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The nonprofit Experience Old Town Warrenton is an accredited organization by the National Main Street Program, located in the Warrenton Historic District. The nonprofit's mission is to foster and inspire an environment in Old Town Warrenton that enhances economic vitality while preserving the historic character of the community; and to promote ...
Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. [8] It is the county seat . The population was 10,057 as of the 2020 census , [ 9 ] [ 10 ] an increase from 9,611 at the 2010 census [ 11 ] and 6,670 at the 2000 census . [ 6 ]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
This is the first time in history that trains are used to transport troops to battle. The train passes through Thoroughfare Gap. July 20 - Thomas H. Williamson, Chief Engineer of the Potomac Army requests that the counties of Fauquier, Culpeper and Orange provide 70 Free Negro or enslaved men each to provide labor to build fortifications along ...
North Wales is a historic plantation [3] and national historic district located in Fauquier County, Virginia near Warrenton, Virginia. Currently it is a 1,287.9-acre (521.2 ha) historic district that includes a manor home and farm. A date of significance for the site is 1776. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]
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The Cold War Museum is a history museum located at Vint Hill Farms Station in Warrenton, Virginia, concentrating on Cold War history.. The museum was founded in 1996 by Francis Gary Powers Jr. (son of CIA U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers) and John C. Welch to preserve Cold War history, honor Cold War veterans, and provide continuing education about the Cold War.
The East Virginia Mineral and Warrenton Improvements Company purchased Monterosa from Smith's daughter, Mary Amelia Smith, in 1890 for $20,000 as part of a planned community south of Warrenton. [ 4 ] [ 8 ] [ 7 ] Following the planned community's failure to materialize, Monterosa was sold to James Kerfoot Maddux in 1895 for $5,500.