On North Stuart Avenue 0.1 miles north of Shenandoah Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Green Meadows, to the west, was the home of German emigrant Adam Miller, one of the first Europeans to settle in the Shenandoah Valley. Records suggest that he arrived in this area from Pennsylvania late in the 1720s. In 1742 Gov. William Gooch . . . — — Map (db m230637) HM
On Skyline Drive, on the left when traveling south.
During the 1930's, CCC Camp NP-3, Company 310, Camp Nira was placed near the abandoned road across the Skyline Drive, 1/4 mile, to the south. — — Map (db m13248) HM
On Blue and Gold Drive, on the right when traveling west.
This Memorial is dedicated to the Approximately 200 Families and Land Owners in Rockingham County Displaced by the Creation of Shenandoah National Park Names are Spelled as Found in Available Park Records of Displacement
The idea of . . . — — Map (db m270104) HM
On North Terrace Avenue 0.1 miles north of Terrace Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In Memory
of those who made the supreme sacrifice
In World War II
Charles J. Berry •
Fred W. Flick •
Clayton C. Gaynor •
Benjamin R. Good •
Frank W. Gooden •
Leonard D. Gooden •
Ray C. Gooden •
Statten H. Gooden, . . . — — Map (db m235872) WM
On Blue and Gold Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Rockingham County Mountain Homes Averaged 4.4 Rooms, the Largest Homes had Eight Rooms
Mountain family homes reflected the economic diversity that existed in the Blue Ridge Mountains during the 1920s and 30s. The average family size was 5 . . . — — Map (db m270103) HM
On Stuart Avenue (U.S. 340) 0.1 miles north of Shenandoah Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
"Green Meadows," to the west, was the home of Adam Miller (1703-1783), one of the first Europeans to settle in the valley. The property remained in the Miller (originally Mueller) family from the 1740s through 1936. — — Map (db m12074) HM
On Moose Bottom Road at U.S. 340, on the left when traveling east on Moose Bottom Road.
Original Grant from King George III to Charles Cropson 1746. 1783 Grant from Beverly Randolf, Governor of Virginia to Jacob Mire. 1802 Jacob Mire to George Price. Original Mill Built 1803. Verbena Park and present mill . . . — — Map (db m12083) HM
On West Rockingham Street near West Spotswood Trail (Business U.S. 33), on the left when traveling west.
1862 & 1864 Valley Campaigns.
This eight-room brick dwelling was built in 1840 for Dr. Simeon B. Jennings, a former resident of Port Republic. At the time of the Civil War, it was one of only half a dozen houses located in the Conrad’s Store . . . — — Map (db m2916) HM
On Blue and Gold Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Economic Activity in the Blue Ridge Mountains Mirrored that of Rural Virginia During the 1920s and 1930s
The primary economic activity was subsistence farming. Many farms also included fruit orchards, with apples, peaches, pears, cherries, and . . . — — Map (db m270096) HM
On East Rockingham Street 0.1 miles east of Stuart Avenue / East Side Highway (U.S. 340), on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
Less than a month after his defeat at Kernstown, Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson retired to the Elk Run Valley to rest his troops and plan for the spring campaign. With his men camped all along Elk Run and into Swift Run Gap, Jackson made his . . . — — Map (db m304708) HM
On East Rockingham St at Jackson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East Rockingham St.
Less than a month after his defeat at Kernstown, Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson retired to the Elk Run Valley to rest his troops and plan for the spring campaign. With his men camped all along Elk Run and into Swift Run Gap, Jackson made his . . . — — Map (db m304709) HM
On Skyline Drive (at milepost 81.2), on the right when traveling south.
“The most important function of the wilderness for modern man is the opportunity of glimpsing for a moment what harmony really means.” Sigurd Olson, Reflections from the North Country, 1976 The Wilderness Act of 1964 . . . — — Map (db m96878) HM
On Newtown Road (County Route 759) just west of Samuels Road (County Route 638), on the left when traveling east.
The Newtown School, built here in 1921-1922,
served African American students during the
segregation era. Julius Rosenwald, president of
Sears, Roebuck and Co, collaborated with Booker
T. washington in a school-building campaign
beginning in . . . — — Map (db m254868) HM
On Skyline Drive (at milepost 55.6), on the right when traveling south.
“Now shall I walk or shall I ride? Ride, Pleasure said. Walk, Joy replied.” W.H. Davies Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive are the perfect combination of pleasure and joy. Chances are you took a pleasure ride . . . — — Map (db m96235) HM
On Skyline Drive (at milepost 78.1), on the right when traveling south.
A wildfire swept over this mountain in 1986, burning 4,475 acres in seven days. While dramatic, it certainly wasn’t tragic. Fire is nature’s way of cleaning house. It keeps the forest healthy by burning leaf litter, dead wood, and even living . . . — — Map (db m96881) HM
On Blue and Gold Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Welcome to the Rockingham Memorial for Families and Landowners Displaced
By the Creation of Shenandoah National Park
Part of the Blue Ridge Heritage Project
Rockingham's memorial was designed with a wall on each side of the chimney to . . . — — Map (db m259488) HM
On Blue and Gold Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Two Rockingham County Schools and Three Churches were Located Inside the Shenandoah National Park Boundary
Dean Mountain and Sunnyside were mountain schools operated by the Rockingham County Public School System; both schools were closed . . . — — Map (db m270102) HM
On Moose Bottom Road at U.S. 340, on the left when traveling east on Moose Bottom Road. Reported permanently removed.
Having successfully driven Gen. Nathaniel Bank's Union army from the Shenandoah Valley in late May 1862, Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's "foot cavalry" had little time to reset. While one Union army under Gen. John C. Frémont was bearing . . . — — Map (db m256782) HM
On North Terrace Avenue 0.1 miles north of Terrace Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of the Veterans that gave their lives on the battlefields in all conflicts. In honor of those that served from the Stonewall District. — — Map (db m235871) WM
