On Royal Avenue (U.S. 340) at Rocky Lane (County Route 607), on the right when traveling south on Royal Avenue.
Early on the morning of Friday, May 23, 1862, Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson paused here at Asbury Chapel well in advance of his 16,000-man army. Although he was familiar with the main roads to Front Royal, Jackson knew that the terrain through . . . — — Map (db m171036) HM
On North Royal Avenue (Business U.S. 340) at Chester Street, on the right when traveling north on North Royal Avenue.
May 23, 1862, General Jackson surprised General Banks’ forces in and around Front Royal, capturing many prisoners and army supplies and forcing Banks to flee in disorder out of the Shenandoah Valley into Maryland. This was the first move in . . . — — Map (db m171046) HM
On Winchester Road (U.S. 340) at Guard Hill Road (County Route 637), on the right when traveling south on Winchester Road.
Confederate Army of 16,000 under General Stonewall Jackson overwhelmed a Federal outpost of 1,000 under Colonel John R. Kenly. The Confederates approached Front Royal undetected from southwest on the afternoon of May 23. Spy Belle Boyd gave the . . . — — Map (db m33568) HM
Near Dismal Hollow Road (Virginia Route 647) 0.4 miles north of John Marshall Highway ( Route 55), on the right when traveling west.
The last engagement of the Gettysburg Campaign took place here in Manassas Gap on July 23, 1863. Union Gen. George G. Meade and the Army of the Potomac pursued Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia as it retreated south through . . . — — Map (db m133606) HM
During the Battle of Front Royal, teenage sisters Lucy and Nellie Buck sat on the porch of Bel Air, the stately home 500 feet in front of you, offering water to thirsty Confederate soldiers as cannon shells crashed to the ground nearby. Lucy . . . — — Map (db m287122) HM
On Water Street, on the right. Reported permanently removed.
A remarkable number of Front Royal residents recorded the battle in their diaries. At least five of these diaries survive to reveal the civilian side of the Civil War, usually absent from official military records or soldiers' letters.
One . . . — — Map (db m287125) HM
On Browntown Road (County Route 649), on the left when traveling north.
Early in the warm afternoon, Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson and Gen. Richard S. Ewell and their staffs stopped here at the head of Jackson’s army. As the two commanders studied the ground leading to Front Royal, Capt. Henry Kyd Douglas, one of . . . — — Map (db m3649) HM
On Stonewall Jackson Highway (U.S. 340) south of the northern entrance to Skyline Drive, on the left when traveling south. Reported missing.
Near here Stonewall Jackson was met by the spy, Belle Boyd, and informed of the position of the Union troops at Front Royal, May 23, 1862. Jackson was advancing northward attempting to get between Banks’ army and Winchester. — — Map (db m296354) HM
Near North Royal Avenue 0.1 miles north of Depot Avenue when traveling north. Reported missing.
Flanked out of his position on Richardson's Hill, Union Col. John R. Kenly hurried his command north to the bridges spanning the forks of the Shenandoah River. At this spot on the South Fork stood the Front Royal Turnpike Bridge, and the Manassas . . . — — Map (db m256844) HM
On North Royal Avenue (Business U.S. 340) at Chester Street, on the right when traveling north on North Royal Avenue.
The First Maryland Regiment, U.S.A., was part of the force holding this town when it was attacked by Stonewall Jackson, May 23, 1862. With Jackson was the First Maryland Regiment, C.S.A. The two regiments were arrayed against each other. — — Map (db m1552) HM
Near Dismal Hollow Road (Virginia Route 647) south of Oregon Hollow Road ( Route 603), on the right when traveling north.
The Corps Comes to Virginia
In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized the creation of a nationwide program intended to alleviate unemployment resulting from The Great Depression. Unmarried men ages 18-25 were offered construction . . . — — Map (db m134554) HM
On Main Street at Royal Street (U.S. 240) on Main Street.
As Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s army pushed its way into Front Royal, Col. Bradley T. Johnson’s 1st Maryland Infantry (CSA) confronted Col. John R. Kenly’s 1st Maryland Infantry (US). The street fighting grew especially hot here, between the . . . — — Map (db m272269) HM
On Chester Street just south of Crescent Street, on the right when traveling north.
Erin is a large farm built by a David Funsten in 1848 and located 11 miles north on 522/340. This bell was located in Erin's lower field and used to call the workers in to eat. It is said, when the bell rung the plow horses would stop where they . . . — — Map (db m206313) HM
On Winchester Avenue (U.S. 340/522) at Guard Hill Road (County Route 637) on Winchester Avenue.
On 23 Sept. 1864 in a fight south of town, some of Lt. Col. John S. Mosby’s Rangers mortally wounded Lt. Charles McMaster, 2nd U. S. Cavalry, after he allegedly surrendered. Union Gen. Alfred T. A. Torbert’s cavalrymen retaliated by executing six . . . — — Map (db m2447) HM
On North Royal Avenue north of West 14th Street (U.S. 340), on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
"Mosby will hang ten of you for every one of us!"
were William Thomas Overby’s last words to his
executioners before the rope tightened around his
neck here on Richardson’s Hill. This was the
final scene of a tragedy that began less than two . . . — — Map (db m804) HM
On Stokes Airport Road (Virginia Route 615) 0.2 miles north of Rivermont Drive 619 ( Route 619), on the left when traveling north.
Hero of the Early Jet Age
The F-86 Sabre was designed by North American Aviation, based on the prototype XF-86 which was first flown October 1, 1947. It was the first USAF swept wing fighter jet. During WWII, German engineers had . . . — — Map (db m281117) HM
On Winchester Road (U.S. 522) 0.3 miles north of Toray Drive ( Route 720), on the right when traveling north.
This stone structure, known as Fairview, was the home of Thomas McKay. On this site Union Col. John R. Kenly rallied the 1st Maryland Infantry (USA) for a last stand as the Confederates approached. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson had ordered . . . — — Map (db m281759) HM
On Winchester Road (U.S. 340/522) at Success Road, on the right when traveling north on Winchester Road. Reported permanently removed.
This stone structure, known as Fairview, was the home of Thomas McKay. On this site Union Col. John R. Kenly rallied the 1st Maryland Infantry (USA) for a last stand as the Confederates approached. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson had ordered . . . — — Map (db m272267) HM
On East Main Street west of Blue Ridge Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
On May 23, 1862, Front Royal was occupied by 1000 Federal troops (1st Maryland Infantry, 29th Pennsylvania and a battery of Knap’s Artillery) under the command of Col. J.R. Kenly.
In the early afternoon Confederate Gen. T.J. “Stonewall” . . . — — Map (db m256800) HM
During the Civil War, Front Royal, a “cross-roads town” of fewer than 600 residents, was the economic center of Warren County. One soldier described the town as “...quite rural. The principal objects of interest are two small churches and the . . . — — Map (db m272612) HM
On Chester Street just south of Crescent Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Great Seal of the Confederacy was presented by the Sons of Confederate Veterans in memory of the Confederate Veterans 15 August 1963 — — Map (db m158605) WM
Near Riverton Road 0.1 miles east of U.S. 522, on the right when traveling east.
Closely pursued by the 8th Louisiana Infantry, Union Col. John R. Kenly's rear guard occupied Guard Hill just west of here. The two-gun section of Knap's Battery E, Pennsylvania Light Artillery, commanded by Lt. Charles Atwell, covered part of . . . — — Map (db m282637) HM
On Riverton Road (County Route 637) at Winchester Road (U.S. 340/522), on the right when traveling east on Riverton Road. Reported permanently removed.
Closely pursued by the 8th Louisiana Infantry, Union Col. John R. Kenly's rear guard occupied Guard Hill just west of here. The two-gun section of Knap's Battery E, Pennsylvania Light Artillery, commanded by Lt. Charles Atwell, covered part of the . . . — — Map (db m3736) HM
On Winchester Avenue (U.S. 340/522) at Guard Hill Road (County Route 637) on Winchester Avenue.
In Aug. 1864, part of Confederate Lt. Gen. Richard H. Anderson’s corps threatened the left of Union Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan’s army. As Brig. Gen. Wesley Merritt’s division approached on 15 Aug. to protect the Federal flank. Anderson ordered . . . — — Map (db m256801) HM
On Skyline Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Within the bends of the Shenandoah River below the Indians kept fields burned off as pastures for deer and bison. These fields were "old" to the first white settlers who prized the fertile bottomlands. Today the old fields are sites of modern farms. — — Map (db m13212) HM
On East Main Street east of Chester Street, on the left when traveling east.
John K. Marlow: A Legacy of Leadership and Community Revitalization in Front Royal
In the late 1980s, Mayor John K. Marlow spearheaded a vital revitalization project for Front Royal's historic downtown. Serving from 1982 to 1990, Marlow's . . . — — Map (db m305362) HM
On Skyline Drive, on the right when traveling south.
An unusual name for an unusual mountain. Totally isolated within the Shenandoah Valley, fifty-mile-long Massanutten Mountain begins and ends abruptly. From here you can see its north end. Called simply "The Massanutten," the mountain today is part . . . — — Map (db m13208) HM
On Winchester Road (U.S. 340/522) at Rockland Road (County Route 658), on the right when traveling south on Winchester Road.
A short distance west, at Cedarville, stands the old home of the pioneer Robert McKay. Built of walnut logs, it is one of the oldest houses in the valley. In 1731, Joist Hite, Robert McKay and others received a grant of 100,000 acres. Hite settled . . . — — Map (db m288364) HM
Near West Prospect Street at Cemetery Lane when traveling west.
(front)
Erected
1899
by the survivors of
Mosby’s Command
in memory of
seven comrades
executed
while Prisoners of War
near this spot,
September 23rd, 1864.
(rear)
In
everlasting honor
of
Thomas E. . . . — — Map (db m61315) HM WM
On Skyline Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Skyline Drive was conceived and built so that people could enjoy views of the rural Shenandoah Valley and Virginia Piedmont. Indeed, the Valley looks like a folk art painting from up here – brush strokes of farms, homes, forests, and small . . . — — Map (db m144985) HM
Near West Prospect Street, on the right when traveling west.
Devoid of trees in 1862, this hill afforded Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's troops their first good look at Front Royal and the deployments of the Union garrison here. Approaching from the south on the Gooney Manor Road (now Browntown Road), . . . — — Map (db m256809) HM
Near North Royal Avenue 0.1 miles north of Depot Avenue when traveling north.
Shots and shouts filled the air here on the afternoon of May 23, 1862. Union troops swarmed past this spot as they raced to cross a wagon bridge that spanned the river in front of you. Pursuing Confederates were hot on their heels. One Union . . . — — Map (db m256812) HM
On Country Club Road (County Route 655) near Winchester Road (U.S. 340), on the right when traveling west.
William E. Carson (1870-1942), the first chairman of Virginia State Commission on Conservation and Development, a local resident, spearheaded the development of the recreational center for use by the people and visitors of Front Royal and Warren . . . — — Map (db m12045) HM
On North Royal Avenue just north of West 15th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Directly in front of you is the “commanding height” where Union Col. John H. Kenly made his last attempt to hold Front Royal. Atop Richardson’s Hill—this “cherty” ridge, as
Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson
called it—Kenly posted the . . . — — Map (db m281779) HM
On North Royal Avenue north of West 14th Street (U.S. 340), on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Directly in front of you is the “commanding height” where Union Col. John H. Kenly made his last attempt to hold Front Royal. Atop Richardson’s Hill—this “cherty” ridge, as
Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson
called it—Kenly posted the . . . — — Map (db m272266) HM
On North Commerce Avenue (U.S. 522) at Hometown Way, on the right when traveling west on North Commerce Avenue.
Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Maryland and Louisiana troops had steadily pushed Col. John R. Kenly's 1st Maryland Infantry (US) north, despite occasionally fierce street fighting, until they reached this point. The Confederates halted . . . — — Map (db m256843) HM
On East Main Street just west of Water Street, on the right when traveling west.
Where Warren became a county, here in 1836 the first eleven county justices met to hold court. They were: Thomas Buck, Abner Smith, Isaac Overall, Joseph Spangler, George Blakemore, Samuel Gardner, Mordecai Cloud, Marcus Richardson, Samuel Simpson, . . . — — Map (db m158625) HM
Near West Prospect Street at Cemetery Lane, on the left when traveling west.
(North Face):
In memory of the one hundred and eighty six honored men who lie buried here, from this and other southern states. They gave their lives in defence of truth and right.
(East Face):
Erected by the Ladies Warren . . . — — Map (db m281102) WM
On Strasburg Road (State Highway 55) at Fort Valley Road (County Route 678), on the right when traveling west on Strasburg Road.
One mile south. This fish cultural station was established in 1933 for hatching and rearing smallmouth bass and other species of sunfish for the stocking of the public waters of Virginia. — — Map (db m3100) HM
On Main Street at Royal Avenue (U.S. 340), on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
In Memory of the People who lost their lives on September 11, 2001 Dedicated September 11, 2002 County of Warren Warren County Chapter of Izaak Walton League of America — — Map (db m158628) WM
On Royal Avenue (U.S. 340) at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Royal Avenue.
CSA 1861 – 1865 Unveiled July 4, 1911 This monument was erected to commemorate the courage and patriotism of the men from Warren County, who served honorably, in the Confederate Army “To those who fought and lived and to those who . . . — — Map (db m45760) WM
Warren County High School, a Public Works Administrative project, was constructed in 1940. In 1958, the local NAACP chapter, lead by James W. Kilby, won a federal suit against the Warren County School Board to admit African Americans for the first . . . — — Map (db m43289) HM
On Main Street at Royal Avenue (U.S. 340), on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
This monument is dedicated to those who made the supreme sacrifice during the Korean and Viet Nam Conflicts. Korea 1950 – 1955 Clowe, Algernon S. • Coverstone, William • Davenport, Edward • Dodson, George • Hall, Charles N. • Henry, . . . — — Map (db m45724) WM
On Main Street at Royal Avenue (U.S. 340), on the left when traveling west on Main Street.
They sought no glory but their country’s good In memory of those who served in defense of their country in World War I 1917 – 1918 and World War II 1941 – 1945 World War I Baker, Clifton O. • Derflinger, Clarence F. • . . . — — Map (db m45718) WM
On Stonewall Jackson Highway (U.S. 340) at Skyline Drive, on the right when traveling south on Stonewall Jackson Highway.
William E. Carson, of Riverton, was the first chairman of the Virginia Conservation Commission, 1926-34. As such he was a pioneer and leading spirit in the establishment of the Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive; The Colonial National . . . — — Map (db m3735) HM
