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Excuse Me. Is this the Way to Yorktown?

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 7th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local

“I love to travel but hate to arrive.”
Albert Einstein

It is time to carry you back to old Virginny. Today we are heading down the Fredericksburg Turnpike to Bowling Green. This is part of the route taken by the combined Continental/French army under Generals Washington and Rochambeau on their way to defeat the British Army under General Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781.

The Old and the New

A farm located just off the turnpike in Spotsylvania County. If you look in the background you will see a new housing subdivision. My guess is that in the next twenty years the houses will be closer in or the farm will be replaced by a shopping center. Progress marches on. Not saying whether it is good or bad. Just facing the realities.


Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-08-07 20:27:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 7th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
A Sign of the Times
The GM Powertrain assembly plant is closing as a result of the restructuring of the company. This facility made the national news. In all reports is was said to be located in Fredericksburg. It is actually located in Spotsylvania County. Spotsylvanians get a bit upset when they are lumped in with the city. So I'm setting the record straight.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-08-07 20:21:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 7th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
A New Beginning
Right off the turnpike in the "town" of Corbin this abandoned church is now being restored. By strolling through the graveyard off to the left and behind the church you can trace the genealogy of the Corbin family. Descendants still reside in the area.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-08-07 20:19:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 7th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
Welcome to Bowling Green
A view down Main Street. One has to wonder with the growth in our region how much longer Bowling Green will be able to maintain its sleepy southern charm?

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-08-07 20:17:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 7th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
Home Sweet Home
A typical home in downtown Bowling Green. Well maintained and patriotic.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-08-07 20:08:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 7th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
Like Every Southern Town.......
The statue honoring the sons of Bowling Green who fought for the Confederacy located in front of the courthouse. This scene is repeated through out Virginia except for Fredericksburg. Have yet to find out why the city never dedicated such a monument. May have something to do with the fact that Fredericksburg was devastated by the war.



Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-08-07 20:03:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 7th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
A View from the Road
It is nice to get away from the malls, gas stations, and traffic and just sit back and enjoy the view.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-08-07 19:58:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 7th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
A Right Turn off the Turnpike
Minarchi Road in Caroline County. Reminds me of a rural road in Ireland-- Except for the fact that there are not any stone walls or hedges right up to the road edge and the 25mph speed limit as opposed to the 100km an hour (50mph) limit in the home of my ancestors.



Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-08-07 19:53:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 7th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
What is Wrong With this Picture?
This picture was taken after a little detour off the Fredericksburg Turnpike on they way to earning my paycheck. A "Speed Bump" sign on a dirt road. Don't expect that this is something you see everyday.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2009-08-07 19:46:00

Author: From http://roadsdivergedwood.blogspot.com/ • Aug 7th, 2009
   Category: Blog Entries.Local, Photography.Local
Time Warp
What I enjoy most in my back road travels is that your surroundings can transport you to another time. On a dirt road you can almost expect to run into a Confederate picket line. In this case our trip back in time is measured in decades as opposed to a century and change. Sorry, couldn't resist the button.

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