Virginia’s Telegraph Road Parallels the Victorian Internet
Stumbling on Telegraph Road reminded me of a homeschool book my kids and I read, about the ‘internet’ world of the Victorian Era.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Category: Time Travel – Virginia
Autumnal Fox Chase, George Washington, and Mount Vernon
Today I attended my first fox chase, which quite intrigued me because of all the influence I see here in Northern Virginia, especially in Middleburg.
Dr. Walter Reed Birthplace, Gloucester, and Mosquitoes
In 1896, Dr. Walter Reed discovered the cause of Yellow Fever among men stationed near the Potomac River. For that, a major military hospital was named for him.
Gloucester Point, Redoubts, Battle of the Hook, October 1781
Literally digging in, the British built fortifications (like redoubts) on each side of the York River, in both Yorktown and Gloucester Point.
Rosewell Plantation Fanciest 18th Century Virginia House
Built in the early 18th century, Rosewell was the finest house in Virginia, and twice as large as the Governor’s Palace in Williamsburg.
Lovers and Blue Ridge Views at Bears’ Den Overlook
From young to much older to in-between…lovers were smooching here and there…cozy-ing up to each other..while my son softly played the violin.
Thomas Jefferson, Tuckahoe, and a Hallmark Love Letter
After enjoying lovely peony gardens, I walked through the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson’s boyhood, while imagining scenes one of my favorite time-travel movies.
Middleburg, a Theme on Foxes, Horses, and Tally-Ho
Although foxes are the most prominent décor item throughout the town, their fame is a result of the many fox hunts and steeplechase races which rely on horses.
Sam Houston and Texas Revolution Sighting in Virginia
Church Hill at Timber Ridge, which was built long after Sam Houston and his family moved to Tennessee, was in the Civil War movie, Gods and Generals.
Visiting Marshall Plan, Colonial Williamsburg, and Lafayette
After the success of Europe’s recovery from WWII under the MarshalI, George Marshall was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953, the first for an Army general.
