Virginia State Parks is turning 75 years old, but during First Landing. The land where the park has stood for 75 years has witnessed many
Walk of Fame of Southwest Virginia
This year the “Gathering in the Gap” Music Festival. Our featured Walk of Fame members for March are: Smithsonian Folkways
Conservation Corps put men to work building parks, restoring lands
Thirty-seven days after his March 1933 inauguration, President D. Franklin Roosevelt established the Civilian Conservation Corps to help put men back
An 1860’s Afternoon Tea at Leesylvania State Park
There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea – Henry James The tables are set,
Sailor Creek Battlefield Historical State Park host a Lee-Jackson Day Program: Robert E. Lees Key Decisions, Apr 2-Apr 6, 1865
Robert E. Lee faced a dilemma during the last days of the Civil War in Virginia: does he stop and feed his troops to sustain them on their desperate
Park Staff Visits Museum of the Confederacy – Appomattox
Recently Holliday Lake toured this magnificent facility and its exhibits. Guest to the Museum of the Confederacy-Appomattox were met by the
Postcard of the Week – Jones-Stewart Mansion
Part of my continuing series highlighting the ten postcards you can send your friends on Facebook using our new Facebook Postcard application. This
A step back in time
One thing I love more than working with Wilderness Road State Park is a real jewel of Southwest Virginia. The introduction film and the visitor
History Re-Forged with Martin’s Station Rifle
Nearly two years ago, the Friends of Wilderness Road State Park commissioned craftsmen Richard Sullivan, Mike Miller, and Martin Station's own