Town of Mount Jackson

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address:5901 Main Street Mount Jackson, VA 22842 phone:540-477-2121 fax:540-477-2351 website:Town of Mount Jackson email:

The Mount Jackson Historic District was listed in The National Register of Historic Places in June of 1993. The National register is administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

We are located mid-way between Winchester and Harrisonburg Virginia in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley on I-81 at exits 269 or 272. Shenandoah is an old Indian name meaning "Daughter Of The Stars". The town of Mount Jackson was planned and developed in 1812 and was originally named Mt. Pleasant. The name was changed in honor of President Andrew Jackson, who was a frequent visitor on his travels from Washington, D.C. to his home in Tennessee.

There are many historic buildings featuring a wide variety of architecture - several of which served as Confederate and Union Army's field hospitals during the Civil War. The Confederate cemetery on the north end of town is the only one in Virginia with all Confederate Soldiers buried there.

Quaint Antique shops, circa 1947 Duckpin Bowling Alley, historic covered bridge, Shenandoah Caverns and many other attractions are in and about our colorful little town.