The Wilderness

Established alongside a main road connecting the springs resorts of Bath County with the Shenandoah Valley, The Wilderness is a large estate in the county’s northeastern mountains. Farmer and politician […]
South Hill Commercial Historic District

The South Hill Commercial Historic District in Mecklenburg County reflects South Hill’s emergence by 1891 as a rail town on the Atlantic & Danville Railroad. Financiers and engineers in 1889 […]
Highland Springs Historic District

The Highland Springs Historic District, in eastern Henrico County, arose as an electric streetcar suburb that began in 1890 when Edmund S. Read of Massachusetts purchased land to create a […]
North Belmont Neighborhood Historic District

Important for its association with late-19th-century suburban development adjacent to Charlottesville, the North Belmont Neighborhood Historic District covers about 75 acres located in the southeastern part of the city. The […]
Northwest No. 2 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia

Northwest No. 2 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia The Northwest No. 2 Boundary Marker was listed under the Multiple Property Document (MPD) form for the Boundary Markers of […]
Northwest No. 3 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia

Northwest No. 3 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia The Northwest No. 3 Boundary Marker was listed under the Multiple Property Document (MPD) form for the Boundary Markers of […]
Southwest No. 6 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia

Southwest No. 6 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia The Southwest No. 6 Boundary Marker was listed under the Multiple Property Document (MPD) form for the Boundary Markers of […]
Southwest No. 7 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia

Southwest No. 7 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia The Southwest No. 7 Boundary Marker was listed under the Multiple Property Document (MPD) form for the Boundary Markers of […]
Southwest No. 8 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia

Southwest No. 8 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia The Southwest No. 8 Boundary Marker was listed under the Multiple Property Document (MPD) form for the Boundary Markers of […]
West Cornerstone of the Original District of Columbia

One of the twelve Boundary Markers of the Original District of Columbia to survive in Virginia, the West Cornerstone marker is significant because it marked that boundary location for the original […]