There’s now a marker in front of the Fredericksburg Area Museum downtown on the visit in 1824 of General Marquis de Lafayette.
PHOTOS: Lafayette marker downtown
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WATCH: New marker unveiled highlighting Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Fredericksburg
There’s a new historical marker in downtown Fredericksburg.
WATCH: The Luminaria on Saturday night at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery
The annual event takes place this Saturday night from 8-11.
WATCH: 160 years ago–The final Civil War shots in Spotsylvania
Ryan Quint with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylania National Military Park outlines the end of Civil War fighting in the region.
WATCH: 1864–Battlefield strategy changes at Wilderness and Spotsylvania Courthouse
1864 brings prolonged battles in the Civil War.
PHOTOS: A new season of History at Sunset
The Fredericksbug and Spotsylvania National Military Park’s first History at Sunset program this season examined the last battles at Spotsylvania Courthouse.
WATCH: 160 years ago today–Fighting at the Bloody Angle
Frank O’Reilly with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park calls the Bloody Angle in Spotsylvania, “one of the most brutal places on the face of the earth.”
WATCH: The Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse and the Bloody Angle–Why?
Frank O’Reilly with the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park talks about conditions in the country in 1864 and how the Presidential election was influencing the war.
PHOTOS: Telling the Bloody Angle story in Spotsylvania
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park Historian Frank O’Reilly led a program on the eve of the 160th anniversary of the fighting.
WATCH: Civil War earthworks remain a reminder of the intensity of the conflict
Many of the area battlefields still contain earthworks–man-made defenses used during the Civil War.
WATCH: Historic Salubria opening to the public this Saturday
Historic Germanna operates Salubria.
WATCH: Stafford’s Langely Aerodrome to work closely with county schools
Langley Flight Foundation members Chris and Phil Hornung say conversations have started with Stafford Schools about how the Aerodrome can become part of the curriculum.
A monumental event stirs memories of presidents, preservation efforts past
Sunday’s wreath laying marked the 130th anniversary of the dedication of the current monument to Mary Ball Washington.
PHOTOS: Assembling the Aerodrome
Built in Texas. Driven to and assembled in Stafford.
WATCH: The Langley Aerodrome Experience opens in Stafford this weekend
The Langley Aerodrome Experience at Stafford Regional Airport displays the role that Aerodrome No.5 played in aviation history.
WATCH: Installing the Aerodrome @ Stafford Regional Airport
The Langley Aerodrome Experience at Stafford Regional Airport opens this Saturday.
Remembering two fallen City Police officers
Sergeant Roy Wright and Patrolman William Mines died on this day in 1964.
WATCH: Battle of the Wilderness signals a change in Union strategy
John Launius with the Frederciskburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park says General Grant begins an agressive strategy.
WATCH: Battle of the Wilderness begins The Overland Campaign
The first shots in the Battle of the Wilderness and the Overland Campaign.
PHOTOS: Remembering the Battle of the Wilderness
160th anniversary of the Battle of the Wilderness in the Civil War.
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