Since 1851, portions of the Buchanan Swinging Bridge have played a critical role in the Town of Buchanan’s history while providing a scenic crossing of the James River. The Buchanan Swinging Bridge you see now is 366 feet long, 57.5 feet tall at . . . — — Map (db m140270) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) south of Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
The Great Valley Road, which carried many settlers of European descent through Virginia beginning in the 1740s, crossed the James River nearby. This intersection gave rise to Pattonsburg, established north of the river in 1788 and named for early . . . — — Map (db m233096) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
The town was established in 1811 and named for Colonel John Buchanan, pioneer and soldier. It was incorporated in 1833. Its importance consisted in its being the western terminus of the James River and Kanawha Canal, which reached the town in 1851. . . . — — Map (db m23810) HM
Near Lowe Street (County Road T-1305) west of Main Street (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling west.
Buchanan, Virginia is the western terminus of the James River & Kanawha Canal. Considered one of Virginia’s most remarkable engineering feats ever attempted, the Canal’s beginnings stretch back to 1785, when George Washington appeared before the . . . — — Map (db m55794) HM
On Main Street at Bedford St, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Buchanan Baptist Church
Dedicated on October 8, 1876
Has been placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the United States
Department Of The Interior — — Map (db m140259) HM
Near Lowe Street (County Road T-1305) west of Main Street (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling west.
(preface)
On May 26, 1864, Union Gen. David Hunter marched south from Cedar Creek near Winchester to drive out Confederate forces, lay waste to the Shenandoah Valley, and destroy transportation facilities at Lynchburg. His raid was part of . . . — — Map (db m55777) HM
On Main St, 0.2 miles south of Bedford St, on the right when traveling south.
H.L. Williams House
circa 1924
Has been placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the United States
Department Of The Interior — — Map (db m140375) HM
On Main Street, 0.1 miles south of Lowe St, on the right when traveling north.
Kemble Building
circa 1840
Has been placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the United States Department Of The Interior — — Map (db m140358) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south.
Looney's Ferry, established in 1742, was the first crossing over James River in this region. On the other side of the river was Cherry Tree Bottom, home of Colonel John Buchanan, and above the mouth of this creek stood Fort Fauquier, 1758-1763. — — Map (db m23823) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) at Bedford Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Moelick Building
Lot 40A
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1815 — — Map (db m189165) HM
On May 26, 1864, Union Gen, David Hunter marched south from Cedar Creek near Winchester to drive out Confederate forces, lay waste to the Shenandoah Valley, and destroy transportation facilities at Lynchburg. His raid was part of Gen. Ulysses S. . . . — — Map (db m67253) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) at 15th Street (County Road T-1313), on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
(preface)
On May 26, 1864, Union Gen. David Hunter marched south from Cedar Creek near Winchester to drive out Confederate forces, lay waste to the Shenandoah Valley, and destroy transportation facilities at Lynchburg. His raid was part of . . . — — Map (db m55779) HM
On Main St (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south.
(East Face)
In Commemoration of the deeds and services of the Buchanan Company. Organized Oct. 1859, as the Mountain Rifles Virginia Volunteers. Enlisted May 1861, in the Confederate States Army, for twelve months, as Co. 1-H-28 Regiment . . . — — Map (db m23822) HM
On Main Street at Washington Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
“The new church at Buchanan deserves a word of special notice. It is chiefly the result of female enterprise. A lady well known in Virginia who occasionally visited the town, fleeing from the sultry heat of summer, determined to effect by . . . — — Map (db m140359) HM
On Lowe Street (County Road T-1305) at Washington Street, on the right when traveling south on Lowe Street.
(preface)
On May 26, 1864, Union Gen. David Hunter marched south from Cedar Creek near Winchester to drive out Confederate forces, lay waste to the Shenandoah Valley, and destroy transportation facilities at Lynchburg. His raid was part of . . . — — Map (db m55775) HM
