Here I Stand I can Do No OtherSpotsylvania–An old house on Robert E. Lee Road. Still in use today. How many generations have called this house home?
Unknown But to GodSpotsylvania–The Confederate Cemetery. Unlike the National Cemetery at Fredericksburg even the unknown received a grave of their own here. When I see these headstones I have to wonder whether their families ever knew what happened…
” Field of Dreams”–Spotsylvania StyleAn old backstop standing vigil over a soybean field that was once a baseball field……or maybe it still is used for ball in the off (farming) season.
Please Indulge MeOK another old house falling down. But its in the middle of a soybean field! Don’t see that everyday now do you. Actually I’ve got a photo of another abandoned house in the middle of a cornfield. I’ll spare you from that for now.
There from the BeginningHeathsville–St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church. The first church in the parish which was established in 1653. Not the original church but this one does go back aways.
From Another TimeLottsburg–The Holley-Graded School established by Sallie Holley in 1868 to teach the children of former slaves. This was the third school on the site. The money was raised within the local black community and was run by an eleven mem…
A Memory for Little BroMy little brother is a graduate of Washington & Lee High School just down the road from here. This was (and I expect still is) the after school hang out. “Hey guys let’s breeze the Freeze.” My brother is three years younge…
A Montross LandmarkA genuine piece of Americana. The old Coca-Cola bottling plant in downtown Montross. Actually the drink of choice is Northern Neck Ginger Ale. The best ginger ale you will ever have.
You Never Know When You’ll Need to Drop Off “Old Glory” After HoursThe American Legion Post outside of Montross. This is a typical post building but I would call your attention to the “mailbox” at the end of the sidewalk. It is for “Flags to be Retire…
A Typical Northern Neck RoadRt. 624 in Westmoreland County. A narrow two lane road with corn on either side and a deer crossing sign. Now you understand why when you are driving through rural Virginia you see shotguns in the back of pick-ups. This …
