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Joseph Early Home

Landmarks – Madison, Virginia

Inscription. One mile west was the home of Joseph Early, Revolutionary soldier. Washington, in going west and returning, stopped at Earlys overnight. His diary for October 2, 1884, shows that he spent the night before at “Widow ... More on HMDB

The Flying Dutchmen The Battle of Chancellorsville

Landmarks – Spotsylvania, Virginia

Inscription. The target of Jackson's attack was General Oliver O. Howard's Eleventh Corps, which extended for more than a mile along the Orange Turnpike. The Eleventh Corps was relatively new to th... More on HMDB

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  • Inscription. That evening, as the fighting subsided, Confederate officers reassembled their commands in the clearing surrounding Wilderness Church, one-half mile in front of you. The attack had tak... More on HMDB

General Zachary Taylor

Landmarks – Orange, Virginia

Inscription. A valiant soldier, General Zachary Taylor, 1784-1850: Twelfth President, of the United States, Born in Orange County Virginia, Erected by Orange County Post No. 156, The American Legion, 1934, , Erected 1934 by Orange ... More on HMDB

Bridge: Berea Church

Landmarks – Falmouth, Virginia

(Berea Church, 45', 1980, 46-86-A) NW of Falmouth, Hartwood Township, Stafford County, VA. US17 NW 3.9 miles from jct with US1 in Falmouth, NE on SR654 (Bera Church Rd.) about 0.8 ... More on dalejtravis.com

Calvin Coolidge

National And State Parks – Fredericksburg, Virginia

Inscription. Dedicated October 19, 1928, by, Calvin Coolidge: President of, the United States, To commemorate, the beginning of work on the, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania, National Battlefields M... More on HMDB

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  • Essays, Papers, & Addressess Written Under the Auspices of the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Foundation More on Calvin-coolidge.org

Jacksons 2nd Corps Established Stonewall Dons a New Uniform

Landmarks – Luray, Virginia

Inscription. Having remained with his command in the vicinity of Winchester since the Battle of Sharpsburg/Antietam, by November 22, 1862, Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson was again on the march. With more than 32,000 ... More on HMDB

General Joseph Hooker, U.S.A.

Landmarks – Indian Head, Maryland

Inscription. Maintained headquarters here at Chicamuxen Methodist Church from October, 1861, to March, 1862, when over 12,000 Union troops were camped along the Potomac River in Charles County. , Erected by Charles County Civil War ... More on HMDB

Clam Beach RV Resort

Campgrounds – Charlottesville, Virginia

Palmer Lot at Middle Ford Ford was site of Jacksons temporary bridge

Landmarks – Port Republic, Virginia

Inscription. Parallel to South River is seen the bed of the lower millrace which brought water power to several village industries. The Galliday Tannery was located on the far left; the Dundore/Downs Tannery on the adjoining property ... More on HMDB

The Robertson Quarry

Landmarks – Stafford, Virginia

Inscription. In the 1800s, the Robertson Quarry was one of many quarries in Stafford County which provided stone for government buildings, private homes, and public buildings, not only in Washington, D. C. but across the nation. The ... More on HMDB

Dairy Queen

Ice Cream – Stanardsville, Virginia

The National Air and Space Museum

Museums – McGaheysville, Virginia

The museum was amazing . More on igougo

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  • The museum was amazing. We spent all day there and could have spent a week. The NASA displays were great and the historical ... More on igougo

Wendy's

Restaurants – Ruckersville, Virginia

Bad service: For a burger joint you only expect so much but there is a marked decline in service over the past year. More on Yahoo! Travel

Ariana Afghan Restaurant

Restaurants – Woodbridge, Virginia

Dessert would have been great as well if I had room for it. More on Yahoo! Travel

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  • Food was superb from appetizer to entree. More on Yahoo! Travel

  • A little on the costly side but very well worth it. Service was excellent from beginning to end. Food was superb from appetizer to entree. Dessert would have been great as well if I had room for it... More on Yahoo! Travel

Mexico Lindo Restaurant

Restaurants – Fredericksburg, Virginia

After we finished our meals the waitress came with the bill and set it promptly in the middle. More on Yahoo! Travel

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  • After leaving a tip and paying our bill we were nicely thanked for coming and asked to come again. More on Yahoo! Travel

  • The very first time I dined there was about 3 years ago during the summertime. We stopped by for dinner after a long day of shopping around the city. As soon as we entered the door a waitress was t... More on Yahoo! Travel