Marker B-12 This road, along which many of his skirmishes took place, is named for Colonel John Singleton Mosby, commander of the 43rd Battalion of Confederate Partisan Rangers. Their activities in this area helped keep…

Marker B-11_2 Stonewall Jackson, sent by Lee to move around Pope's retreating army at Centreville and cut it off from…

Marker B-11_1 The Battle of Chantilly (Ox Hill) took place here 1 September, 1862. Union General John Pope's Army, retreating…

Marker AS-1 Roanoke newspaper publisher Junius B. Fishburn donated the land to create Fairy Stone State Park. It is named for the cross-shaped crystals found in the region, which according to legend were formed from…

Marker AK-82 Here was situated Cloverdale Furnace, an early iron industry, developed by Carter Beverly, in 1808.

Marker AB-1 Built in 1892 by Franklin Hiser Wissler to provide access to his apple orchards at Strathmore Farms, this is the longest remaining covered bridge in Virginia. A 200-foot single span located one-half mile…

Marker A-99 Here stood, from the early 19th century until the mid-1900s, the tavern and stagecoach stop first owned by Peter Hanger. In 1848 its second proprietor, Samuel Harnsbarger, planted a willow tree in a…

Marker A-98 Here stood Taylor's Store, established in 1799 by Skelton Taylor, a lieutenant in the Bedford County militia during…

Marker A-97 Here stands the furnace and ironmaster's house of the Washington Iron Works, Franklin County's first industry. Originally established…

Marker A-96 Here through the Maggoty Gap, the Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia to Georgia, known locally as the Carolina Road, passes through the Blue Ridge. Originating as the Great Warrior Path of the Iroquois…