Things To Do in Mount Jackson, Virginia

Our Soldiers Cemetery was established in 1861 on land obtained from Col. Levi Rinker. The cemetery, containing about 400 graves, was first dedicated on 10 May 1866 by a memorial association. The en... More on Virginia.org

This museum is dedicated to the historic preservation of Mount Jackson and surrounding areas. Open May-September, ... More on Virginia.org

The Art Group Gallery is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit cooperative of artists whose goal is to promote the art and artists in the Shenandoah Valley in a fun and relaxed community atmosphere. Art works of resident and visiting artists are ... More on Virginia.org

Inscription. The Mount Jackson Confederate Hospitals Cemetery, now called Our Soldiers Cemetery, was dedicated on May 10, 1866 the third anniversary of Stonewall Jacksons death. The “Memorial and Decoration Day” organized ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Built through the efforts of Mrs. William Steenbergen, the church has served as a meeting place for Mt. Jackson churches. The cemetery represents a history of the town and its early citizens. Daniel Grey, a Revolutionary ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In the predawn darkness of 3 Oct. 1864, Capt. John Hanson McNeill led thirty of his Partisan Rangers, including local resident Joseph I. Triplett, against a hundred-man detachment of the 8th Ohio Cavalry Regiment that ... More on HMDB

Mount Jackson, in its beginnings, was known as Mount Pleasant. The first inhabitants of the Mount Jackson area were the Shendo Indians, who were massacred by the Catawbas around the latter part of the seventeenth century. In the early ... More on Virginia.org

Inscription. Built in 1892 by Franklin Hiser Wissler to provide access to his apple orchards at Strathmore Farms, this is the longest remaining covered bridge in Virginia. a 200-foot single span, located one-half mile northwest, the ... More on HMDB

Sometimes called the "Little Church," the Union Church has long been a landmark of the Mount Jackson area. The original building on this site was a wooden one, and with the surrounding land was bequeathed to the community by the will ... More on Virginia.org

The Town of Mount Jackson is located in the Shenandoah Valley. It is a friendly town with a population of 13000. There are many historical sites around Mt. Jackson including a Covered ... More on Virginia.org

Inscription. In September 1861, the Confederate Medical Department built a large general hospital on this site because Mt. Jackson was the western terminus of the Manassas Gap Railroad which provided access to northern Virginia battlefields. ... More on HMDB