Middlebrook

Enigma of the British Army

During the 1777 encampment, Washington’s heavily entrenched stronghold defied the massed British Army of 18,000 under Howe and prevented the British movement against Philadelphia by land (June 14 to 30). This delay caused Howe to move ...

Middlebrook Mills

Abraham Faw built a grist mill here on Seneca Creek about 1790. By 1795 the mill had four pairs of grinding stones. There was also a saw mill and a tavern on the site. The mills were bought in 1797 ...

Middlebrook Historic District

Nestled here in the countryside south of Staunton,

along historic Middlebrook Road, is one of the

oldest villages in the region. William and Nancy

Scott sold the first 27 lots in April 1799 to

Scots-Irish and German settlers. In 1851, the

stagecoach road through the ...