Download GPX file for this article
38.745948-78.642238Full screen dynamic map

From Wikivoyage
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Mount Jackson is a town of 2100 people (2019) in Shenandoah County, Virginia. The town has history as a commercial and railroad hub in the region, with rich Civil War heritage and a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Understand[edit]

Get in[edit]

Map
Map of Mount Jackson

The primary highway passing by Mount Jackson is Interstate 81, which continues south to southwestern Virginia and Tennessee, and north to West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York.

Virginia State Route 292 connects I-81 to U.S. Route 11, the original and historic Valley Turnpike which now serves as the main local road passes through downtown Mount Jackson. Rt. 11, the historic route through the Shenandoah Valley, roughly parallels I-81 and offers access to it.

Virginia State Route 263 named Orkney Springs Road extends westward from US 11 in Mount Jackson, connecting to Basye resort area and the historic Orkney Springs in the mountains of westernmost Shenandoah County.

Get around[edit]

See[edit]

  • 1 Mount Jackson Historic District. Ot encompasses 125 buildings and contributing structures in the town. This includes a variety of commercial, residential, and institutional buildings dating primarily from the late-19th to the early-20th century, the era of the town's greatest prosperity. They are in a variety of popular architectural styles including Gothic Revival, Federal, and Queen Anne. Mount Jackson Historic District (Q15256848) on Wikidata Mount Jackson Historic District on Wikipedia
  • Other notable buildings include the Stoneburner House, Tisinger House, S. P. Lonas House, Brill Building, Lonas Store, former Peoples Bank (c. 1904), Mt. Jackson Volunteer Fire Department (1936), Mt. Jackson Theatre Building (1938), St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (1876), Mt. Jackson Methodist Episcopal Church (1884), and Triplett Middle School (1925).

Do[edit]

Buy[edit]

Eat[edit]

  • 1 Pixie's Cafe, 5939 King St, +1 540 335-3551.
  • 2 The Creative Cupcake, 29 Apple Avenue,, +1 540 335-7402.
  • 3 China King, 5330 Main St, +1 540 477-4060.
  • 4 Farmer's Dairy Ice Creamery, 5950 Main Street, +1 540 477-4220.
  • 5 Route 11 Potato Chips, 11 Edwards Way, Mount Jackson, +1 540 477 9664. M-Sa 9AM-5PM, Su closed. Potato chip factory. Visitors can watch the potato chips being made at the factory. They sell delicious potato chips in a variety of flavors.

Drink[edit]

Sleep[edit]

Connect[edit]

Go next[edit]

Routes through Mount Jackson
HagerstownStrasburg  N  S  New MarketRoanoke


This city travel guide to Mount Jackson is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!