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The Chapel Rural Historic District is an expansive rural historic district in Clarke County, Virginia.The district encompasses an area of nearly 11,500 acres (4,700 ha), a rural landscape that extends from Millwood in the south, nearly to Berryville in the north.
The first settlement of the Virginia Colony in the future Clarke County was in 1736 by Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron who built a home, Greenway Court, on part of his 5 million acres (20,000 km 2) property, near what is now the village of White Post. White Post was named for the large signpost pointing the way to Lord Fairfax's home.
The Meadow Event Park (also called "The Meadow") is an event center in Doswell, Virginia. Previously called the Meadow Stables, the park hosts the annual State Fair of Virginia. On March 14, 2013, the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation bought the State Fair of Virginia and the Meadow Event Park from Universal Fairs LLC of Cordova, Tennessee. [1]
The Fair moved to its new location in 2009 at the Meadow Event Park in Caroline County. This multi-use space of 360 acres (1.5 km 2) includes a 75,000-square-foot (7,000 m 2) exposition hall, a 10,000-square-foot (930 m 2) multi-purpose pavilion, a horse-stall barn with 143 stalls, and an equine facility with four show rings, to accommodate local and regional horse shows and other equine events.
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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Clarke County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
Buildings and structures in Clarke County, Virginia (5 C, 11 P) E. Education in Clarke County, Virginia (1 C, 2 P) G. Geography of Clarke County, Virginia (4 C) P.
White Post Historic District is a national historic district located at White Post, Clarke County, Virginia.It encompasses 23 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the crossroads village of White Post.