Little has changed in the way that this mill operates since the 18th-century.

A glimpse into early 19th-century education.

The oldest existing one-room brick schoolhouse in Loudoun County.

The all-but-forgotten cemetery is Eastern Loudon County's largest African-American burial ground.

The only U.S. Senator to die on the field of battle is buried in San Francisco but memorialized at Balls Bluff Regional Park.

The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.

Named for a Greek oracle that interpreted the words of Zeus, this beautifully-restored manor home was once home to the architect of the Marshall Plan.

Designated as an Underground Railroad research site.

The hulking remains of the Leesburg Lime Company Kiln lie dormant behind a historical marker close to the W&OD trail.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

This former train station was once an important shipping depot for the regions farmers.

The birthplace of the Herndon Gas Company.

In 1889, a small group of women began meeting to discuss literature, art, and other topics. Their every-other-week salon grew into a lending library that still exists today.

A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.

The last early 20th-century schoolhouse in Fairfax County has galvanized the community and engendered a spirit of service among residents.

Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.

A 14-foot monument marks the resting place of two of the town's earliest residents—and one unknown soldier.

Remnants of a wall built to separate Black residents of Hall's Hill from a newly built subdivision are a grim reminder of segregation in 20th-century Virginia.

This "castle" is actually a limestone and quartz formation hidden along a trail.

Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.

The last of Fairfax County's one-room schoolhouses.

The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.

One of the oldest train stations still standing in Virginia played a vital role during the Civil War.

The sole surviving building from Newgate village, a colonial settlement that was renamed Centreville in 1792 after it was granted town status by the Virginia Assembly.