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Shenandoah Valley Cultural Heritage Museum at The Edinburg M

Shenandoah Valley Cultural Heritage Museum at The Edinburg M

The 1848 Edinburg Mill -- one of the few Mills to escape the burning of the Civil War -- has been tastefully and creatively adapted to house a 20,000+ sq.ft. museum devoted to the cultural life and transportation in the County through the years.


George Washington Birthplace National Monument

George Washington Birthplace National Monument

In the heart of the Northern Neck of Virginia stands a tribute to America's founding father, George Washington.


Historic Christ Church

Historic Christ Church

Best preserved of colonial Virginia's parish churches Finished in 1735, Christ Church is the best preserved and most finely crafted of colonial Virginia's Anglican parish churches. The church was built by Robert "King" Carter, the wealthiest and most powerful planter in colonial Virginia.


Hollywood Cemetery

Hollywood Cemetery

Historic landmark established in 1847 Tourists are drawn to Hollywood Cemetery for its historical importance. The Commonwealth of Virginia declared Hollywood Cemetery a historical landmark in 1967, and Hollywood Cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Two U.S.


James Madison's Montpelier

James Madison's Montpelier

MONTPELIER was home to President James Madison, Father of the Constitution and Architect of the Bill of Rights, and Dolley Madison, America's first First Lady. It was here at Montpelier where James Madison shaped the ideas that would become the U.S. Constitution.


Westover Plantation

Westover Plantation

Westover, one of the grandest and most beautiful of the colonial plantations, was built in the mid-eighteenth century by the Byrd family.


 
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