I asked that question in a previous post regarding Bobby Scott’s youth crime and gang prevention bill that Rob Wittman is a cosponsor of. It was an admittedly snarky argument since 99.99% of the stuff Congress does has no authorization in the United States Constitution.
However, as I was browsing the legislation that Wittman is currently […]

I just noticed on the blog dashboard that this is my 500th post; guess I should celebrate. So, here are several video captures from yesterday’s chase. The bottom view is of the left-hand storm that came from the split over Orange county. At the righ…

Fredericksburg felt very little impact from The Great Depression because of the opening of the Sylvania plant on May 21, 1930. The headline in The Free-Lance Star read:350 Wage Earners Employed in Manufacture of New Type of Wrapping Paper Known as Sylp…

The Walkway to the Pump StationOne of the more interesting front walks in the city.

Signed by the ArtistsA part of the last pump station. You can see the names of some of the workers etched into the cement

One of the Original Pumping StationsThis one is located well off the river. There looked to be support wiring leading from the station to the intake about 25 yards to the left.

The Interior Workings of the Old Pump StationBrought to you by Kodak Easyshare software.

An Intake….I ThinkI am told by one who knows about these things that the structure at the river is where water was drawn from and filtered before being transferred to the plant. I have no idea what the large metal frame was used for. If anyone is fam…

The Water LineThis water line went from the pump station to the plant.

“The road goes ever on and on down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone, and I must follow, if I can, pursuing it with eager feet, until it joins some larger way where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot s…