This Month's Featured Slideshow:
The U.S.S. Wisconsin in Norfolk
was among
the 10 sites recently added to the
Virginia Landmarks Register in December.
View this
slideshow highlighting
all 10 sites
| Month & Year Posted | Site Name (Click to start show) |
Location |
October 2011 |
Eight Sites Added to the Virginia Landmarks Register A 1911 fire station in Roanoke, an 1859 general store in Fairfax County, and a historic district commemorating a little-known Civil War battle that spurred President Abraham Lincoln to replace his top commanding general were among the sites added in September 2011 to the VLR. |
Counites of Amelia, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Rockingham,
and Shenandoah, and the cities of Petersburg and Roanoke. |
 October 2011 |
Vale School–Community
House This 1884 schoolhouse recalls Fairfax County's rural history. In 1935, it began its long association with the Vale Home Demonstration Club. Today, it is still owned and operated by the community members. |
Fairfax Co. |
 June 2011 |
16 New Sites Added to the
Virginia Landmarks Register The 1766 Bryan McDonald House (Botetourt Co.) and 15 other sites in Virginia were approved for listing in the Virginia Landmarks Register in June 2011. |
Accomack, Amherst, Arlington, Botetourt, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Louisa, Mechlenburg, Rockingham, and Shenandoah counties, and the cities of Richmond, Roanoke, and Waynesboro. |
 May 2011 |
Rippon
Lodge This former plantation and the oldest existing house in Prince William County is now restored and open to the public. |
Prince William Co. |
 March 2011 |
Crenshaw House & The Equal Suffrage League of Virginia Women's National History Month Slideshow: Predecessor to today's League of Women Voters, the Equal Suffrage League was founded in Richmond in 1909, in the Crenshaw House, located in the heart of the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University, which now owns the house. |
Richmond |
March 2011 |
Gadsby's Tavern & Ice Well: This legendary tavern and inn was visited by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and other American leaders. Here patrons could order iced refreshments and ice cream (including oyster flavor!) year round. |
City of Alexandria |
 February 2011 |
Longs Chapel: This African-American Reconstruction-era chapel, built after the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley, nearly vanished before restoration efforts reclaimed it just in a nick of time. |
Rockingham Co. |
 January 2011 |
Historic
Henry County Courthouse: See what one community has done to preserve its historic Courthouse and Courthouse Square. |
Martinsville |
 December 2010 |
Old
Thomas James Store This is one of the oldest existing store buildings in the American South listed in the state & national registers. |
Mathews Co. |
 October-November 2010 |
Fairfield
Archaeological Site: Learn about the amazing history of this colonial-era plantation site. |
Gloucester Co. |
 July-Sept 2010 |
Rosenwald Schools in Virginia: Learn about Virginia's Rosenwald Schools and efforts to identify and reclaim remaining buildings. |
Shows schools in Louisa and Rappahannock Cos., and Martinsville |
 June 2010 |
Flat Gap High School: This beautiful school was constructed of stone in Southwest Virginia. |
Wise Co. |
 May 2010 |
Foster Falls Historic District: Located in New River Trail State Park, Foster Falls is one of southwest Virginia's "ghost towns." |
Wythe Co. |
