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 […]

Pennington Gap Commercial Historic District

The Pennington Gap Commercial Historic District encompasses the commercial core of the Lee County town of Pennington Gap, which historically served the local population as well as residents of the […]

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 […]

Gwynn’s Island Historic District

The Gwynn’s Island Historic District encompasses approximately 1,425 acres at the northern tip of Mathews County. The Gwynn’s Island Historic District maintains ties to its 380-year heritage of farming and […]

Elkton Historic District

Located in the mountain town of Elkton in Rockingham County, near the heart of the Shenandoah Valley, the Elkton Historic District originally began ca. 1816 as a small crossroads community […]

Dante Downtown Historic District

Located in northwest Russell County, the Dante Downtown Historic District is a rare surviving example of an early 20th century company coal town in Virginia. The town was originally a […]