Walk the heritage of the Shenandoah Valley.
Explore the churches, homesteads, and gathering places of the Anabaptist communities who shaped this region — from the 1700s to today.
A trail through living history
For nearly three centuries, Anabaptist families — Mennonite, Old Order Mennonite, and Brethren — have built churches, raised homesteads, and tended fields across the Shenandoah Valley and the West Virginia highlands. The Anabaptist Trail invites you to visit these places respectfully, learn the stories behind them, and trace the lines of a faith tradition still very much alive today.
Explore by site type
Six categories of historical landmarks across the trail.
Churches
Mennonite · Old Order Mennonite · Brethren
Pioneer Homes
Wenger, Brenneman, Kline & more
Cemeteries
Burial grounds and memorials
Museums & Research Facilities
Heritage Center, archives, and exhibits
Civil War Sites & Markers
Anabaptists and the war years
Other Historic Sites
Schools, mills, shops, and more
Featured Landmark
Mannheim (1800)
Built in 1800 along Wengers Mill Road in Linville, Mannheim is among the oldest surviving Anabaptist-associated dwellings in the Shenandoah Valley — a witness to nearly the entire span of Valley Anabaptist history.
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