Touring the
Shenandoah Valley Backroads
Second Edition
Touring the
Shenandoah Valley Backroads
Andrea Sutcliffe
General
Shenandoah Valley Tourist Information Center
I-81, Exit 264
P.O. Box 1040
New Market, VA 22844
800-VISIT-SV (800-847-4878), 540-740-3132
www.visitshenandoah.org
Tour 1: The Clearbrook to Martinsburg Tour
Berkeley County Historical Society/Belle Boyd House
136 East Race Street
P.O. Box 1624
Martinsburg, WV 25402
Martinsburg-Berkeley County Convention and Visitors Bureau
115 North Queen Street
Martinsburg, WV 25401
304-264-8801
www.travelwv.com
L. Norman Dillon Farm Museum
Route 9
Hedgesville, WV 25427
304-754-3704, 304-267-7519
Tour 2: The Charles Town to Harpers Ferry to Shepherdstown Tour
Historic Shepherdstown Commission/Entler Museum
129 East German Street
P.O. Box 1786
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
304-876-0910
www.historicshepherdstown.com
Shepherdstown Visitors Center
136 East German Street
P.O. Box 329
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
304-876-2768
www.shepherdstownvisitorscenter.com
Jefferson County Museum
200 East Washington Street
Charles Town, WV 25414
304-725-8628
www.jeffctywvmuseum.org
Harpers Ferry National Historic Park
P.O. Box 65
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
304-535-6298
www.nps.gov/archive/hafe/home.htm
Tour 3: The Middletown to Winchester Tour
Newtown History Center
5408 Main Street
Stephens City, VA 22655
540-869-1700, 540-869-7102
www.newtownhistorycenter.org
Winchester-Frederick County Convention & Visitors Bureau
400 South Pleasant Valley Road
Winchester, VA 22601
540-542-1326
www.visitwinchesterva.com
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
Hollingsworth Mill
1340 South Pleasant Valley Road
Winchester, VA 22601
877-871-1326, 540-662-6550
www.winchesterhistory.org
Old Court House Civil War Museum
20 North Loudoun Street
Winchester, VA 22601
540-542-1145
www.civilwarmuseum.org
Stonewall Jacksons Headquarters
415 North Braddock Street
Winchester, VA 22601
540-667-3242
www.winchesterhistory.org/stonewall_jackson.htm
George Washingtons Office
32 West Cork Street
Winchester, VA 22601
540-662-4412
www.winchesterhistory.org/george_washington.htm
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
901 Amherst Street
Winchester, VA 22601
888-556-5799, 540-662-1473
www.shenandoahmuseum.org
Celebrating Patsy Cline, Inc.
P.O. Box 3900
Winchester, VA 22601
888-608-2726
www.celebratingpatsycline.org
Cedar Creek and Bell Grove National Historical Park
P.O. Box 700
Middletown, VA 22645
540-868-9176
www.nps.gov/cebe
Preservation of Historic Winchester
The Hexagon House
530 Amherst Street
Winchester, VA 22601
540-667-3577
www.phwi.org
Tour 4: The White Post to Millwood to Berryville Tour
Blandy Experimental Farm/The State Arboretum of Virginia
400 Blandy Farm Lane
Boyce, VA 22620
540-837-1758
www.virginia.edu/blandy
The Clarke County Historical Association
Museum and Archives
32 East Main Street
P.O. Box 306
Berryville, VA 22611
540-955-2600
www.clarkehistory.org
Long Branch Historic Home and Farm
P.O. Box 241
Millwood, VA 22646
877-868-1811, 540-837-1856
www.historiclongbranch.com
Tour 5: The Strasburg to Fort Valley to Front Royal Tour
Strasburg Museum
440 East King Street
Strasburg, VA 22657
540-465-3175
www.csonner.net/museum.htm
Fort Valley Museum, Inc.
P.O. Box 32
Fort Valley, VA 22652
540-933-6036
www.fortvalleymuseum.org
Front RoyalWarren County Visitors Center
414 East Main Street
Front Royal, VA 22630
800-338-2576, 540-635-5788
www.frontroyalva.com
Warren Heritage Society
Ivy Lodge
101 Chester Street
Front Royal, VA 22630
540-636-1446
http://warrenheritagesociety.org
Warren Rifles Confederate Museum
95 Chester Street
Front Royal, VA 22630
540-636-6982
Tour 6: The Woodstock to Lost City to Columbia Furnace Tour
The Woodstock Museum
104 South Muhlenburg Street
Woodstock, VA 22664
540-459-5518
www.thewoodstockmuseum.org
Zirkle Mill Foundation
P.O. Box 127
Quicksburg, VA 22847z
http://zirklemillfoundation.org/index.html
Strasburg Museum
440 East King Street
Strasburg, VA 22657
540-465-3175
http://sonner.biz
Lost River State Park
321 Park Drive
Mathias, WV 26812
304-897-7384
www.lostriversp.com
Lost River Museum
Lost River Artisans Center
Route 259
P.O. Box 26
Lost River, WV 26810
304-897-7242
www.lostrivercraft.com/museum.html
Tour 7: The Edinburg to Singers Glen to Mount Jackson Tour
Plains District Memorial Museum
176 North Main Street
Timberville, VA 22853
540-896-7900
New Market Battlefield State Historical Park/
Hall of Valor Civil War Museum
P.O. Box 1864
New Market, VA 22844
866-515-1864
www2.vmi.edu/museum
Mount Jackson Museum
Mount Jackson Town Hall/Visitor Center
5901 Main Street
Mount Jackson, VA 22842
540-477-3320, 540-477-3951
http://mountjackson.com
Tour 8: The Harrisonburg to Mount Solon to Port Republic to Peales Crossroads Tour
Hardesty-Higgins House Visitor Center
212 South Main Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
540-432-8935
www.harrisonburgtourism.com
Virginia Quilt Museum
301 South Main Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
540-433-3818
www.vaquiltmuseum.org
Grand Caverns
5 Grand Caverns Drive
Grottoes, VA 24441
888-430-CAVE (2283)
www.ci.grottoes.va.us
The Port Republic Museum
The Society of Port Republic Preservationists
P.O. Box 82
Port Republic, VA 24471
540-249-3156/540-249-9226
www.heritagecenter.com/SPRP
CrossRoads: Valley Brethren-Mennonite Heritage Center
1921A Heritage Center Way (off Garbers Church Road)
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
P.O. Box 1563
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
540-438-1275
www.vbmhc.org
Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society
P.O. Box 716
Dayton, VA 22821
540-879-2681, 540-879-2616
www.heritagecenter.com
Reuel B. Pritchett Museum
Box 147, Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VA 22812
540-828-5462
www.bridgewater.edu
Natural Chimneys Park/Augusta County Parks and Recreation
94 Natural Chimneys Lane
Mt. Solon, VA 22843
P.O. Box 590
Verona, VA 24482
540-350-2510 (park phone, seasonal), 540-245-5727
Augusta Military Academy Museum
AMA Alumni House
Fort Defiance, VA 24437
540-248-3007
www.amaalumni.org/Museum/default.htm
Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church
P.O. Box 118
Fort Defiance, VA 24482
540-248-2634
www.augustastone.org
Tour 9: The Fort Valley to Page Valley Tour
Page County Heritage Museum
Route 766
Luray, VA 22835
540-743-3915
http://pagecountyheritage.com