History abounds in the Shenandoah Valley. Traces of the past, including the resting places of early settlers and veterans and the monuments that honor them, can be found on nearly of every corner of every town.

• The Battle of Front Royal Monument, at the corner of Chester Street and Royal Avenue in Front Royal, was dedicated on May 23, 1927, on the 65th anniversary of the skirmish. The inscription was written by a prominent Warren County Confederate veteran, William A. Compton.
• The Confederate Monument, on the lawn of the Warren County Courthouse, at the corner of Main Street and Royal Avenue in Front Royal, commemorates the 600 men from the county who served in the Confederate army. It was dedicated on July 4, 1911, in an all-day ceremony that attracted an estimated crowd of 6,000 to 7,000 people.
• Prospect Hill Cemetery, at Prospect Street in Front Royal, is built on the spot from which Stonewall Jackson directed his troops during the Battle of Front Royal. On a circular lot at the top of the hill, known as Soldier's Circle, lie the remains of 276 soldiers representing each of the states of the Confederacy.
• Mosby Monument, at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Front Royal, was erected in 1899 to commemorate the lives of the seven men of John S. Mosby's Rangers who were executed in Front Royal on September 23, 1864.
• The Old Reformed Cemetery, at the corner of Church and South streets in Woodstock, dates back to 1769.
• Union Church, in Mt. Jackson, sometimes called the Little Church, was built in 1825 and was used as a hospital during the Civil War. The cemetery contains the grave of a Revolutionary War soldier.
• Mt. Hebron Cemetery, on Boscawen Street in Winchester, boasts gravestones that date to 1769. The limestone wall built by German settlers in 1764 was used as barracks during the Revolutionary War. The grave of famous Revolutionary War hero Gen. Daniel Morgan is located here. 662-4868. www.mthebroncemetery.org
• Opequon Presbyterian Church and Cemetery, on Opequon Church Lane in Winchester, was organized in 1732 and has held regular worship services since its founding. The oldest marked grave site in the valley can be found in the cemetery. 662-1843. www.opequonchurch.com
• Winchester National Cemetery, on National Avenue in Winchester, was established in 1866 and is the final resting place for many Civil War soldiers who fought in the battles of Winchester, New Market, Front Royal, Snickers Gap, Harper's Ferry, Martinsburg and Romney. Fifteen monuments and memorials, most commemorating units that fought in the above battles, can be found throughout the cemetery. 662-8535
• The Peacemakers Monument, on the campus of Shenandoah University in Winchester, was created to commemorate the 1987 summit meeting between President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev that signaled an end to the Cold War. An identical monument is also housed at the Federation of Peace and Conciliation in Moscow.