Mt. Zion Historic Park

07/26/2023

July is Park and Recreation Month and because of NOVA Parks!

Since being founded in 1959 as a conservation organization, NOVA Parks has conserved more than 12,500 acres of parkland in 35 parks across Northern Virginia.

NOVA Parks offers the best of Northern Virginia through nature, history and great family experiences by providing access to outdoor spaces and recreational activities that promote physical and mental health.

National Recreation and Park Association Parks

06/09/2023

The NOVA Parks team met with other history leaders from across the region today to start planning for the celebration of America's and Virginia’s 250th anniversary.

To learn about stories uncovered in Northern Virginia Regional Parks, visit https://ow.ly/F1eE50OKEiI

05/01/2023

04/22/2023

Earth Day Fun Fact 🌎
Did you know many of the interpretative signs in NOVA Parks locations are both sustainable and recyclable? Our partners at Civil War Trails, Inc. use unique, recyclable materials and technologies to make the interpretative signs sustainable while interpreting history at NOVA Parks.

Virginia is for Lovers Virginia Green Travel Alliance

04/21/2023

Driving west on Rt. 50 in Loudoun County, you may breathe a sigh of relief when you reach the first roundabout and see Gilberts Corner Regional Park on your right and Mount Zion Baptist Church on your left. It is a place where the suburban sprawl of Northern Virginia recedes, the pace slows and the beauty of the rural Piedmont’s landscape emerges.

This is no accident. Over 300 acres of land is conserved around Gilberts Corner, where Rt. 15 and Rt. 50 meet. NOVA Parks has partnered with the Piedmont Environmental Council for over a decade to permanently protect the land there through conservation easements, while also opening significant parts of it up for the public to use. The results of this work are evident to anyone driving by and will be for generations to come.

In this video, the Executive Director of NOVA Parks, Paul Gilbert, helps us understand part of the conservation success story there.

http://ow.ly/AaZJ50NOQfX

Driving west on Rt. 50 in Loudoun County, you may breathe a sigh of relief when you reach the first roundabout and see Gilberts Corner Regional Park on your ...

02/16/2023

Learn about the newest story in NOVA Parks' Park History Interpretive Series, focused on telling a more inclusive and complete history of Northern Virginia.

Join NAACP Loudoun Branch and NOVA Parks for a Black History Month Commemoration on Saturday, February 18, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park to learn about Lewis A. Bell, the first Black combatant in the Civil War.

More information: http://ow.ly/SEgj50MUzSJ

02/14/2023

Join NAACP Loudoun Branch and NOVA Parks for a Black History Month Commemoration on Saturday, February 18, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park.

Celebrate a new historical dedication as part of a series focused on telling a more inclusive and complete history of Northern Virginia. Learn the newly researched story of Lewis A. Bell, who may have been the first Black man to fight in support of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

More information: http://ow.ly/lM8W50MR5cs

01/31/2023

Join NAACP Loudoun Branch and NOVA Parks for a Black History Month Commemoration on Saturday, February 18, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Ball’s Bluff Battlefield Regional Park.

Celebrate a new historical dedication as part of a series focused on telling a more inclusive and complete history of Northern Virginia. Learn the newly researched story of Lewis A. Bell, who may have been the first Black man to fight in support of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

More information: https://www.novaparks.com/parks/balls-bluff-battlefield/events/black-history-month-commemoration

12/14/2022

Did you know NOVA Parks has a “string of pearls” along Route 50 in Loudoun County?

They include Gilbert’s Corner Regional Park, Mt. Zion Historic Church, Aldie Mill, Mt. Defiance/Battle of Middleburg, and Goose Creek Bridge/Battle of Upperville. Each of these sites played a key role in four days of intense fighting in the lead-up to the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War. Known as the Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville, NOVA Parks has assembled these key locations that played a big role in our nation’s history.


Support these historic sites with a donation to the 1863 Fund!

Visit: http://ow.ly/W4wU50M35x4 to make your donation today!

10/12/2022

Scouting Mosby's Rangers
Sunday, October 16 1 PM- 3 PM
Mt. Zion Historic Church

Join NOVA Parks as we offer a 7-part series, "Scouting Mosby's Rangers". Author and historian Eric Buckland will share stories of the famed 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry at Mt. Zion Church, the historic site where they first formed under the command of John S. Mosby in 1863.

Register: http://ow.ly/ERew50HSM2R

10/05/2022

Scouting Mosby's Rangers
Sunday, October 16 1 PM- 3 PM
Mt. Zion Historic Church

Join NOVA Parks as we offer a 7-part series, "Scouting Mosby's Rangers". Author and historian Eric Buckland will share stories of the famed 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry at Mt. Zion Church, the historic site where they first formed under the command of John S. Mosby in 1863.

Sunday, October 16: Mosby's Rangers: A Legacy of Success

Register: http://ow.ly/Bhp750HSLYa