Moysonec
During his exploration of the Chickahominy River in 1607, Capt. John Smith observed the Indian village of Moysonec, sited, as he noted, “where a better seat for a town cannot […]
Madison Farm Historic and Archaeological District
Among the numerous historic resources in the narrow valley of the South Fork of the Roanoke River is the Madison Farm Historic and Archaeological District. The farm was established by […]
Kentland Farm Historic and Archaeological District
James Randal Kent (1792-1867) assembled the Kentland plantation in the early 19th century, and by 1860 had holdings of 6,000 acres worked by 123 enslaved individuals. Kent completed his immense […]
Elm Hill Archaeological Site
In a bottomland field in Mecklenburg County of the Elm Hill plantation, the Elm Hill Archaeological Site preserves stratified deposits dating from the Late Archaic through Late Woodland periods (2500 […]
Fort Cricket Hill
This simple, worn earthwork of Fort Cricket Hill in Mathews County is the tangible remnant of the event that marked the end of the last vestige of British rule in […]
Mathews County Courthouse Square
Mathews County’s collection of small-scale but decorous brick government buildings forms a well integrated complex built in the decades following 1790, when the county was formed from Gloucester County. The […]
Robertson Mountain Site
One of the few sites in the Shenandoah National Park to provide clear evidence of stratified cultural deposits, Robertson Mountain was occupied by Native Americans for the entire span of […]
The Gentle Site
One of the largest Woodland period archaeological sites in the Shenandoah National Park, the Gentle Site near the crest of the Blue Ridge poses significant questions concerning its relationship to […]
The Big Meadows Site
The Big Meadows Site, one of the most intensively investigated sites in the Shenandoah National Park and the entire Blue Ridge region, has revealed Indian habitation in the Big Meadows […]
Cliff Kill Site
This site on the crest of the Blue Ridge, in the Shenandoah National Park, is Virginia’s only known example of a prehistoric cliff kill site. Despite the absence of faunal […]
