Cedar Mountain Battlefield Open House
Cedar Mountain Battlefield 9465 General Winder Road, Rapidan, VAJoin us at our visitor center and enjoy some of our new exhibits!
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Join us at our visitor center and enjoy some of our new exhibits!
Few people know the details of the Battle of Culpeper Court House, fought in and around the town of Culpeper on September 13, 1863. Although the battle would start on the Brandy Station battlefield, it would soon reach the streets of downtown. Learn how violent conflict came to Culpeper's very doorstep during the Civil War... Read more »
On Saturday, June 8, 2024, Culpeper Battlefield Tours, LLC, the Virginia Horse Industry Board, the Virginia Horse Council, and other partners will commemorate the 161st Anniversary of the Battle of Brandy Station with a FREE Self-Guided Trail Ride from 9 AM - 3 PM. Equestrians can bring their own horses to enjoy miles of trails... Read more »
On June 8th, 793, Northmen raided the English monastery at Lindisfarne, starting the age of the Viking! On June 8th, 2024, Mountain Run Winery and Ravenwood Foundation presents Ravenwood Medieval Faire will commemorate this date by bringing the Age of the Viking back to life with a mead festival & Viking-themed Medieval Faire. There will... Read more »
Before George Washington became America's first great general and president he was a surveyor in Culpeper County. Washington became Culpeper County's first surveyor at 17 years of age in 1749. Learn about how someone so young was able to become a county surveyor and about his first public position in Culpeper County. Learn about the... Read more »
Come join us at Mountain Run Winery to see some of these wonderful players on June 23rd as the Fredericksburg Theatre Ensemble Presents Shakespeare's As You Like It. The FTE will be presenting the classic tale of Rosalind and her love Orlando - but with a twist! This show is a refreshingly modern adaptation of... Read more »
Come join us at Mountain Run Winery to see some of these wonderful players on June 23rd as the Fredericksburg Theatre Ensemble Presents Shakespeare's As You Like It. The FTE will be presenting the classic tale of Rosalind and her love Orlando - but with a twist! This show is a refreshingly modern adaptation of... Read more »
Did you know that Culpeper played an important role in supporting the revolutionary cause in Virginia and in the events that influenced American independence? Learn about the people, places, and events shaped by Culpeper's patriots and see how these activities were written into the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and other founding documents... Read more »
Join us at the museum at 2:30 on Sunday, July 7 as we unveil the next in our series of Culpeper County historic markers in downtown Culpeper to commemorate the location of the county's first courthouse and its role in Culpeper's Revolutionary history. The unveiling will take place on the 250th anniversary of the 1774... Read more »
Join us on Tuesday, July 9 at 7 PM as the museum continues its lecture series! Culpeper County was among the earliest Virginia counties to produce Resolves in 1774. Join us as local historian Jim Bish explores the importance and uniqueness of these resolves. Virginia was the wealthiest and most populated of all of the... Read more »
Cedar Mountain Battlefield Foundation will host the Battle of Cedar Mountain in its first 1/100 scale war gaming event on Saturday, July 27th at 11:00 AM. The event will take place at Cedar Mountain Battlefield Information Center located at 9465 General Winder Road, Rapidan, Virginia (approximately 5 miles South of Culpeper off Hwy 15). Please... Read more »
Have you ever heard of the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe and wondered who they were and what they did? Join us in August as local historian Dennis Loba talks about Spotswood and the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe-one of colonial Virginia’s best folklore adventures – the why and the wherefore. This program will be... Read more »
