Gooding's Tavern

Gooding's Tavern served Little River Turnpike travelers and stagecoach passengers from 1807-1879 and became known for “the best fried chicken” and “peaches and honey.” For the surrounding community, it was a social and commercial gathering place, and the Goodings also operated a blacksmith shop and stable. Several Civil War skirmishes took place around the tavern. On 24 August 1863, Confederate partisan ranger Major John S. Mosby was severely wounded there by the Union 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry. Two of his officers were killed and three of his men were wounded, while Union losses were two killed, three wounded, and nine taken prisoner. The tavern burned down in 1879.

Woodburn, Virginia · United States