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Front Royal is the only incorporated town in Warren County, Virginia, United States. The population was 15,011 at the 2020 census . [5] It is the county seat of Warren County.
Front Royal Historic District is a national historic district located at Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia. The district encompasses approximately 470 contributing buildings and structures in the town of Front Royal. It has a mix of commercial, residential, industrial, religious and governmental buildings dating from the late-18th to mid ...
Battle of Front Royal. / 38.9360; -78.1923. The Battle of Front Royal, also known as Guard Hill or Cedarville, was fought on May 23, 1862, during the American Civil War, as part of Jackson's Valley campaign. Confederate forces commanded by Major General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson were trying to keep Union forces engaged in the Shenandoah ...
Designated VLR. December 16, 1975 [2] Flint Run Archeological District, also known as the Flint Run Complex, is a historic archaeological site complex and national historic district located near Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia. The district consists of a group of Clovis sites clustered around a jasper outcrop in the Shenandoah Valley.
Skyline Caverns is a series of geologic caves and a tourist attraction located in Warren County, Virginia, one mile (1.6 km) south of Front Royal. [1] The caverns were discovered by Walter S. Amos, a retired geologist and mineralogist from Winchester, Virginia, on December 17, 1937. Skyline Caverns is open year-round, offering guided tours ...
Riverton Historic District is a national historic district located at Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia. The district encompasses 66 contributing buildings and one contributing site in the town of Front Royal. It is a primarily residential district with buildings dating from the mid-19th century and including a diverse collection of building ...
Belle Boyd. Maria Isabella Boyd (May 9, 1844 [1] – June 11, 1900 [2] ), best known as Belle Boyd (and dubbed the Cleopatra of the Secession [3] [4] or Siren of the Shenandoah, [5] [6] and later the Confederate Mata Hari [7] [8] [9]) was a Confederate spy in the American Civil War. She operated from her father's hotel in Front Royal, Virginia ...
First Battle of Winchester. The First Battle of Winchester, fought on May 25, 1862, in and around Frederick County, Virginia, and Winchester, Virginia, was a major victory in Confederate Army Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson 's Campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War. Jackson enveloped the right flank of the ...