Things To Do in Casanova, Virginia

Inscription. In the autumn of 1863, Gen. Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia, with Lt. Gen. A. P. Hills III Corps in the lead, pursued Maj. Gen. George G. Meades Union army as it withdrew towards Washington. On the afternoon ... More on HMDB

Inscription. During the late summer of 1861, Confederate troops from Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia camped in the vicinity of Bristoe Station. Typhoid, measles, and other contagious diseases quickly ... More on HMDB

Open Sun., May thru Oct. - show time 2:30 p.m. - Featuring family air shows for the entire family: hayrides... More on entertainment.com

Concessions and seating are available or pack a pic nic lunch and bring a blanket or chairs and sunscreen. More on TripAdvisor

Inscription. Settlers began moving into this region of Fauquier County in the early 1700s. By the 1740s, a wooden church structure served Anglican communicants in Elk Run. It provided pastoral care as well as secular administration ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Fauquier County: Fauquier County was named for Francis Fauquier, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1758-1768. It was formed in 1759 from Prince William County. The county seat is Warrenton. United States Supreme Court ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Settlers began to arrive in Elk Run during the early 1700s, and when Hamilton Parish was established in 1730, there were several hundred persons living in this frontier village. A wooden Chapel existed at this site by ... More on HMDB

Inscription. To halt the flow of supplies to Union forces on the Orange & Alexandria R. R. Maj. John S. Mosby, C. S. A. destroyed a train near here on 30 May 1863. Removing a rail to stop the train, Mosbys Rangers disabled the engine ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Here on the evening of August 22, 1862, General J. E. B. Stuart raided General Popes headquarters. Unable to burn the railroad bridge because of a heavy thunderstorm, Stuart withdrew h... More on HMDB

Inscription. Reconnoitering on 13 Oct. 1863, Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart found himself and two cavalry brigades cut off from the Army of Northern Virginia by the Union II Corps. The Confederates conc... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1687, King James II granted 30,000 acres of land here as a sanctuary for Roman Catholics to George Brent, of Stafford County, and London residents Robert Bristow, Richard Foote, and Nicholas Hayward. Brent established ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Near here stood George Neavil's Ordinary, built at an early date and existing as late as 1792. George Washington and George William Fairfax on their way to the Shenandoah Valley stoppe... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Eighteenth Century Mill was operated by George Neavil. It was still in use in 1932, and was restored in 1962 by the Antiquarian Society as a memorial to the early settlers of Fauqu... More on HMDB