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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Rappahannock County

 
Clickable Map of Rappahannock County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Rappahannock County, VA (74) Culpeper County, VA (198) Fauquier County, VA (145) Madison County, VA (53) Page County, VA (113) Warren County, VA (54)  RappahannockCounty(74) Rappahannock County (74)  CulpeperCounty(198) Culpeper County (198)  FauquierCounty(145) Fauquier County (145)  MadisonCounty(53) Madison County (53)  PageCounty(113) Page County (113)  WarrenCounty(54) Warren County (54)
Washington is the county seat for Rappahannock County
Adjacent to Rappahannock County, Virginia
Culpeper County (198)  ►
Fauquier County (145)  ►
Madison County (53)  ►
Page County (113)  ►
Warren County (54)  ►
 
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1 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Amissville — Battle Mountain — Custer’s Early “Last Stand” — Gettysburg Campaign —
On Laurel Mills Road (County Route 618) at Richmond Road (County Route 729), on the left when traveling east on Laurel Mills Road.
2 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Amissville — C-6 — Campaign of Second Manassas —
On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) west of Viewtown Road (County Route 642), on the right when traveling west.
3 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Amissville — C-61 — Campaign of Second Manassas —
On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) east of Holly Springs Road / Weaver Road (County Route 639), on the right when traveling west.
4 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Amissville — Corbin's Crossroads — Stuart's Close Shave —
On Viewtown Road (County Route 642), on the left when traveling south.
5 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Amissville — Dangerfield Newby — A Tragic Journey to Harpers Ferry —
On Laurel Mills Road (County Route 618) at Richmond Road (County Route 729), on the left when traveling east on Laurel Mills Road.
6 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Amissville — Eliza Brown and the Custers — "Standing Up for Liberty" —
On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at View Town Road (County Road 642), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway.
7 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Amissville — Encounter with Lee — “Don't You Ever Forget It” —
On Laurel Mills Road (County Route 618) at Richmond Road (County Route 729), on the left when traveling east on Laurel Mills Road.
8 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Amissville — Gaines's Crossroads — “The Animal Must Be Very Slim” — Gettysburg Campaign —
On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Richmond Road (Virginia Route 729), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway.
9 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Amissville — Hinson's Ford — Important River Crossing on a Historic March —
On Lee Highway (U.S. 211), on the right when traveling east.
10 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Amissville — Twilight of Slavery — "Enlightened" Accommodations No Match for Freedom
On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Richmond Road (Virginia Route 729), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway. Reported permanently removed.
11 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Amissville — Twilight of Slavery — "Enlightened" Accommodations No Match for Freedom —
On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) just west of Richmond Road (County Road 729), on the right when traveling east.
12 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Boston — Z-175 — Rappahannock County / Culpeper County —
On Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522) at Obannons Mill Road (County Route 650), on the right when traveling north on Sperryville Pike.
13 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Chester Gap — Chester Gap — Gateway to the Shenandoah Valley —
On Chester Gap Road, on the left when traveling south.
14 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Chester Gap — J-25 — Gettysburg Campaign —
On Remount Road (U.S. 522), on the right when traveling south.
15 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Chester Gap — Minding the Gaps — “A very fatal oversight” — Gettysburg Campaign —
On Chester Gap Road, on the left when traveling south.
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16 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Chester Gap — Z-173 — Warren County / Rappahannock County —
On Remount Road (U.S. 522), on the right when traveling south.
17 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Flint Hill — Albert Gallatin Willis — A Life Laid Down for a Friend —
Near Zachary Taylor Highway (U.S. 522).
18 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Flint Hill — Flint Hill Baptist Church —
On Zachary Taylor Highway (Route 522) just south of Cowgillmiller Lane, on the right when traveling north.
19 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Flint Hill — Hittle's Mill — Leading Lee's Second Northern Invasion — Gettysburg Campaign —
On Zachary Taylor Highway (U.S. 522) at Hittles Mill Road, on the right when traveling south on Zachary Taylor Highway.
20 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Huntly — J-26 — Albert G. Willis —
On Zachary Taylor Highway (U.S. 522) 0.4 miles north of Hume Road (County Route 635), on the right when traveling north.
21 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Huntly — Piedmont —
On Skyline Drive 13.8 miles south of Stonewall Jackson Highway (U.S. 340), on the right when traveling north.
22 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Peola Mills — J-100 — F. T. Baptist Church —
On F.T. Valley Road (Virginia Route 231) near Sharp Rock Road / Slate Mills Road (County Route 707), on the left when traveling south.
23 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — 21 Main Street — Sperryville Historic District —
On Main Street (County Road 1001) just west of County Road 600, on the right when traveling west.
24 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — 31 Main Street — Sperryville Historic District —
On Main Street 0.1 miles west of U.S. 522, on the right when traveling west.
25 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — 33 Main Street — Sperryville Historic District —
On Main Street 0.1 miles west of U.S. 522, on the right when traveling west.
26 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — 48 Main Street — Sperryville Historic District —
On Main Street just west of U.S. 522, on the left when traveling west.
27 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — A Hint of Total War — "Pope Must be Suppressed" — Gen. Robert E. Lee —
On Water Street (County Road 1002) just east of U.S. 522, on the left when traveling east.
28 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — Advent of the "German" Corps — "I'm Going to Fight mit Sigel" —
On River Lane 0.1 miles east of Water Street (County Road 1002), on the right when traveling east.
29 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — C-4 — Cavalry Engagement —
On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) north of Main Street, on the left when traveling north.
30 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — Civilian Conservation Corps — Redbird Camp —
On Piney River Area Road west of Skyline Drive, on the left when traveling west.
31 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — Help Wanted! — The Piney River Technical Building —
On Piney River Area Road 0.1 miles west of Skyline Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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32 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — Hopkins Ordinary — Sperryville Historic District —
On Main Street just west of U.S. 522, on the right when traveling west.
33 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — John B. Kiger — Sperryville Historic District —
On Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
34 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — John Kiger's Second Lot — Sperryville Historic District —
On Main Street, on the right when traveling west.
35 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — Marys Rock Tunnel —
On Skyline Drive, on the left when traveling south.
36 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — Medical Miracle — “A Chance in Twenty” —
On Main Street (Virginia Route 1001), on the right when traveling south.
37 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — Memorial to Displaced Rappahannock County Residents —
On Lee Highway (Route 211) 1 mile west of Pearl Lane, on the right when traveling west.
38 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — Old Rag —
On Skyline Drive, on the left when traveling south.
39 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — J-29 — Pope’s Army of Virginia —
On Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522) south of Lee Highway (U.S. 211), on the right when traveling south.
40 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — Rehearsals for Fame — Notable Footprints from the German Corps —
On River Lane 0.1 miles east of Water Street, on the right when traveling east.
41 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — Rocks Older than Mankind —
On Skyline Drive, on the left when traveling south.
42 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — Sigels' Corps — A Map Covers a Lifetime —
Near Lee Highway (U.S. 211/522) at U.S. 522, on the left when traveling west.
43 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — Sister Caroline — From Slavery to Freedom —
Near Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522).
44 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — Slate Mills — Reconnaissance, Advance, Retreat —
On Slate Mills Road (Virginia Route 707) 0.8 miles east of F.T. Valley Road ( Route 231), on the left when traveling south.
45 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — Sperryville — Important Crossroads —
Near Lee Highway (Route 211/522) at U.S. 522, on the left when traveling west.
46 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Sperryville — J-31 — Sperryville —
On Main Street (County Route 1001) south of Lee Highway (U.S. 211), on the left when traveling south.
47 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — A Skyline Drive for a Bird's-Eye View — Shenandoah National Park —
On Skyline Drive (at milepost 17), on the right when traveling south.
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48 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — A Tale of Two Mills — Trading and Burial Grounds —
On Old Mill Road (County Route 683), on the left when traveling south.
49 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — Banks’s Grand Review — Ruffles, Flourishes, Drills and Heat —
On Bank Road at Lee Highway (U.S. 211) on Bank Road.
50 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — Banks's Camp — Lull between the Storms —
On Library Road (County Road 683) at Old Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on Library Road.
51 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — Charles C. Nordendorf — Changing Sides —
On Library Road (County Road 683) at Old Mill Road (County Road 683), on the right when traveling west on Library Road.
52 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — Come Back When You Have More Time — Shenandoah National Park —
On Skyline Drive (at milepost 17), on the right when traveling south.
53 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — Confederate Monument —
On Gay Street just south of Piedmont Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
54 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — C-10 — Ellerslie —
On Lee Highway (Bypass U.S. 211) at Tiger Valley Road (County Route 626), on the right when traveling east on Lee Highway.
55 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — Historic Stone Marker —
On Porter Street (County Road 626) at Mt. Salem Avenue (County Road 626), on the right when traveling east on Porter Street.
56 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — Honored In Their Generation — Confederate Monument, ca. 1900 —
On Gay Street 0.1 miles north of Porter Street, on the right when traveling north.
57 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — Kitty Payne — Freedom Lost and Regained —
On Gay Street, on the right when traveling north.
58 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — Mt. Salem Baptist Meeting House —
On Long Mountain Road (County Road 626) 0.1 miles west of Ridgeview Road, on the left when traveling west.
59 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — Music, Omens, and Destiny — Heth’s Camp — Gettysburg Campaign —
On Lee Highway (U.S. 211).
60 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — Range View
On Skyline Drive, on the left when traveling south. Reported missing.
61 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — Rappahannock County in the Civil War —
On Library Road (County Road 683) at Old Mill Road (County Road 683), on the right when traveling west on Library Road.
62 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — Rappahannock People Before and During the Civil War —
On Library Road (County Road 683) at Old Mill Road (County Road 683), on the left when traveling east on Library Road.
63 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — The Maples — Host to Generals —
On Main Street (Business U.S. 211) at Mt. Prospect Lane, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
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64 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — The Rappahannock Old Guard — The Black Flag —
On Library Road (County Road 683) at Old Mill Road (County Road 683), on the left when traveling east on Library Road.
65 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — The Town of Washington, Virginia — The First Washington of All —
On Gay Street at Jett Street, on the right when traveling south on Gay Street.
66 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — Union Army of Virginia — Pope's Pronouncements —
On Library Road (County Road 683) at Old Mill Road, on the left when traveling east on Library Road.
67 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — Union Army of Virginia 2nd (Banks's) Corps Encampment — July - August 1862 —
On Library Road (County Road 683) at Old Mill Road (County Road 683), on the right when traveling west on Library Road.
68 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — C-35 — Washington Graded School —
On Piedmont Avenue (County Road 626) just east of Oden Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
69 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — C-5 — Washington, Virginia — The First of Them All —
On Main Street (Business U.S. 211) at Baldwin Lane, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
70 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Washington — C-9A — Washington, Virginia — The First of Them All —
On Lee Highway (U.S. 211) at Library Road (County Route 683), on the right when traveling west on Lee Highway.
71 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Woodville — J-101 — John Jackson—Traditional Musician —
On Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522) south of Hawlin Road (County Route 816), on the left when traveling south.
72 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Woodville — Milroy's Camp — Woodville —
On Hawlin Road (County Road 618) 0.1 miles west of Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522), on the left when traveling west.
73 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Woodville — Mosby and Sneden — The Grey Ghost and the Artist —
On Hawlin Road (County Road 618) 0.1 miles west of Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522), on the left when traveling west.
74 ► Virginia, Rappahannock County, Woodville — Woodville — First Waypoint to Gettysburg — Gettysburg Campaign —
On Hawlin Road (County Road 618) 0.1 miles west of Sperryville Pike (U.S. 522), on the left when traveling west.
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026