The Old Westmoreland Court House in Montross was the site of notable events in 1774–1775 connected with the Revolutionary War.

According to a historic marker at the courthouse, a resolution was introduced by Richard Henry Lee and adopted at a meeting there on June 22, 1774, providing aid to Boston, Massachusetts, following a blockade of that beleaguered port city by Great Britain.

Emmy Award-winning video engineer Walter Balderson, who attended Washington and Lee High School, is from Montross.

Current Brooklyn Nets forward Justin Anderson was born in Montross, and played collegiately at the University of Virginia.

Declaration of Independence, is a National Historic Landmark and one of the most intact standing 18th century homes in the U.S.

Westmoreland State Park is located on the Potomac River's Northern Neck and offers opportunities for family fun.

It s listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has a bathhouse, meeting area, snack bar, camp store and power-boat ramp.

Established by Thomas Lee in the 1730s, Stratford Hall is one of the great houses of American history.

Its treasures include the notable portrait of Sir William Pitt, painted by Charles Willson Peale, commissioned by the patriots of Westmoreland County in 1768, an 1898 portrait of General Robert E. Lee by Eliphalet Andrews, and a chair from George Washington's dining room.

George Washington Birthplace National Monument: Located in the Northern Neck of Virginia.

In a segment called, "Biff Henderson's America", Biff Henderson visited the small town's museum, Bargain Shop, Sheriff's Department, the Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, and the Potomac River.