Norfolk & Western Class A No. 1218 Locomotive
The Norfolk & Western (N&W) Class “A” No. 1218 is an articulated coal-burning steam locomotive completed and delivered for service on June 2, 1943, by the Norfolk & Western Railway […]
Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway is nationally significant as the premier long-distance, scenic national parkway in America. Beginning in Virginia at Rockfish Gap, at the southern end of Skyline Drive in […]
Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 Locomotive
The bullet-nosed streamlined steam Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 Locomotive’s design is considered one of the most novel and striking in railroad history. Completed in May 1950 by […]
Blue Ridge Tunnel
Located in the Greenwood-Afton Rural Historic District, the Blue Ridge Tunnel (also commonly known as the Crozet Tunnel) is a single-track railroad tunnel constructed between 1850 and 1857 that was […]
Virginia Apple Storage Warehouse
In the City of Winchester, the Virginia Apple Storage Warehouse holds a significant place in the history of the local apple industry in the Shenandoah Valley, a region that has […]
Snickersville Turnpike
The Snickersville Turnpike stretches south to north from the village of Aldie in the Bull Run Mountains to the village of Bluemont—formerly known as Snickersville—in western Loudoun County. Before colonial […]
Springwood Truss Bridge
The three-span Springwood Truss Bridge, located upstream from Buchanan in Botetourt County, was Virginia’s last major wooden bridge across the James River. It was constructed in 1884 by the Richmond […]
Arlington Memorial Bridge
The Arlington Memorial Bridge spans the Potomac River on the axis between the Lincoln Memorial and the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and Arlington House and Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. […]
Jordan’s Point Historic District
Lexington’s Jordan’s Point Historic District is tied to the story of the city’s industrial and transportation history during the 19th and early-20th centuries. The partnership of John Jordan and John […]
Manassas Water Tower
With its construction in 1914, the 147-foot-tall Manassas Water Tower signaled the community’s pivot from a small rural town to a modern city with a planned infrastructure. It arose during […]
