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Bacon's Castle. 37°06′32″N 76°43′20″W. / 37.1088°N 76.7222°W / 37.1088; -76.7222 ( Bacon's Castle) Surry. One of the oldest brick buildings in Virginia. 4. Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery. Ball's Bluff Battlefield and National Cemetery. More images.
Great Falls Park is a small National Park Service (NPS) site in Virginia, United States. Situated on 800 acres (3.2 km 2) along the banks of the Potomac River in northern Fairfax County, the park is a disconnected but integral part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. [1] The Great Falls of the Potomac River are near the northern boundary ...
Map of Virginia. Buildings, sites, districts, and objects in Virginia listed on the National Register of Historic Places: . As of September 18, 2017, there are 3,027 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in all 95 Virginia counties and 37 of the 38 independent cities, including 120 National Historic Landmarks and National Historic Landmark Districts, four ...
Mason Neck State Park is located in Fairfax County, Virginia. The park is on a peninsula formed by Pohick Bay on the north, Belmont Bay on the south and the Potomac River to the east. The park has an area of 1,814 acres (7.34 km 2) and is home to bald eagles, great blue herons, ospreys, and many other types of wildlife. The park also contains ...
Bull Run Mountains. / 38.8933°N 77.6800°W / 38.8933; -77.6800. The Bull Run Mountains are a mountain range of the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia in the United States. Located approximately 20 miles (32 km) east of the main chain, across the Loudoun Valley. The Bull Run Mountains, together with Catoctin Mountain in Virginia ...
October 15, 1966. Designated VLR. October 18, 1983 [ 4] The George Washington Birthplace National Monument is a national monument in Westmoreland County, Virginia, at the confluence of Popes Creek and the Potomac River. It commemorates the birthplace location of George Washington, a Founding Father and the first President of the United States ...
Potomac Heritage Trail. The Potomac Heritage Trail, also known as the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail or the PHT, is a designated National Scenic Trail corridor spanning parts of the mid-Atlantic region of the United States that will connect various trails and historic sites in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia.
The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island (the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the U.S.) and the Empire State Building are just some of the fascinating experiences for children in the Big ...