2012 1 5 T H NOVEMBER

Historic Virginia... George stayed here.

ABOVE IS A SCULPTURE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON AS A YOUNG SURVEYOR.

WHILE SURVEYING THIS PART OF VIRGINIA HE STAYED IN THE HOUSE TO

THE LEFT. THE SCULPTURE OF WASHINGTON IS BY OUR FRIEND

MALCOLM HARLOW COMMISSIONED BY THE WINCHESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

BELLE GROVE PLANTATIONAT THE BATTLE OF

CEDAR CREEKUNION SOLDIERS FLED ACROSS

CIVIL WAR TOUR

THE VALLEY PIKE SURVEY

GEORGE DID IS NOW THE

VALLEY PIKE ROAD

ENTERING BELLE GROVE

Slave quarters

Brother Peter

spent the day with

Gary and I and took us on a tour of

the local civil war

sites.

STORM DAMAGE ABOVE

DIRECTLY LEFT IS THE REMAINS OF AND OLD STONE MILL HOUSE

THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS FORCED A RETREAT OF UNION SOLDIERS THRU TO THIS FARM.

THE BATTLE OF HUPP’S HILL ENDED HERE.

THE CIVIL WAR

1. SOME HISTORIANS DISPUTE THE TRAIN THEFT

ACTUALLY HAPPENED

2. SEVERAL RAIL ROAD CARS

WERE STOLEN AND MOVED

FROM MARTINSBURG WEST VIRGINIA TO STRASSBURGE VIRGINIA

3. EVENTUALLY THE TRAINS ENDED UP IN RICHMOND VA AND USED BY THE CONFEDERATE ARMY.

The house above has a water source that is under the house. This one feature made

settlers resistant to Indian attack. They did not have to go out side for

water.

Brother Peter is a Civil War Buff

TREE RIDDLED WITH BULLETS FROM THE CIVIL WAR

THE OLD HIGHWAY

SANDY DAMAGE

THE HOUSE IN THE PICTURE ABOVE HAS A CANNON BALL AND BULLETS FROM THIS BATTLE LODGED IN THE WALLS.

ABOVE MY BROTHERS KEN, JEFF AND PETE.

THE BLUE HOUSE IS AN OLD MILL HOUSE

THE OLD STONE CHIMNEY IS THE REMNANTS OF A HOUSE ON PETE’S FARM.