This plaque celebrates the sister city relationship between Fredricksburg and Fréjus.

Designated as an Underground Railroad research site.

This local mascot has been a presence in the area since the 1960s.

Mass grave of 50 unidentified French Soldiers who died at the Siege of Yorktown, 1781, that gave victory to the American Revolution.

One of the few remaining Rosenwald Schools left in Virginia.

The former home of Dr. E.B. Henderson, also known as the "Father of Black Basketball."

The oldest existing one-room brick schoolhouse in Loudoun County.

A renovated schoolhouse that highlights the history of Clarke County's Black community.

This small museum houses rare airplanes from aviation's golden age.

A glimpse into early 19th-century education.

The all-but-forgotten cemetery is Eastern Loudon County's largest African-American burial ground.

This museum celebrates a legendary railroad photographer whose personal life was as dramatic as his photos.

A weathered, American Foursquare-style house originally built for lumber merchant William Wimsatt.

A small and somewhat hidden memorial to 68 local veterans of the Vietnam War.

The last of Fairfax County's one-room schoolhouses.

One of the Treasury Building's original columns now sits as a garden monument in the middle of a busy military base.

Dedicated to a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who was also a bird watcher and artist.

Little has changed in the way that this mill operates since the 18th-century.

At one of the nation’s longest-running professional theaters, the audience used to barter for tickets with produce and livestock.

The only labyrinth within the city of Alexandria.

The branches of this sprawling cedar tree are laden with wishes big and small.

The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.

The last early 20th-century schoolhouse in Fairfax County has galvanized the community and engendered a spirit of service among residents.

These buildings are a poignant reminder of the thousands of horses and mules who passed through this area of the Shenandoah Valley on their way to war.