Directions from Newport News, Virginia to Culpeper, Virginia
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Guinea Station Grant Maneuvers South
Parks – Woodford, Virginia
Inscription. Lee vs. Grant – The 1864 Campaign: General Winfield Hancocks Union Second corps left Spotsylvania Court House after sunset on May 290, 1864. It trudged south along dark roads, headed toward Milford Station on the ... More on HMDB
Mosby and Sneden The Grey Ghost and the Artist
Landmarks – Woodville, Virginia
Inscription. If you had been standing here at dawn on November 27, 1863, you would have seen Col. John S. Mosby and his partisan rangers herding a string of mules bearing dejected-looking Union prisoners. Among the captives was Pvt. ... More on HMDB
Montpelier
Museums – Orange, Virginia
Set on 2,700-acre estate, facing the Blue Ridge Mountains 25 miles northeast of Charlottesville, Montpelier was home to President James Madison and his equally famous wife, Dolley. Madison was j... More on Frommers
Chateau O'Brien at Northpoint Winery & Vineyard
Wineries And Vineyards – Markham, Virginia
I won't be back there because the wine was ok and I am not into being treated as a person less than him. More on TripAdvisor
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I really don't mind waiting my turn for a wine tasting-it comes with the territory-but listening to him jab... More on TripAdvisor
We had an awful time!!!! Too crowded and the wine was terrible !! More on TripAdvisor
Misery In The Trenches
National And State Parks – Mechanicsville, Virginia
Inscription. The earthworks before you were home to Union soldiers for nearly two weeks during the fighting at Cold Harbor. One Federal officer described the suffering that these troops endured living and working in the trenches: ... More on HMDB
Lake of the Woods Country Club
Golf Courses – Locust Grove, Virginia
Lake of the Woods Country Club is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Locust Grove, Virginia. This medium-length layout has 3 sets of teeboxes for a fun, but challenging golfing experience.... More on TheGolfCourses.net
Big Gun at Howison Hill The Battle of Fredericksburg
Sightseeing – Fredericksburg, Virginia
Inscription. Two weeks of Union delay before the Battle of Fredericksburg gave the Confederates time to bring up large cannons rarely seen on other battlefields in Virginia. The sturdy gun emplacements above you protected a huge siege ... More on HMDB
Water and Well
Landmarks – Williamsburg, Virginia
Inscription. “ ¦ not at all replenished with springs of fresh water ¦ their wells brackish, ill-scented ¦ and not grateful to the stomach.” If a well at Jamestown was sunk to the right depth, it could yield “sweet ... More on HMDB
The Quarters Discovering Madison
Landmarks – Montpelier Station, Virginia
Inscription. "Having lost ourselves in the mountain road which leads thro' a wild woody tract of ground, and wandering for some time in Mr. Madison's domain, which seemed interminable, we at last r... More on HMDB
Jamestown Rediscovery - Historic Jamestown, VA
Museums – Williamsburg, Virginia
Jamestown Rediscovery is investigating the remains of 1607-1698 Jamestown on the APVA property on Jamestown Island, Virginia. -- In June of 1606, King James I granted a charter to a group of London entrepreneurs, the Virginia Company, ... More on MuseumStuff.com
Glen Allen Baptist Church
Landmarks – Glen Allen, Virginia
Inscription. The Reverend Alexander Sands organized the Glen Allen Baptist Church on February 23,1868. The Congregation first met in a rose arbor nearby belonging to Mrs. Susan Sheppard Allen. On J... More on HMDB
Town N Country Restaurant
Restaurants – Warrenton, Virginia
Great Food Great Place More on Yahoo! Travel
Kiskiack Golf Club
Golf Courses – Williamsburg, Virginia
Course nicely maintained and layout of holes with nice variability including water, woods etc. Fairways are quite generous which is nice for the high handicapper while greens are well bunkered maki... More on GolfReview
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