Cheap Things To Do in Catlett, Virginia

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. 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. 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

Inscription. Second Manassas Campaign: August 22, 1862, was a day of surprises in Fauquier County, most of which were provided by Confederate Gen. J. E. B. Stuart and his 1,500 cavalrymen. Their target was the lightly guarded Union ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1743, the second Prince William County Courthouse was built near here along Cedar Run, replacing the first county courthouse in Woodbridge. After the creation of Fairfax County, the Cedar Run location, owned by Philemon ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The road bed here follows the south branch of the Dumfries Road, in use before 1740, which crossed Cedar Run at Tacquets Ford. This route connected the Port of Dumfries with Red Store, now known as Warrenton, and interior ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Thru this village in January, 1779 passed the British and Hessian troops captured at the Battle of Saratoga on their way to prisoner of war camps located near Charlottesville. Later on June 5, 1781 General Anthony Wayne ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Although several engagements occurred nearby, Greenwich escaped unscathed, in part because of the creative actions of resident Charles Green, an Englishman. Green flew the British flag over his Carpenter's Gothic Home, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Nearby is the site of Stony Lonesome, childhood home of one of the Confederacy's most distinguished generals. Richard S. Ewell left this farm in 1836 to enter West Point. Graduating in 1840, Lieutenant Ewell served with ... More on HMDB