Farmer’s Delight is a country estate dating back to pre-Revolutionary America. The house itself was built in the 1790’s by Colonel Joseph Flavius Lane (1756 – 1803) on a five hundred acre parcel of land that can be traced to the original King Charles II 1661 land grant of 5,282,000 Virginia acres to seven English […]
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Bluemont, VA
Historic Towns & Villages, Historical Sites, Historic Towns & Villages, Historical Sites
Ball’s Bluff Regional Park and National Cemetery
Historical Sites, Historical Sites
Confederate and Union troops met in battle at Ball Bluff in 1861. A Union raiding party crossed the Potomac at Ball Bluff with the mission of raiding a Confederate camp that was actually a row of trees that had been mistaken for tents.
Battle of Upperville/Goose Creek Bridge Regional Park
Battle Sites, National & State Parks, Battle Sites, National & State Parks
Scenic Drives and Trails
Goose Creek Bridge was a site of the June 21, 1863 Battle of Upperville, a prelude to the Battle of Gettysburg, and part of the Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville. The park today stands as a wonderful mix of history and nature. Walk across the 200-year-old stone bridge that stood as a key […]
Gilbert’s Corner Regional Park
Historical Sites, National & State Parks, Historical Sites, National & State Parks
Hiking, Scenic Drives and Trails
Gilbert’s Corner Regional Park includes over 155 acres of rolling countryside and mowed paths for walking over this historic landscape. The Eliza Davis Bluebird Trail features several nesting houses and is named for the Civil War-era lady who lived on the property and wrote of being “an eyewitness to war” on the home front for […]
Aldie Mill Historic Park
Historical Sites, National & State Parks, Historical Sites, National & State Parks
Aldie Mill was built between 1807-1809 and survives today as Virginia’s only grist mill, powered by twin waterwheels, that is open to the public. For more than 150 years the mill ground for markets along the East Coast and in Europe. The site is rich in Civil War heritage as well as early 19th-century manufacturing […]
Mt. Zion Historic Park
Historical Sites, Historical Sites
Mt. Zion Historic Park features an 1851 Old School Baptist Church that served its congregation until 1980, and also was the site of Civil War activity between 1861-1865. Used as a hospital after the June 1863 Cavalry Battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville, it was also the scene of the July 6, 1864 Battle of […]