park, including Hsitoric Mount . . . — — Map (db m314990) HM
On John Mosby Highway (County Route 17/50) at Federal Street ( Route 759), on the right when traveling east on John Mosby Highway.
After a day’s march from Winchester on 19-20 July 1861, Brig. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson halted his lead brigade of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s Valley army near here. At 2:00 A.M. his 2,500 men sank down to rest. When told that no sentries . . . — — Map (db m1401) HM
On Edmonds Lane, on the right when traveling west.
In the early morning hours of July 19, 1861, thousands of campfire lights burned in the camp of Col. Thomas J. Jackson's brigade which occupied the fields surrounding nearby Paris. Many thoughts must have raced through the minds of Abner and Mary . . . — — Map (db m4976) HM
On Boston Mill Road 0.1 miles south of North Ridge Trail, on the right when traveling south.
The streamside trees before you are some of the hardest workign plants in the park. In 2009 park staff and volunteers planted over 8,000 native trees consisting of hickory, walnut, beech, poplar, and different species of oak. This barrier of . . . — — Map (db m314989) HM
On Boston Mill Road 0.1 miles south of North Ridge Trail, on the left when traveling south.
For thousands of years the American Chestnut was the most dominant tree in a forest that stretched from Florida to Maine and from the Ohio Valley to the Carolina Piedmont. Imagine a wooded landscape in which one of every four trees could grow to . . . — — Map (db m314986) HM
On Snowden Trail south of Boston Mill Road, on the right when traveling south.
As you enjoy the Snowden Trail, imagine much of the woods being once used as pasture for livestock which were part of the Snowden Manor farm established by George Ayre in 1863. The Ayre family owned the farm until 1902. Today, visit the ruins of . . . — — Map (db m314992) HM
On Maidstone Road, on the left when traveling west.
On November 5, 1862, several weeks after a tainted victory at Antietam, the Army of the Potomac's Commander-in-Chief Gen. George Brinton McClellan established his headquarters here. That same day President Abraham Lincoln wrote the orders . . . — — Map (db m1173) HM
On Sumerduck Road (County Route 651), on the right when traveling north.
So named for a grove of some of the largest chestnut trees in America, formerly located in these fields and around the house. They were killed by the blight of 1910 - 1930. This land was originally patented with adjoining lands, by one Allen in the . . . — — Map (db m12901) HM
On Kelly's Ford Road (Virginia Route 674) at Kelly's Ford Road ( Route 620), on the right when traveling south on Kelly's Ford Road.
Pickets of the opposing armies frequently exchanged gunfire over the Rappahannock River and occasionally swapped Yankee coffee for Rebel tobacco. On St. Patrick’s Day, 1863, they did both here at Kelly’s Ford, about 100 yards downstream from the . . . — — Map (db m108466) HM
Near River Road 0.2 miles south of James Madison Street (Business U.S. 15).
Down the hill from where you are standing is the site of Martin's Mill constructed by brothers George and Francis Martin around 1804. Powered by water, early 19th century grist mills were essential to the success of Fauquier County farmers, . . . — — Map (db m254654) HM
On James Madison Street (Business U.S. 15/29) at River Road (County Route 1202), on the left when traveling south on James Madison Street.
The hamlet of Mill View, present-day Remington, became known as Rappahannock Station to the Civil War armies which campaigned in this area. Here the vital Orange & Alexandria railroad (to your left) crossed the Rappahannock River just behind the . . . — — Map (db m295579) HM
On Remington Road (Business U.S. 15/29) south of Summerduck Road (County Route 651). Reported permanently removed.
The hamlet of Mill View, present-day Remington, became known as Rappahannock Station to the Civil War armies which campaigned in this area. Here the vital Orange & Alexandria railroad (to your left) crossed the Rappahannock River just behind the . . . — — Map (db m295581) HM
On Kelly's Ford Road (Virginia Route 674) at Kelly's Ford Road ( Route 620), on the right when traveling south on Kelly's Ford Road. Reported unreadable.
Civil War cavalry battles could be huge, shifting, sprawling engagements, spread across miles of countryside. For instance, the Battle of Brandy Station, named for a railroad town eight miles away, began at historic Kelly’s Ford in front of you. . . . — — Map (db m295567) HM
On Kelly's Ford Road (Virginia Route 674) at Kelly's Ford Road ( Route 620), on the right when traveling south on Kelly's Ford Road.
Near this spot, at dawn on March 17, 1863, Brig. Gen. William W. Averill and his 2,100-man division closed on Kelly's Ford. Included in Averill's column was 22 year-old Sgt. Truman Reeves of Orwell, Ohio. Alerted to the Federals' approach, 130 . . . — — Map (db m108465) HM
Near Willis Avenue west of Hord Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
The land on which you are standing was known as Martin's Grist Mill, which was established around 1804 and operated by a series of owners throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. The mill's prosperity was due in part its prime location . . . — — Map (db m295568) HM
On Main Street/John Marshall Highway (Virginia Route 55) at Old Tavern Road/Fauquier Ave ( Route 245), on the right when traveling east on Main Street/John Marshall Highway.
The Plains, situated on the Manassas Gap Railroad between Piedmont Station and Manassas Junction, was frequently traversed by troops from both sides.
Throughout the war, local resident Edward (Ned) Carter Turner kept a detailed diary. . . . — — Map (db m156110) HM
On John S Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) west of Dunvegan Drive, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
After the Battle of Antietam in September 1862, Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia escaped to Virginia. President Abraham Lincoln repeatedly urged Union Gen. George B. McClellan to pursue and attack. Following a plan that . . . — — Map (db m290438) HM
On John S Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) west of Dunvegan Drive, on the right when traveling east.
From this Vineyard Hill location on Monday, November 3, 1862, you would have been standing behind a line of 900 Confederate troopers and 12 cannons commanded by Gen. J.E.B. Stuart that stretched across the Ashby's Gap Turnpike, modern Rt. 50. The . . . — — Map (db m290439) HM
On John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) at Hill Road / Trappe Road (County Route 619), on the right when traveling east on John Mosby Highway.
After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into . . . — — Map (db m3754) HM
On Trappe Road (County Route 619), on the right when traveling south.
After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into . . . — — Map (db m41655) HM
On John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) at Hill Road / Trappe Road (County Route 619), on the right when traveling east on John Mosby Highway.
After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon Line into . . . — — Map (db m3753) HM
On John S Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) 0.1 miles east of Delaplane Grade Raod ( Route 712), on the right when traveling east.
Mary E. Conover Mellon lived nearby with her second husband, the philanthropist Paul Mellon. Interested in the humanities and deeply influenced by the work of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, she was instrumental in establishing the Bollingen Series of . . . — — Map (db m269861) HM
On Rokeby Road (Virginia Route 623) at John Mosby Highway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling south on Rokeby Road.
Paul Mellon, one of the foremost American philanthropists of the 20th century, lived nearby. An heir to the vast banking and industrial fortune left by his father, Andrew W. Mellon, he supported universities, civic improvement projects, conservation . . . — — Map (db m269862) HM
On Rokeby Road (Virginia Route 623) at U.S. 50, on the right when traveling south on Rokeby Road.
Paul Mellon established Rokeby Stables near here on property purchased in 1931 by his father, Andrew W. Mellon, financier and U.S. secretary of the treasury. Paul Mellon bred and raised champion racehorses, including American Way, Grand National . . . — — Map (db m269863) HM
On John S. Mosby Highway (U.S. 50) west of Dunvegan Drive, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
This site, known during the war as Vineyard Hill, commands a clear view of the road, stone walls, and fields in front of you where 10,000 cavalry and infantry clashed in the Battle of Upperville on June 21, 1863. It was the fifth day of attack . . . — — Map (db m1550) HM
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