On South Main Street (U.S. 11) at Massie Farm Lane, on the right when traveling west on South Main Street.
Between September 26 and October 8, 1864, General Philip Sheridan's troops worked their way north from Staunton to Cedar Creek, leaving behind destruction previously unseen in North America. ultimately spared, the Edinburg Mill was set ablaze like . . . — — Map (db m190830) HM
On Stony Creek Boulevard (Virginia Route 185/675) at Piccadilly Street, on the right when traveling north on Stony Creek Boulevard.
During Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's 1862 Valley campaign, Confederate Col. Turner Ashby's cavalry and Chew's Battery halted Union Maj Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks's steady advance southward. Ashby engaged Union forces 28 times in April along . . . — — Map (db m170016) HM
On Stony Creek Boulevard (County Route 185) at Piccadilly Street, on the right when traveling north on Stony Creek Boulevard.
Laurel Brigade, Thos. L. Rosser, General
(The 7th Regiment was under Command of Col. Angus McDonald at the beginning of the war. He was succeeded by Col. Turner Ashby, afterwards Brigadier-General killed at Cross Keys. )
Officers: Not . . . — — Map (db m170015) WM
On Old Valley Turnpike (U.S. 11) at Massie Farm Lane, on the right when traveling south on Old Valley Turnpike.
In 1850, George P. Grandstaff announced the opening of the large water-powered grist mill here nearly two years after construction began. This large facility competed with the Whissen Mill also on Stony Creek nearer the center of Edinburg. These . . . — — Map (db m25382) HM
Near South Main Street (U.S. 11) just east of Massie Farm Lane, on the left when traveling east.
Since its heroic salvation in 1864, the Edinburg Mill has been a source of pride in its contributions to our national story as well as our local economy. Yet, as the Edinburg Mill and its Museum grew in its historic and cultural significance into . . . — — Map (db m158274) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 11) at Massie Farm Lane, on the right when traveling west on South Main Street.
Schoolhouse bench from the Edinburg Graded School "Cedar Hill Academy". Opened in 1876-77, the School was used until 1933. The School housed grades 1 through 7 with 8th grade added in 1946-47. High School levels were designated as . . . — — Map (db m158264) HM
On Stoney Creek Boulevard (Virginia Route 675) just south of Railroad Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
1929
The original fire bell
Dedicated to the founders
and members of the
Edinburg Vol. Fire Co.
1985
Monument
in memory of Earl "Bud" Marston
by wife Betty
— — Map (db m158282) HM
On Old Valley Turnpike (U.S. 11) at Massie Farm Lane, on the right when traveling south on Old Valley Turnpike.
On March 28, 1862, just 2 days after his appointment to serve as cartographer on the staff of Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, Jedediah Hotchkiss reported the Valley Army’s position at Narrow Passage Creek (four miles north of here) . . . — — Map (db m25375) HM
On Chapman Landing Road (Virginia Route 672), on the right when traveling east.
March 26, 1862: “In the morning our battalion was ordered back to Narrow Passage, … near the rest of the army. Hd. Qrs. were established at Miss Stover’s, in the stone house, near Narrow Passage Creek. Soon after we reached camp, Gen. Jackson . . . — — Map (db m22746) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 11) at Massie Farm Lane, on the right when traveling west on South Main Street.
Once the farmer had removed the grain from the straw it would be run through the wheat fan twice; first through the coarse riddle to remove the chaff; the second time through the fine riddle to take out the "white caps" leaving only the clean . . . — — Map (db m158269) HM
Near South Main Street (U.S. 11) at Massie Farm Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Once the farmer had removed the grain from the straw it would be run through the wheat fan twice; first through the course riddle to remove the chaff; the second time through the fine riddle to take out the "white caps" leaving only the clean . . . — — Map (db m158272) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 11) just west of Cedarwood Lane, on the right when traveling west.
Dedicated to the memory of these men from Madison District who died in the service of our country in World War II
Harry S. Walter •
Russell Clinedinst •
Billy P. Wolfe •
C. Richard Lantz •
Joseph S. Dalton •
Alger E. Holler • . . . — — Map (db m158280) WM
On Battlefield Road (Virginia Route 601) 0.3 miles east of Tumbling Run Lane, on the right when traveling east.
Shenandoah at War
In 1996, Congress designated eight counties as the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, with a mission to preserve and interpret the region's Civil War battlefields and related historic sites. . . . — — Map (db m235933) HM
Near Battlefield Road (Virginia Route 601) 0.3 miles east of Tumbling Run Lane, on the left when traveling west.
The Union victory at the Third Battle of Winchester on September 19, 1864, affected the moods of both armies as they prepared to face each other at Fisher’s Hill. Union Lt. John M. Gould wrote, “I marched down that road [toward Fisher’s Hill] with a . . . — — Map (db m182413) HM
On Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south.
September 22, 1864 General Philip Sheridan with 30,000 Federals defeated General Jubal Early with 11,000 Confederates. Driven in route from Winchester September 19, by Sheridan's overpowering numbers, Early formed his line of battle across the . . . — — Map (db m4139) HM
On Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south.
After his defeat on 19 Sept. 1864 at the Third Battle of Winchester by Maj. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early led his 9,500-man army here to Fisher's Hill, a favorite Confederate stronghold. Sheridan pursued, and on 22 Sept. attacked . . . — — Map (db m50313) HM
On Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11) at Millner Road (County Route 644), on the right when traveling north on Old Valley Pike.
Here Early's Adjutant-General, A.S. Pendleton, while attempting to check Sheridan's advance, was mortally wounded, September 22, 1864. — — Map (db m4143) HM
On Battlefield Road (Virginia Route 601) 0.2 miles east of Racey Lane, on the right when traveling east.
Three women who achieved national prominence for their creative endeavors, but were later largely forgotten, lived near Fishers Hill during the 1880's. Landscape artist Bertha Von Hillern (ca. 1857-1939), once renowned as a competitive endurance . . . — — Map (db m194708) HM
Near Battlefield Road (Virginia Route 601) 0.3 miles east of Tumbling Run Lane, on the left when traveling west.
As Ramseur’s division gave way under the weight of the Federal attack, Gen. Jubal A. Early arrived on the high ground in front of you on the opposite side of present-day Interstate 81 to organize a defense. He first decided to redeploy Gen. . . . — — Map (db m88615) HM
Near Battlefield Road (Virginia Route 601) 0.3 miles east of Tumbling Run Lane, on the left when traveling west.
As Crook’s corps encountered small-arms fire from Gen. Cullen A. Battle’s brigade and the canister from the Amherst and Fluvanna batteries, a handful of Federals halted for a moment or turned and attempted to run. Enraged, Crook gathered an . . . — — Map (db m88618) HM
Near Battlefield Road (Virginia Route 601) 0.3 miles east of Tumbling Run Lane, on the left when traveling west.
As Gen. George Crook’s corps struck the Confederate left flank, Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur responded quickly. He reformed Gen. Cullen A. Battle’s Alabama infantry brigade on the high ground on the opposite side of the ravine in front of you so . . . — — Map (db m88619) HM
Near Battlefield Road (Virginia Route 601) 0.3 miles east of Tumbling Run Lane, on the left when traveling west.
To strengthen Fisher’s Hill’s defenses, Confederate skirmishers from Confederate Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur’s division took up positions on the ridge in front of you and constructed “bull pens”— makeshift structures of fence rails covered with earth. . . . — — Map (db m88621) HM
Near Battlefield Road (Virginia Route 601) 0.3 miles east of Tumbling Run Lane, on the left when traveling west. Reported damaged.
You are standing near the extreme left flank of Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early’s army’s thinly stretched line of infantry guarded by Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur’s division. Throughout the day on September 22, 1864, Confederate observers utilized . . . — — Map (db m88622) HM
Near Battlefield Road (Virginia Route 601) 0.3 miles east of Tumbling Run Lane, on the left when traveling west.
Fearing for the ability of Battle’s brigade to withstand Crook’s assault, Ramseur ordered Gen. William R. Cox’s North Carolina brigade to form on Battle’s left flank to your left. As Cox, regarded as one of the finest-dressed men in the . . . — — Map (db m155820) HM
Near Battlefield Road (Virginia Route 601) 0.3 miles east of Tumbling Run Lane, on the left when traveling west. Reported unreadable.
During a council of war on September 20, 1864, Gen. George Crook suggested to Gen. Philip H. Sheridan that the best way to break the Confederate position at Fisher’s Hill would be to attack Early’s western (left) flank. Sheridan agreed. . . . — — Map (db m182415) HM
Near Battlefield Road (Virginia Route 601) 0.3 miles Tumbling Run Lane, on the right when traveling east.
This is Fisher's Hill, the Shenandoah Valley's "Gibraltar"—a commanding height that offered Confederate forces a superb defensive position.
Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early's beaten and bloodied army filed into position here on September 20, . . . — — Map (db m4169) HM
Near Battlefield Road (County Route 601), on the right when traveling east.
You are standing behind the extreme left flank of Confederate Gen. Jubal A. Early's thinly stretched infantry line. At 4 p.m. on September 22, 1864, the soldiers here found themselves wrapped in a deadly pocket of Federal fire. Union Gen. Philip . . . — — Map (db m4170) HM
On Battlefield Road (County Route 601) at Tripplet Road (County Route 821), on the right when traveling west on Battlefield Road.
Soon after the end of the Civil War, veterans on both sides began holding reunions to walk the familiar battlegrounds and renew friendships with former comrades. Here at Fisher's Hill, veterans of the battle fought on September 22, 1864, started . . . — — Map (db m4146) HM
On Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11) at Battlefield Road (County Route 601), on the right when traveling south on Old Valley Pike.
1864 Valley Campaign Here on Tumbling Run are the remains of the "Old Pike" stone bridge. The Valley Turnpike Company was chartered in 1838 as a joint-stock corporation. The turnpike followed the route of the Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia . . . — — Map (db m4171) HM
On Quicksburg Road (County Route 767) 0.2 miles east of Senedo Road/Middle Road and Quicksburg Road, on the left when traveling east.
Built in the 1750s by the Zirkel brothers and owned by the Revolutionary War patriot Andrew Zirkle, the mill operated for 180 years. Flour milled here went to Boston when the harbor was blockaded after the Boston Tea Party and to the Continental . . . — — Map (db m5276) HM
Near Camp Roosevelt Road (County Route 675) 10 miles east of U.S. 11, on the left when traveling east.
The Army with Shovels.
By 1933, the Great Depression had demoralized the nation. Millions of young men were unemployed and families were starving. On March 9, 1933 Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Its . . . — — Map (db m10158) HM
On Camp Roosevelt Road (Virginia Route 675) 0.3 miles south of Moreland Gap Road (Virginia Route 730), on the right when traveling south.
Each CCC Camp had a blacksmith shop where they forged and repaired tools. Items such as fireplace tools, hinges or lantern poles were crafted for use in the camp. In 1940 the CCC printed an educational handbook called Blacksmithing. Unit No. 1 . . . — — Map (db m229308) HM
Near Camp Roosevelt Road (Virginia Route 675) south of Chrisman Hollow Road (Virginia Route 211), on the left when traveling south.
Camp Roosevelt, NF-1 had six military style barracks where enrollees slept on iron cots. Each barracks held 48 young, poor and previously unemployed men. This is the site of Barracks A. — — Map (db m65483) HM
This building was erected in the year of Our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-nine by the Brethren of the Church of God in Christ Jesus, organized November 2, 1878 at Dry Run Meeting House.
It was dedicated to God
by Elder G. E. Marsh
on July . . . — — Map (db m102476) HM
Near Camp Roosevelt Road (Virginia Route 675) 0.3 miles south of Crisman Hollow Road (Virginia Route 211), on the left when traveling south.
Good and plentiful food was a rare treat for many Americans during the Great Depression. The Mess Hall served over 200 men a day and enrollees gained an average of 15 pounds during their stay. In addition to regular meals, the Mess Hall was a hub of . . . — — Map (db m65739) HM
Near Camp Roosevelt Road (Virginia Route 675) south of Chrisman Hollow Road (Virginia Route 211), on the left when traveling south.
"By virtue of the authority vested in me as president of the United States...the Massanutten Unit of George Washington National Forest is hereby designated as the Robert Fechner Memorial Forest in honor of Robert Fechner, the first director of the . . . — — Map (db m65487) HM
Near Fort Valley Road (County Route 678), on the right when traveling south.
The Elizabeth Furnace Cabin This cabin is one of the few wooden structures remaining from the early 1800s when Elizabeth Furnace was active and pig iron was king. In its heyday, Elizabeth Furnace pig iron supported an entire community. The . . . — — Map (db m3102) HM
Near Park Lane, 0.3 miles south of Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling south.
During the colonial era, this park was part of a 230 acre Glebe Farm. It was owned by Beckford Parish, the local division of the established Anglican Church. They used it to support their minister, Revolutionary War figure Peter Muhlenberg. . . . — — Map (db m158533) HM
Near Park Lane just east of Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11).
As October 9, 1864, dawned, a line of poorly armed mounted Confederate soldiers shook themselves awake along Jordan Run. A fog, thickened by smoke from multiple fires, greeted their eyes. The haze, however, did not deter the troopers' desire to . . . — — Map (db m208658) HM
On Orkney Drive (County Road T-1324) just west of Main Street (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling west.
This property has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1872 — — Map (db m158235) HM
On Gospel Street just south of Depot Street, on the right when traveling south.
This property has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
circa 1890 — — Map (db m158248) HM
On Gospel Street just south of Depot Street, on the right when traveling south.
This property has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1885 — — Map (db m158247) HM
On Main Street just north of King Street, on the right when traveling north.
This property has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1860 — — Map (db m158243) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) just south of Bridge Street, on the right when traveling north.
This property has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1875 — — Map (db m158240) HM
On Main Street just south of Bridge Street, on the right when traveling north.
This property has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1885 — — Map (db m158241) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) at Bank Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
This property has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1840 — — Map (db m158209) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) just north of Bryce Boulevard when traveling north.
This property has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1814 — — Map (db m158213) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) just north of Bryce Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
This property has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1800 — — Map (db m158212) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) just north of Bryce Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
This property has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1806 — — Map (db m158211) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) at Depot Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
This gazebo is dedicated in memory to
Mayor Joseph A. "Joe" Williams"
Joe was our mayor from his astounding "write-in" victory in 1998 until his sudden passing in 2013. Under his leadership our beautiful Town Hall was constructed as was . . . — — Map (db m158260) HM
On Old Valley Turnpike (U.S. 11) north of Moreland Gap Road, on the left when traveling south.
In the predawn darkness of 3 Oct. 1864, Capt. John Hanson McNeill led thirty of his Partisan Rangers, including local resident Joseph I. Triplett, against a hundred-man detachment of the 8th Ohio Cavalry Regiment that was guarding the Meems Bottom . . . — — Map (db m157056) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) just south of Valley Road, on the right when traveling north.
Land purchased by Charles Moore, 1860's. Given to son J.W.R. Moore and home built in 1872.
Present owner W.B. Holtzman great-great-great Grandson of Charles Moore. — — Map (db m158263) HM
On Main Street / Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11) at Depot Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street / Old Valley Pike.
This area was a Native American hunting territory
before settlers of European descent arrived early in
the 18th century. Fertile land and powerful streams
supported an agricultural and milling economy. In
1826 the Virginia General Assembly . . . — — Map (db m108888) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) at Nelson Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
In September 1861, the Confederate Medical Department built a large general hospital on this site because Mt. Jackson was the western terminus of the Manassas Gap Railroad which provided access to northern Virginia battlefields. Dr. Andrew Russell . . . — — Map (db m156947) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) at Nelson Street on Main Street.
In September 1861, the Confederate Medical Department built a large general hospital on this site because Mt. Jackson was the western terminus of the Manassas Gap Railroad, which provided access to northern Virginia battlefields. Dr. Andrew Russell . . . — — Map (db m156946) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) south of Nelson Street (Local Route 1314), on the left when traveling north.
The Mount Jackson Confederate Hospital’s cemetery,
now called Our Soldiers Cemetery, was dedicated on May 10, 1866 the third anniversary of Stonewall Jackson’s death. The “Memorial and Decoration Day” organized by the local ladies was . . . — — Map (db m156950) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) south of Nelson Street (Local Route 1314).
The Confederate Hospital was established at Mount Jackson under the direction of Dr. Andres Russell Meem by order of the Confederate Medical Department in Richmond, Virginia about September 15, 1861. Dr. Meem, a native of the area, was a graduate of . . . — — Map (db m156952) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) at Nelson Street (Local Route 1314), on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
The Confederate hospital was built here under the direction of Dr. Andrew Russell Meem, by order of the Confederate Medical Department in Sept. 1861. The hospital consisted of three two-story buildings, each 150 feet long, accommodating 500 . . . — — Map (db m156948) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) near Nelson Street, on the right when traveling south.
Erected by
Mount Jackson Chapter of
the U.D.C.
—May— —1903—
"Ne'er braver bled for a brighter land,
Nor brighter land had a cause so grand".
"Nor shall your glory be forgot.
While fame her record . . . — — Map (db m156951) WM
Near Main Street (U.S. 11) near Daniel Grey Street.
Built through the efforts of Mrs. William Steenbergen, the church has served as a meeting place for Mt. Jackson churches. The cemetery represents a history of the town and its early citizens. Daniel Grey, a Revolutionary War soldier, is buried in . . . — — Map (db m156955) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) at King Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Department of the Army
United States of America
Established 1775
"This, we'll defend"
Department of the Navy
United States Marine Corps
Established 1775
"Semper Fidelis"
"(Always Faithful)" br>
Department of the Navy
United . . . — — Map (db m158239) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 11) just south of Depot Street, on the right when traveling south.
Flag poles presented to the Town of Mt. Jackson, VA
July 12, 2003
In honor of
the military Veterans
of Shenandoah County
by American Legion Muhlenberg Post 199, Woodstock, VA
— — Map (db m158246) WM
Near George Collin Parkway (County Route 305), on the right when traveling south.
In front of you is one of only two monuments erected by veterans of the battle. This one was placed by members of Woodson’s Company of Missouri Cavalry. The unit followed perhaps the strangest path to this field of conflict.
Captured in . . . — — Map (db m13197) HM
On Old Valley Turnpike (U.S. 11) north of New Market.
Erected to the memory of the heroic dead of the 54th Regiment, Pennsylvania Veterans Volunteer Infantry, who gave their lives in defence of their country. 1861–1865.
(brass tablet at base) At ceremonies conducted 16 September . . . — — Map (db m42449) WM
On Congress Street (U.S. 11) at Breckinridge Lane, on the right when traveling south on Congress Street.
This very post was struck by a 3 inch rifle shell fired by Snow’s Maryland Battery in the Battle of New Market fought between General John C. Breckinridge and General Franz Sigel on the 15th of May 1864. When the shell struck, General Breckinridge . . . — — Map (db m223940) HM
Near George Collin Parkway (County Route 305), on the right when traveling south.
While the cadets of the Virginia Military Institute comprised one of the smallest Confederate units engaged in the Battle of New Market, they paid a disproportionately high price in their baptism of fire. Nearly one in four of the cadets were . . . — — Map (db m13186) HM
On Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11) 0.1 miles south of Battlefield Road, on the right when traveling south.
As the Battle of New Market unfolded on May 15, 1864, Confederate Gen. John C. Breckinridge's men heavily assaulted the left flank of Union Gen. Franz Sigel's army. Sigel counterattacked, sending Gen. Julius Stahel's cavalry charging down the . . . — — Map (db m158184) HM
On Old Valley Turnpike (U.S. 11) north of New Market, on the right when traveling south.
General U.S. Grant's plan to defeat the Confederacy in 1864, called for a raid by General G. Crook into southwestern Virginia. General F. Sigel, to keep the Confederates from concentrating against Crook, was to advance down Shenandoah Valley from . . . — — Map (db m201543) HM
On Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11) north of New Market, on the right when traveling south.
On the hills to the north took place the Battle of New Market, May 15, 1864. The Union army, under General Franz Sigel, faced southwest. John C. Breckinridge, once Vice-President of the United States, commanded the Confederates. Colonel Scott Shipp . . . — — Map (db m554) HM
On Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11) near Caverns Road at Exit 269 (Interstate 81), on the right when traveling south.
On 15 Nov. 1863, Col. William H. Boyd reconnoitered with a Federal cavalry and artillery detachment south from Charlestown (in present-day W.Va.) toward New Market. The next day, the force encountered Maj. Robert White’s cavalry command just north . . . — — Map (db m157057) HM
Near George R. Collins Parkway (State Road 305), on the right when traveling north.
Of the 257 cadets from Virginia Military Institute who fought in the Battle of New Market, ten were either killed outright or later died of their wounds. Their legacy of service and sacrifice has inspired each successive generation of cadets. . . . — — Map (db m173249) HM
On Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11) south of Smith Creek Road (Local Route 620), on the right when traveling south.
Here Capt. Henry DuPont, commanding B Battery, 5th U.S. Artillery, protected Union Gen. Franz Sigel’s defeated army as it retreated after the Battle of New Market on May 15, 1864. Confederate Gen. John C. Breckinridge had routed Sigel’s force . . . — — Map (db m838) HM
On Valley Pike (U.S. 11) south of Shady Lane, on the right when traveling south. Reported missing.
Here ran the southwestern boundary of Lord Fairfax’s vast land grant, The Northern Neck. It was surveyed by Peter Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson’s father, and others in 1746. — — Map (db m652) HM
On North Valley Pike (U.S. 11) 0.1 miles south of Shady Lane, on the left when traveling north.
Here ran the Fairfax Line, surveyed in 1746 to mark the southwestern boundary of the Northern Neck Proprietary, a 5.2-million-acre land grant inherited by Thomas, 6th Lord Fairfax. The grant encompassed all the land between the Rappahannock and . . . — — Map (db m165410) HM
On South Congress Street (U.S. 11) at Old Cross Road (also called Lee Highway) (Virginia Route 211), on the right when traveling south on South Congress Street.
Frontiersman - famed Indian fighter - Revolutionary patriot - Co-Commander Battle of King's Mountain - first Governor of Tennessee and six times Governor - first Congressman west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Founder of New Market, Va in 1765. His . . . — — Map (db m11698) HM
Near George Collin Parkway (County Route 305), on the right when traveling south.
The main Union line of battle extended from here for one-half mile to the Valley Turnpike, now U.S. 11. Throughout the morning and into the afternoon, the Union force exchanged musket and cannon fire with the Confederates, who had advanced over a . . . — — Map (db m13203) HM
On South Congress Street (U.S. 11) near East Old Cross Street, on the right when traveling north.
In memory of General Robert E. Lee and in commemoration of General "Stonewall" Jackson's march with his 17,000 famous foot cavalry across Massannutten Mountain to the Battles of Front Royal and Winchester, May 21, 1862.
This tablet erected May . . . — — Map (db m118638) HM
On Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11) at Smith Creek Road (Virginia Route 620), on the right when traveling south on Old Valley Pike.
Noah enlisted May 18th 1861 with Company G 33rd Virginia Infantry Confederate States of America. On September 28th 1862 he transferred to Company K 12th Virginia Cavalry with whom he remained throughout the war.
He helped make the first . . . — — Map (db m158196) HM
On South Congress Street (U.S. 11) at East Old Cross Street, on the left when traveling south on South Congress Street.
(preface)
Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackon's unsuccessful attack on Union forces at Kernstown on March 23, 1862, alarmed Federal officials, who assigned additional troops to the Shenandoah Valley to guard against a Confederate assault on . . . — — Map (db m118879) HM
Near George Collins Parkway (Virginia Route 305) 0.8 miles north of West Old Cross Road (U.S. 211), on the left when traveling north.
What is a Watershed?
The land area from which surface runoff drains into stream channels, lakes, reservoirs, or other body of water, also called a drainage basin.
Shenandoah River History:
The Shenandoah River has . . . — — Map (db m158181) HM
On George Collins Parkway (Virginia Route 305) 0.5 miles north of West Old Cross Road (U.S. 211), on the left when traveling north.
The Battle of New Market began here at 2:00 p.m. when 4,500 Confederates, under the command of Generals John C. Breckinridge and Gabriel C. Wharton, attacked 6,000 Federal troops who had established this hill as their first defensie position. Fully . . . — — Map (db m158157) HM WM
