Historic Sites

Sites

• Churches
  • Abingdon Episcopal Church
  • Ware Episcopal Church
• Colonial Court Circle Opens in New Window 
  • In the center of Main Street, literally! Click the link to view our walking tour guide.
• Edge Hill House
  • Home of the Gloucester Woman’s Club.
• Gloucester Museum of History
  • Discover the history of Gloucester since 1651.
• Holly Knoll
  • "Come to Capahosic" was the tag line of the late Dr. Robert Russa Moton as he invited prominent members of the community to visit and brainstorm on social justice.
• Powhatan’s Chimney
• Rosewell
  • America’s Magnificent Ruin, from unearthed treasures to standing next to the ruin and imagining its beauty and its visitors.
• Self Guided Tours
  • African American Heritage Trails Tour (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
  • Colonial Circle Court (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
  • Country Stores and Rural Post Offices (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Tyndall’s Point Park
  • Named for a 1608 mariner with Capt. Christopher Newport, this point was vital in the American Revolution battles at Yorktown and in gaining our independence.
• Walter Reed’s Birthplace
  • A small, two-room and loft house built prior to 1850.
• Warner Hall Graveyard
• Werowocomoco
  • The home of Powhatan and Pocahontas.