S.S. John W. Brown
The S.S. John W. Brown is one of only two remaining, fully operational Liberty ships that participated in World War II. The Liberty ship represented the design solution that filled the […]
Covesville Historic District
The Covesville Historic District is a southern Albemarle County village that developed in response to religious settlement, transportation routes, and a successful apple-growing climate. Officially a village in 1828, Covesville […]
Appomattox River Bridge
The Appomattox River Bridge is a unique example of a type of concrete bridge constructed in Virginia from around 1910 until the 1960s. Built in 1930, the two-lane bridge carries […]
Paris Historic District
Paris is a well-preserved early-19th-century Fauquier County village located at the foot of Ashby Gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains, adjacent to the Clarke County line. The colonial roads leading […]
Purcellville Historic District
The collection of buildings within the Purcellville Historic District represents a range of architectural styles popular during the 19th and 20th centuries in rural Loudoun County. The town of Purcellville […]
Marshall Historic District
The Marshall Historic District is significant as a remarkably intact and thriving community with resources dating from the late 18th century to the mid-20th century. Established as the town of […]
Little River Turnpike Bridge
Interest at the turn of the 19th century in improving Virginia’s transportation infrastructure prompted the General Assembly to charter dozens of private companies to construct and maintain turnpikes, canals, and […]
Tinsley Tavern
Tinsley Tavern was long known as a drover’s tavern, situated along the major road through Goochland County over which herds of cattle and sheep were driven in the 1800s. Drovers’ […]
Brook Road Jefferson Davis Highway Marker
The Brook Road Jefferson Davis Highway Marker is one of 16 markers in Virginia erected along the Jefferson Davis Highway between 1927 and 1947 as a memorial to Confederate president […]
Pasture Point Historic District
The development of Hampton’s Pasture Point Historic District was directly tied to the extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway from Newport News to Hampton in 1882, followed by streetcar […]
