Picture of the Rappahannock River viewed from the docks

Fredericksburg City Docks – Bridges and Biscuits

Inscription: Why was Fredericksburg important to the Union war effort? The answer lies in logistics. The Union army, numbering more…

Pictured is Fredericksburg National Cemetery viewed from the road

Fredericksburg National Cemetery

Inscription: Approximately 20,000 soldiers died in this region during the Civil War, their remains scattered throughout the countryside in shallow,…

Pictured here is Fredericksburg United Methodist Church

Fredericksburg United Methodist Church

  Inscription: This church sanctuary was built in 1882, the fifth building to be used by the congregation, and the…

Picture of the landscape in Hurkamp Park

From Burying Ground to Park

Inscription: In 1774, St. George’s Parish purchased the land around you for a cemetery. Following the American Revolution and disestablishment…

pictured here is George Rogers Clark on the March to Vincennes

George Rogers Clark 1752-1818

Inscription: In grateful acknowledgment of the valor and the strategic victories of General George Rogers Clark, Son of Old Virginia,…

Pictured here is George Washington's Boyhood Home

George Washington’s Boyhood Home at Ferry Farm

Inscription:  Located directly across the river from where you are standing is the site of the boyhood home of George…