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Discover local Civil War History!! Thanks to member Bob Johnson’s lengthy and detailed work, and commitment to sharing, we have driving tour documents to share with you!

Driving Tours - Lake of the Woods

There are two versions of the Lake of the Woods History and Civil War Driving Tour. Both versions contain GPS coordinates to place in a navigation device. UPDATED MAY 2018 BY AUTHOR BOB JOHNSON.

This driving tour is totally situated within Lake of the Woods (LOW), a gated community.  As such, it is accessible only to LOW members or their registered guests!

These points of interest are all located within the boundaries of Lake of the Woods (LOW), a gated community. As a result, access to these sites is restricted to LOW members and their registered guests.

NOTE: The PDF documents below are best viewed in landscape mode (or on a tablet or PC)!

This is a 42 page document (pdf format) describing in detail the tour and offering suggestions for other venues to learn and enjoy our area.  
To open, CLICK HERE
This is a 10 page, turn-by-turn document with just the instructions to make the ten-mile tour.  
To open, CLICK HERE

Driving Tour - Wilderness Battlefield

Bob has taken the National Park Service Audio Driving Tour CD (#CTD-13) and added corrections and enhancements (GPS coordinates etc.). 

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Here are links to Bob Johnson’s “Walking in Their Steps” (Wilderness Battlefield) guides:

NOTE: The PDF documents below are best viewed in landscape mode (or on a tablet or PC)!

  1. Introduction
  2. Gordon Flank Attack
  3. Federal Line Trail
  4. Parker Store Road
  5. Culpeper Mine Road
  6. Longstreet/Unfinished Railroad Bed
  7. Burned Cedars
  8. GPS and Reference Tutorial
  9. Vermont Monument Trail
  10. Wilderness Battlefield Driving Tour
  11. Widow Tapp Trail
  12. Higgerson – Chewning – Tapp
  13. Web and QR Access
  14. What Happened
ALSO, THERE is a 6-page document (pdf file) intended to replace the paper instructions that accompany the NPS East  
To open, CLICK HERE
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at Lake of the Woods, Virginia

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