Places of Interest in Monterey, VA

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The museum is located in a 1851 home which served as a hosptial during the Civil War Battle of McDowell on May 8,...

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Inscription reads: "Monterey was headquarters for Confederates during much of the 1861 Mountain Campaign and head...

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Inscription reads: "Two miles west on the former Staunton-to-Parkersburg Turnpike is Camp Allegheny, the highest ...

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(West Virginia Side):West Virginia (Pocahontas County)"The Mountain State" ~ western part of the Commonwealth of...

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Come see an important piece of American History. The McDowell Presbyterian Church is a surviving structure that e...

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The Highland Inn is a historic Country Inn located in Virginia’s Western Highlands. The Inn is the premier arch...

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(South Facing Side):West Virginia (Pendleton County)"The Mountain State" - western part of the Commonwealth of...

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The Civil War Battle of McDowell which was fought May 8, 1862. The Battle of McDowell was Confederate Gen. Stonew...

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West Virginia, born of a nation divided, was the setting for the first campaign of America's Civil War. Although stil...

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Early in the 1800s, growing western settlement spured a push to improve transportation routes over the Appalachian Mo...

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In the spring of 1861, Union forces rushed into northwestern Virginia to secure the vital Baltimore and Ohio Railroad...

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In March 1863, Confederate Gen. John D. Imboden presented Gen. Robert E. Lee a plan to invade the northwestern counti...

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Nestled in the mountains of West Virginia, Cass Scenic Railroad State Park offers excursions that transport you...

Highland County Museum And Heritage Center