Buildings within the historic Court Square include 300 Court Square, which is the site of the Eagle Tavern, a simple wooden frame building which stood there in 1791. The brick replacement, which visitors can see today, provided food and lodging on court days, as well as public dances and victory celebrations within its spacious parlor.
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Conner House
Historical Homes, Historical Sites, Historical Homes, Historical Sites
This house served as headquarters for Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston following the Battle of First Manassas in 1861. A year later, the home was a occupied by Union troops as Stonewall Jackson advanced to the old battlefield prior to the Battle of Second Manassas. The Conner House is currently in the process of being restored […]
Confederate Cemetery
Historical Sites, Historical Sites
In 1867, an acre of land was donated as a resting place for Southern soldiers. A year later more than 250 fallen soldiers had been laid to rest here. The cemetery features a statue of a Confederate soldier under which a majority of the soldiers are buried. The Manassas Public Library has a list of […]
Christ Episcopal Church Glendower
Historical Sites, Historical Sites
No more charming example of the Jeffersonian idiom survives than this small but highly polished rural Episcopal Church erected in 1831-32 in southern Albemarle County.
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Historical Park/ Trail
Historical Sites, Historical Sites
Biking, Scenic Drives and Trails
The C&O Canal, built between 1828 and 1850, runs 184.5 miles from Georgetown, DC to Cumberland, MD and operated as a commercial waterway until 1924. Over 1,300 historical structures including lockhouses, stone aqueducts, dams, pumphouses and a 3,118 foot long brick-lined tunnel remain along the canal.
Charlottesville Historic Downtown Mall
Historical Sites, Historical Sites
Shopping
Restaurants
Located in historic downtown Charlottesville, it is one of the most beautiful and successful pedestrian malls in the nation.
Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitors Center
Battle Sites, Historical Sites, Museums, Battle Sites, Historical Sites, Museums
Scenic Drives and Trails
Contains exhibits, 22-minute movie and bookstore to help orient visitors to the 1863 battle. A seven mile driving tour and several walking trails provide access to the key spots on the battlefield including Salem Church and the Stonewall Jackson Shrine.
ARTfactory
Historical Sites, Museums, Historical Sites, Museums
Located in a 100 year old candy factory, ARTfactory contains an art gallery with rotating exhibits, theater and classes.
Chapman’s Mill/Beverly Mill
Battle Sites, Historical Sites, Battle Sites, Historical Sites
Chapman’s Mill, or as it is frequently called, Beverley’s Mill, was believed to be the tallest stacked stone building in the United States and was built in 1742 by Jonathan and Nathaniel Chapman in Thoroughfare Gap on the Prince William-Fauquier County line. In 1861 the Confederates used the mill as a meat curing center and […]
Cedar Mountain Battlefield
Battle Sites, Historical Sites, Battle Sites, Historical Sites
Scenic Drives and Trails
The 1862 Battle of Cedar Mountain, also known as the Battle of Slaughter’s Mountain or Cedar Run, involved 22,000 Confederate troops, under command of Major General Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson.
Catoctin Furnace/Cunningham Falls State Park
Historical Sites, National & State Parks, Historical Sites, National & State Parks
Camping, Scenic Drives and Trails
In operation from 1776 to 1903, the Catoctin Iron Furnace was a community in itself. Founders, miners, clerks, charcoal makers, storekeepers, teamsters, and others came together under the iron master’s supervision. A furnace stack, the iron master’s Manor House ruins, and self-guided trail.
Catoctin Aqueduct
Historical Sites, Historical Sites
An historic canal structure of great importance to the transportation, structural, cultural and social fabric of Frederick County, the Village of Lander, the C&O Canal, the State of Maryland and our nation. The Catoctin Aqueduct site is where, in 1832, two arch rivals, the C&O Canal and B&O Railroad, first competed to concurrently cross at […]