Things To Do in Etlan, Virginia

F.T. Baptist Church, formerly Ragged Mt. Church in 1778; moved to present site in 1816; new church built in 1864. More on Virginia.org

Inscription. F. T. Baptist Church was founded nearby as Ragged Mountain Church in 1778. According to tradition the congregation worshipped in a log structure at Sharp Rock until about 1802 before m... More on HMDB

Inscription. Just to the north, on the night of November 25, 1862, Stonewall Jackson, with his corps, camped. He was on his way to join Lee at Fredericksburg. , Erected 1930 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Rappahannock County. Area 274 square miles. Formed in 1833 from Culpeper, and named for the Rappahannock River, headwaters of which are in this county. Culpeper County. Area 384 square miles. Formed in 1748 from Orange, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Joe Thoms, Sr. a slave harness-maker, founded Oak Grove Baptist Church during the Civil War at his nearby log cabin, which burned in 1869. The congregation then met here, on land owned... More on HMDB

Sunday Early Worship Service is at 8:30 a.m., Sunday School is at 9:45 ... More on Yahoo! Travel

Inscription. If you had been standing here at dawn on November 27, 1863, you would have seen Col. John S. Mosby and his partisan rangers herding a string of mules bearing dejected-looking Union prisoners. Among the captives was Pvt. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. John Jackson, Piedmont guitar master and influential traditional musician, was born near here on 25 Feb. 1924. One of fourteen children of tenant farmers Suddy and Hattie Jackson, Jackson learned songs on the guitar and ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On 10 October 1863 Confederate cavalry cormmanded by Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart engaged Union cavalry and infantry under Brig. Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick and Maj. Gen. William H. French at James City (present-day Leon). ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On October 10, 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, anticipating an offensive that became known as the Bristoe Station Campaign, sent a division of Confederate horsemen led by Gen. J. E. B. Stuart north from Madison ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Madison County. In the hills of the Piedmont, against the Blue Ridge Mountains, Madison County was formed from Culpeper County in 1792. The county is named for James Madison, the “father of the American Constitution” ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (Upper Plaque): This property, has been place on the, National Register, of Historic Places, (Lower Plaque): The Second of Two Lots, Owned by John Kiger, This Building Was A Blacksmith shop. Conestoga Wagons Were Made ... More on HMDB