Cheap Things To Do in Ordinary, Virginia

One of colonial America's grandest mansions, Rosewell was built between 1725-1738 and gutted by fire in 1916. Four massive chimneys, one wall, and a vaulted cellar are now silent witnesses to history. Stabilized, but not rebuilt, ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Inscription. Robert Russa Moton was born in Amelia County, Virginia, on 26 August 1867, and was educated in a local freemans school and at Hampton Institute(now Hampton University). He served as an administrator at the institute from ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Two miles west stood Fairfield, also called Carters Creek plantation, one of the most distinguished of Virginia's early brick homes. Built about 1694 for Lewis Burwell(ca.1651–1710), the house was a grand T-shaped ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Dr. Frederick D. Patterson founded the United Negro College Fund in 1944. He and the presidents of the member colleges of the Fund began meeting in 1946 at Holly Knoll, the retirement home of the late Robert Russa Moton. ... More on HMDB

VISIT ROSEWELL: Convenient to Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown, the site is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Winter hours are subject to... More on Rosewell.org

Inscription. Three miles west, on Carters Creek, stand the ruins of Rosewell, a grand mansion with the finest brickwork in the English colonies. Begun in 1725 by Mann Page I, and home to the Page f... More on HMDB

Inscription. Several miles west is Rosewell, built about 1750, home of the Page family, and the largest of Colonial Virginia houses. On York River, probably at Puritan Bay some miles west of Rosewell, was werowocomoco, Chief town ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Dr. Walter Reed, U. S. Army medical officer and bacteriologist, was born on 13 Sept. 1851 in a nearby cottage at Belroi. He received medical degrees from the University of Virginia medical school and Bellevue Hospital ... More on HMDB

The Yorktown Victory Center, a museum of the American Revolution, chronicles America?s struggle for independence, from the beginnings of colonial unrest to the formation of the new nation. Thematic... More on Virginia.org

America�s evolution from colonial status to nationhood is chronicled through a unique blend of timeline, film, thematic exhibits and outdoor living history at this Revolutionary War center. Visitor... More on Heritage

At the Congregational Meeting held August 22, 2010, the Vestry announced that Abingdon Church entered into a Letter of Agreement with the Rev. Sven L. vanBaars to be our new rector. He arrived in O... More on Abingdonchurch.org

Inscription. This is the Third Church of Abingdon Parish and was erected in 1755 on the site of an earlier one. The parish, established between 1650 and 1655, had its first church near the river. ... More on HMDB

The terms of surrender for the British army were negotiated here in 1781. The house is restored and refurnished to an 18th-century appearance. Open 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. weekends in the spring and ... More on Virginia.org

Located behind the allied siege lines, this house was used as the stage for the surrender negotiations between Allied and British representatives in 1781, ending the Revolutionary War. The site on ... More on Heritage