Ever heard the saying if those walls could talk, imagine if this road could talk. It has been traveled by the Natives of the area, the colonists, and now us.
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/valley-turnpike.htm
The Valley Turnpike
The Valley Turnpike
The ancient trail stretching from Philadelphia to Georgia, known by the English colonists as the Great Wagon Road, was utilized by Native Americans for generations, serving as a vital route from Canada to Georgia long before it acquired its English name.
The First European in the Valley
Was the first European in the Valley German or British? Why was he here and what was the results?
Thunderbird archeological site
Did you know that Warren County had Native American residents?
That we once held a historic record?
Or that there was a Native American Museum once operating in the county with living history?
Resources:
https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/093-0165/
https://webcroft.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-thunderbird-site.html
Fort Loudoun Day in Winchester
History lovers are invited to Fort Loudoun Day today in Winchester.
Guests and participants will meet at the original site of the Fort on N Loudoun Street.
The Day encampment will feature tents and flys, displays, demonstrations, and drills from 10 am – 4:30 pm.
There will not be a tactical battle but some live shooting will occur.
The French and Indian War Day Encampment welcomes the George Mercer Company of the Virginia regiment, Rutherford’s Rangers, and Massaw Howard, an author and amateur archaeologist who will discuss his books and Native American artifacts.
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