#1 of 8 Things To Do in New Market Hall of Valor Museum Po Box 1864 New Market VA - 540-740-3101 ~0.60 miles from New Market city center Hotels Close to Hall of Valor Museum The Hall of Valor presents exhibits on the entire Civil War with special emphasis on the war in Virginia. The 1864 Battle of New Market is featured. http://www4.vmi.edu/museum/nm/index.html |
#2 of 8 Things To Do in New Market New Market Battlefield Museum Po Box 1131 New Market VA - 540-740-8065 ~0.60 miles from New Market city center Hotels Close to New Market Battlefield Museum The New Market Battlefield Military Museum is a private business at 9500 Collins Parkway in New Market, and is now Old Museum Antiques. According to its sign, it open "by chance or appointment." This entry still confuses the "New Market Battlefield Military Museum" with the "New Market Battlefield State Historical Park." The address and contact information is for the state facility, while the entry name is for the private business. http://www.newmarketmilitarymuseum.com |
#3 of 8 Things To Do in New Market Eastern Mennonite University 1200 Park Rd Harrisonburg VA - 540-432-4000 ~17.18 miles from New Market city center Hotels Close to Eastern Mennonite University Eastern Mennonite University is a private Christian liberal arts college in Harrisonburg, Virginia affiliated with Mennonite Church USA. The 97-acre (390,000 m2) campus is located in the Shenandoah Valley, near the Blue Ridge Mountains. Eastern Mennonite Seminary (EMS) is the graduate theological division of EMU. EMU is also home to the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP). http://www.emu.edu/ |
#4 of 8 Things To Do in New Market Lost River State Park 321 Park Drive Mathias WV ~18.39 miles from New Market city center Hotels Close to Lost River State Park Nestled in the wooded mountains of Hardy County, Lost River State Park encompasses 3,712 acres creating a vacation getaway.Enjoy a hike to "Cranny Crow", stroll around park headquarters or enjoy a book on a park bench under the massive branches of an ancient pine.Lost River State Park is a state park located in Hardy County, West Virginia near the community of Mathias. The park encompasses 3,712 acres (15.02 km2) managed by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Despite the name of the park, it actually does not abut the Lost River; it actually lies about 2.3 miles (3.7 km) west of the river.The park features a selection of twenty-six vacation cabins. It also provides hiking trails, horses, a swimming pool, and other sports facilities that include tennis, badmington, vo... http://www.lostriversp.com |
#5 of 8 Things To Do in New Market James Madison University 800 S. Main St. Harrisonburg VA - (540) 568-6211 ~18.68 miles from New Market city center Hotels Close to James Madison University James Madison University (also known as JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public coeducational research university located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the university has undergone four name changes until settling with James Madison University. The university is situated in the Shenandoah Valley, with the campus quadrangle located on South Main Street in Harrisonburg.The university is also home to the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum, the only active publicly-oriented arboretum on a Virginia state-supported university campus, and the student run radio station WXJM, as well as National Public Radio station WMRA. JMU made national sports headlines in 2004 with its first NCAA Division I-AA national football... http://www.jmu.edu/ |
#6 of 8 Things To Do in New Market Bridgeforth Stadium at JMU Harrisonburg VA ~19.04 miles from New Market city center Hotels Close to Bridgeforth Stadium at JMU http://www.jmu.edu/bridgeforthstadium/ |
#7 of 8 Things To Do in New Market George Washington and Jefferson National Forest Route 55 East Baker WV ~29.07 miles from New Market city center Hotels Close to George Washington and Jefferson National Forest The George Washington National Forest and Jefferson National Forest were combined in 1995 to form the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests. The two National Forests contain nearly 1.8 million acres of public land, representing one of the largest blocks of public land in the eastern United States.The Forests are a part of the Appalachian Hardwood Forest which is located within the Eastern Deciduous Forest Province. There are over 40 tree species represented on the National Forests and over 2,000 species of shrubs and herbaceous plants. Hardwood-dominated forest types comprise approximately 80 percent of the acreage and conifers comprise about 20 percent. There is much variation in the vegetation and many natural changes are taking place as forest succession progresses.T... http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj |
#8 of 8 Things To Do in New Market West Whitehill Winery 4484 US 220 S Moorefield WV ~29.70 miles from New Market city center Hotels Close to West Whitehill Winery West-Whitehill Winery, founded in 1981, has established a tradition of producing fine wines from grapes grown in the cool, dry, sunny climates of the South Branch Valley and Potomac Highlands of eastern West Virginia.We invite you to our winery, located in the beautiful Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. Visit our winery and taste our award winning wines. Our fine wines are available for purchase on the premises.Hours: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.Saturday and SundayApril through DecemberOpen 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturdays onlyduring January, February & March(and whenever we're working at the winery) http://www.westwhitehillwinery.com |