The Belle Boyd Cottage

In Front Royal, VA

This historic building is famous because Belle Boyd lived here in 1862 when she rushed information to Stonewall Jackson as the Battle of Front Royal began. It's known as the Belle Boyd Cottage although it was actually the home of relatives and she only stayed there temporarily. 

Belle Boyd became famous as a Confederate spy and capitalized on this after the Civil War by writing a book and touring the country giving dramatic lectures on her adventures. There is also a house in Martinsburg called the Belle Boyd House where she lived for part of her childhood.