A Hat Trick!!!!Fredericksburg–Three steeples in one shot! The Circuit Courthouse, Trinity Episcopal Church, and Fredericksburg Baptist Church. And I thrown in one Masonic Lodge to boot–the building in the foreground. How many places can you do this …

A VDOT Coffee Break Gone Wrong…….Based on the time it takes VDOT to complete a road project this may actually be the case. Does make you want to park a piece of heavy equipment in the front yard and see what happens doesn’t it?

If These Stone Could Only Talk the Tales They Would Tell……….Fredericksburg–Right next to the, “Bridge of which we do not speak,” sits the remains of a support for the old railroad bridge which spanned the Rappahannock at the time of the Civil Wa…

Do We Really Want to Know?While waiting for the light to change at the intersection of Rt. 1 and Rt. 630 in Safford Courthouse (The large brick building in the background) I noticed this small roughly 5′ x 5′ structure. Then I noticed the sign inside,…

OK I Give Up. Where is the Motel?At some point in the past the Baldwin Motel fell victim to the wrecking ball. Why leave the sign? And under the current circumstances, why does the sign say, “Vacancy?”

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.