HistoricLex - Lexington, Virginia

HistoricLex - Lexington, Virginia Welcome to your online travel guide dedicated to preserving and promoting the rich traditions, landm Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and many others.

HistoricLex is dedicated to helping you discover the vibrant history of Lexington, Virginia and the surrounding Rockbridge and Buena Vista areas. It is designed to support the tourist industry that supports the preservation and commemoration of our past and to give visitors a guide on what to see and what to avoid. Lexington and the Rockbridge region are particularly rich in Civil War history and

are connected to some of the most famous personalities of the era. Lexington is the final home and burial place of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lexington is the home of Washington & Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute both of which offered significant contributions to the war in terms of staff and alumni associated with the war effort and post-war efforts in rebuilding. We hope that you will enjoy your visit to Historic Lexington, Virginia, affectionately known as the "Shrine of the South"

05/29/2026

Join us for a weekend of demonstrations of Civil War life and learn what it was like to live, train, and fight as a soldier during the War Between the States on May 30 in Fairfield, VA just off I-81 Exit 200. Our Annual Memorial Day Service will also be held on Saturday at 11 AM (Brick and Wreath Laying)

Saturday May 30
View live Artillery and Infantry Skirmishes and explore the camps with opportunities to hear presentations from living historians and to talk with reenactors. Saturday's activities will be Open to the Public. Main Battle will be at 3pm.

Program Schedule:
10:00 AM Camps Open (visit Reenactor and Civilian Camps, Robert E. Lee and President Jefferson Davis throughout the day)
11:00 AM Memorial Day Service and Brick & Wreath Laying
1:30 PM Artillery Demonstration
3:00 PM Main Battle
5:00 PM Camps Close
8:00 PM Ghost Tour in Lexington (payment collected at tour start)

Sunday May 31
REENACTOR DAY. Sunday will be a day for training, drills, and tactical battle for reenactors. A period church service will be held in the morning The Park is Closed to the public on Sunday.
to the Public.

INFORMATION ON PARTICIPATION OR ATTENDANCE
Saturday May 30: Park will be open to the public from 10 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. Park is Closed to the General Public on Sunday
ADMISSION: Kids under 18 are free and welcomed when accompanied by an adult. ADULTS (18 or Older) a $10 Donation is requested. Please see our rules and visitor guide online.

REENACTORS: Registration forms and/or online registration is available online at www.leejacksonpark.com

Lee-Jackson Memorial Park's Living History Weekend is a non-profit educational program to benefit the development and maintenance of the park. We Thank you for your support!

It's getting hard to tell who the Democrats hate more, Confederate groups or the Jews
01/09/2026

It's getting hard to tell who the Democrats hate more, Confederate groups or the Jews

Excellent! Now VMI should do likewise and restore Cadet Ezekiel's statue of Stonewall Jackson to the parade ground
08/06/2025

Excellent! Now VMI should do likewise and restore Cadet Ezekiel's statue of Stonewall Jackson to the parade ground

06/27/2025

Honoring Generals Lee and Jackson! Please help make it happen!

For over 25 years, The Stonewall Brigade SCV has been fighting hard to honor Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson in Lexington, Virginia where both men are buried. Once known as the “Shrine of the South,” the city driven by woke academics, has systematically worked to erase both men from an area that once depended on tourism dollars made off of their names. Today, you would hardly know these great men rest here if it were not for us and our allies continual efforts. To fight back, we developed Lee-Jackson Memorial Park as a place to honor their legacies. Our goal is to develop a 22 Acre outdoor museum and recreation/learning facility to ensure that their names remain prominent, but we cannot do it without your support!

YOU CAN HELP by making sure that we secure all the property we need for this ambitious memorial park by making a generous donation which in 2025 will initially be matched by a $10,000 matching grant pledge up to the limit. We are looking for other partners to expand the matching program. Please mark your donation as '2025 Matching Grant' if you want to participate. While this helps we will need just over $250,000 more to ultimately secure all of the real estate for this park. So far we've secured 8.01 Acres at a cost of approximately $101,000 and over $75,000 more has been put into development of the park, donated monuments, etc. since 2023. Help us finish the job to secure Lee and Jackson's legacy! Donations may be made online or by mail

For more information visit https://leejacksonpark.com/donate-store

The last Slave State admitted to the Union during the Civil War.
06/22/2025

The last Slave State admitted to the Union during the Civil War.

Lee-Jackson Day Events 2025 in Lexington, Virginia
12/04/2024

Lee-Jackson Day Events 2025 in Lexington, Virginia

11/14/2024

Join us at Lee-Jackson Memorial Park in Fairfield, Virginia. For more information visit leejacksonpark.com

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