How Can You Help Preserve the Mosby Heritage Area?
HERITAGE is what is left behind to us from the past—stories, graveyards, old churches, barns, houses, oldmills, ancient dirt roads, bridges, battlefields, stonewalls, farms and fields, villages and courthouse towns, as well as letters, diaries, photographs, and artifacts from them. The Mosby Heritage Area was established in 1995 to put a spotlight on the amazing heritage left to us on the landscapes of Loudoun, Fauquier, Clarke, and western Prince Williams. Some places here have more than heritage—you can feel the past at them enough to send a tingle down your back.
These four county heritage scavenger hunts will introduce you to the nature of the historical landscape in the Mosby Heritage Area. You will discover some of the neatest sites yet preserved. Make a day of it--bring a picnic basket and your camera and go explore.
The Potts mill and miller's house near Hillsboro were burned in the 1864 Burning Raid.
Loudoun County is in the heart of the Mosby Heritage Area. One of Virginia’s most historic and scenic counties, Loudoun begs to be loved, and to do that, it needs to be explored. This scavenger hunt is an exploration of Leesburg (the county seat), northern Loudoun, and southern Loudoun. It gives a sampling of the best the county has to offer. Meant as a family outing, it doesn’t all have to be done at once. Download Loudoun hunt and map.
In the cemetery at the Old Chapel near Millwood is this marker to "the many personal servants buried here before 1865."
Clarke County is in the heart of the Mosby Heritage Area, and is one of Virginia’s most historic and scenic counties. This scavenger hunt is an exploration of Clarke, making a complete circle, and takes in a sampling of the best the county has to offer. It is meant to be a family outing, and takes most of a day to enjoy, depending upon your curiosity. It does not have to be done in one trip, although it is recommended so things fit together best. The tour has been cut in two after Stop 7 at Millwood. Download Clarke hunt.
Fauquier County is in the heart of the Mosby Heritage Area, and is one of Virginia’s most historic and scenic counties. This scavenger hunt is an exploration of Fauquier, making a complete circle, and takes in a sampling of the best the county has to offer. It is meant to be a family outing, and takes most of a day to enjoy, depending upon your curiosity. After questions 9 or 15 are good places to break your tour in two if you wish to use more than one day to complete the tour. Download the Fauquier hunt.
Prince William County’s western end is a key part of Virginia’s Mosby Heritage Area. One of the Old Dominion’s most historic counties , Prince William begs to be loved, and to do that, it needs to be explored. This scavenger hunt is an exploration of Manassas (the county seat) and western Prince William. It gives a sampling of Prince William and its heritage. It’s meant to be a fun and educational family outing. Download Prince William hunt.
Our mission is to educate and advocate for the preservation of the extraordinary historical landscape and culture of the Mosby Heritage Area for future generations.
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