A 1775 Walk to the John Marshall Birthplace in Germantown
On the “edge of the American frontier” in Germantown of Fauquier County, we walked to the birthplace of a future Supreme Court Chief Justice.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: ruins
Chapman Mill Destroyed by Confederates during Union Advance
Union troops occupied Thoroughfare Gap near the mill as the Confederates advanced towards Manassas, resulting in the Battle of Thoroughfare Gap.
Once a Fixer Upper of Historic Proportions: Mount Vernon
While touring the garden exhibit, 19th century renderings of Mount Vernon falling to ruins caught my heartstrings. And Abraham Lincoln was there!
