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the SVBF interprets and provides visitor services at 20 Civil War battlefields and hundreds of related historic sites throughout the Shenandoah Valley, but it’s unclear at this point to which ...
Over the past few years as our favorite hiking places around Northern Virginia and Shenandoah National Park have become more ...
Nestled between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah Valley sits a pocket-sized paradise where history isn’t cordoned ...
The drive to Grand Caverns takes you through the picturesque Shenandoah Valley, where rolling hills and farmland create a ...
Vintage maps labeled the farms along old Mechum’s River Road with still-familiar local names including Ballard, Carr, Jones ...
Around 4:00 p.m., Union positions north and west of Gettysburg broke. Federal troops retreated through town to Cemetery Hill and Culp’s Hill, forming a fishhook-shaped line along Cemetery Ridge.
The start line is near 1512 S. Loudoun St.; finish line is in front of the Shenandoah Valley Civil War Museum. Start times: 8 a.m. for fitness walk ($25), 8:30 a.m. for mile run ($35), 10 a.m. for ...
Archaeologists at Colonial Williamsburg recently announced the discovery of four Confederate soldier skeletons, revealing a ...
During the Shenandoah Valley High School Band Concert on May 15, a plaque and photo were dedicated to Edward J. McDermott, beloved former director of bands, who led the program from 1937 to 1975.
Less than 24 hours after fighting began, hundreds of Easton residents gathered in the town square to form Pennsylvania's very first Civil War Army regiment. That, and many other history facts ...