Chatham Manor
Chatham Manor is a Georgian-style mansion home completed in 1771 by farmer and statesman William Fitzhugh, after about three years of construction, on the Rappahannock River in Stafford County, Virginia, opposite Fredericksburg.
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Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
This park is a unit of the National Park Service in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and elsewhere in Spotsylvania County, commemorating four major battles in the American Civil War: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, The Wilderness, and Spotsylvania.
Fredericksburg National Cemetery
In July 1865, three months after the restoration of peace between the states, Congress authorized the establishment of a national cemetery in Fredericksburg to honor the federal soldiers who died on the battlefields or from disease in camp.
Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop
Hugh Mercer Apothecary was founded by Hugh Mercer in the mid-18th century. Mercer was a doctor who fled Scotland after the Battle of Culloden.
Kenmore Fredericksburg
Built in the 1770s, it was the home of Fielding and Elizabeth Washington Lewis and is the only surviving structure from the 1,300-acre Kenmore plantation.
Mary Washington House
In 1772, George Washington purchased a house from Michael Robinson in Fredericksburg, Virginia, for his mother. Mary Ball Washington spent her last seventeen years in this comfortable home.
Mary Washington Monument
Mary Washington, the mother of George Washington, spent her final years in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where a monument was later erected in her honor.
Rising Sun Tavern Museum
The Rising Sun Tavern in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is one of the city’s most cherished historical landmarks, offering a glimpse into life in the 18th and early 19th centuries