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doug48 Says: the ashland visitor center is located in the historic 1840's ashland train depot. this depot was used during the civil war by the confederates to transfer supplies between richmond and frederickburg. at the visitor center you can get information about the historic...
doug48 Says: pace-armistead hall is home to the flippo gallery. the flippo gallery hosts student art exhibitions and traveling exhibitions from around the country. pace-armistead hall was built in 1876 and is listed on the national register of historic places.
doug48 Says: washington and franklin hall is located on the randolph-macon college campus. today washington and franklin hall is home to randolph-macon's department of history. washington and franklin hall was built in 1872 and is listed on the national register of historic places.
doug48 Says: randolph-macon college was founded by methodists in boydtown virginia in 1830. during the civil war the rail line to boydtown was destroyed and in 1868 the college was moved to ashland. the beautiful campus of randolph-macon college is listed on the national register of...
doug48 Says: ashland's downtown historic district is listed on the national register of historic places. for those interested in architecture there is the beautiful campus of randolph-macon college and scores of antebellum and victorian era homes.
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2 Reviews and 102 Opinions The rooms were average and the surroundings just OK. It was not worth the money. The location was OK...
Perkins Family Restaurant: Quick Lunch off I-95
grandmaR Says: under construcitonWe used to have a Perkins near us, but not anymore. This Perkins is attach to a motel and the restrooms are in the hotel lobby.When we came in there was a sign on the door saying that they didn't take any travelers checks because of counterfeits. The menu...
Waffle House® Restaurant: 24 Hours
grandmaR Says: The first Waffle House restaurant was opened in 1955 in Avondale Estates, an Atlanta suburb. It is still headquartered in Georgia (in Norcross). The Waffle House, Inc.® system operates more than 1,400 restaurants in 25 states and each restaurant is open 24 hours a day, 365...
grandmaR Says: In addition to the Waffle House® Restaurant where we ate for the first time on the latest trip, there are many fast food and chain restaurants at the Ashland interchange or a little farther into town. The chain restaurants include Applebees Neighborhood Grill & Bar, Ruby...
b1bob Says: After a string of bad luck in trying new restaurants (Candlelight Cafe in Williamsburg and Wild Willie's in Mechanicsville), I was a little gun shy about going out to an unknown quantity. However, the Richmond Times Dispatch wrote a good review of O'Bank's in Ashland....
Ashland and Tea: Good Music in a Listening Room
consaacs Says: Ashland Coffee and Tea is a great place to hear nationally-known singer/songwriters, blues musicians, and others. They call it a "listening room." which means you know you will be able to hear the music. They serve soups, salads, sandwiches, and nighly specials like quiche,...
davecallahan Says: Getting to Ashland is fairly simple: take I-95 to exit 92 and go west 2 miles on route 54.Getting around the Ashland area is easy also with your own car or rental. The town streets are nicely layed out in a grid pattern with streets on the north side of route 54 designated...
Hickory Creek Antiques: Hickory Creek Antiques
b1bob Says: Hickory Creek Antiques is a mall of over 30 vendors at the Ashland Town Center shopping centre just west of downtown Ashland. They offer furniture, advertising items (e.g. old "Coca-Cola" signs), framed prints, retro kitchen furniture, old cookbooks, baseball cards, toys,...
Cross Brothers: an old fashioned grocery store
b1bob Says: Cross Brothers Grocery has been here since 1912 and the family-operated business is still known for its personal touch. It is still owned by the Cross family. They still provide home delivery and charge accounts. There are old photos and antique grocery equipment in the...
b1bob Says: Folks from Ashland, Virginia like to think of themselves as the centre of the universe. They are definitely at the geographic centre of Hanover County, Virginia. Former mayor Dick Gillis came with the slogan in the 1980s supposedly because it was close to the mountains, the...
consaacs Says: You, too, can be in a Fourth of July parade, or just watch it. Ashland's Old Time 4th of July Celebration typically begins with a parade down Center St. The one basic rule is no motorized vehicles, so you'll see lots of bikes, rollerskates, lawn chair marching units, croquet...
Southern White Gospel Music and Good Pie
consaacs Says: The Gospel Chicken House takes place every Saturday night west of Ashland. It's a local cultural experience.There is no admission charge, but I'd recommend you be ready to donate when the hat goes around, and buy some dessert. The musical groups vary from week to week, and...
Montpelier Centre for Arts and Education
b1bob Says: The Montpelier Centre for Arts and Education is located in the old Montpelier school building, one of the best examples of school architecture of the public school movement in the 1920s and '30s. The main function of the centre is providing educational opportunities, and...
b1bob Says: Hanover Country Club is located 4 miles (6.4 km.) west of downtown. The club is in the middle of a private neighbourhood, the hills, and the South Anna River. I know what you're thinking: the thought of me within 50 miles (80 km.) of a country club is unthinkable and not...
Old buildings on Railroad Avenue
b1bob Says: The first building, now an ice cream parlour, is a commercial Italianate, and was built in the 1880s or earlier. Obviously, it was one of the few buildings spared during the fire in 1893. Before Prohibition, the building housed Delarue's Saloon and Grocery. The second old...
grandmaR Says: In addition to the Super 8, there are many places to stay in the Ashland area. However many have terrible reviews. Days Inn of Ashland: Ashland Virginia - www.daysinn.com - (804) 798-4262 Quality Inn Ashland - www.qualityinn.com - (804) 752-4898 Holiday Inn Express Hotel &...
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In spite of their snobbish contention that Ashland is the centre of the universe, I like showing my friends from out of town the fine architecture, the intriguing cultural differences with the rest of...
Ashland prides itself as the "Center of the Universe". Well, I am not sure that being in the center of the county that is in the center of the state qualifies you for such a grandiose title, but it......
asland is a charming college town located 15 miles north of richmond off of I-95. originally known as slash cottage, the town was later renamed ashland after henry clay's kentucky estate. in the...
Ashland Virginia is a great town to visit on your travels. If you are traveling down the eastern USA on Amtrak, you can find a safe hotel or motel within a safe mile (safe to walk) of the train...
Not only is Ashland a railroad town, it's also a college town. At the northern end of Railroad Avenue is a cluster of charming 19th-century buildings, the campus of Randolph-Macon College. Established...
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