liebgard

Leaving Washington, D.C., we did not drive far to the west to see the Manassas Civil War battlefield. Two battles were fought there. Next we went to Fredericksburg and saw the Civil War battlefield there. The following days we drove on the Colonial Parkway, very pretty, by the way, to see Jamestown, Yorktown and Williamsburg. After those, we drove east to Norfolk and, adjacent to it, Virginia Beach, where we went out to see the Cape Henry lighthouse.

Manassas Stone House where the wounded were treated


Manassas Battlefield


Fredericksburg Old Town


Jamestown detail of perimeter fence fastened with wooden pegs


Colonial Parkway bridges


Yorktown on the York River; here was the last decisive battle of the Revolutionary War. The British assumed more colonists here than were actually in place and so they did not bring their ships within firing range.


Richmond: Chief Justice John Marshall's house; he of "Marbury vs Madison" fame which established judicial review of laws was legitimate and necessary


Conolial Williamsburg: guard in front of the amunition storehouse; view of the governor's mansion


Virginia Beach: Cape Henry lighthouse

Gidgette Loc: Boerne,Texas

Nice series. Thanks for sharing some of our history.

liebgard

thank you, Gidgette; it was very interesting and instructive to see the places of what we learned in history and to understand the people of that time . Plus, we had great weather.

keithsnyder Loc: Houghton, MI

I love that part of the country. Been to most of those sites. Lots of great photo opportunities. Very nicely done!

Jolly Roger Loc: Dorset. UK

Lovely series. :thumbup:

As an aside, the building of fences in a criss/cross style as depicted must surely have been extremely labour intensive, not to mention the amount of trees required. :?:

Wizz Loc: Maryland, USA

Excellent set of shots!

Photoman74 Loc: Conroe Tx

:-D Series History

richnash46 Loc: Texas

Maybe so.....but they are still standing! :D

ALYN Loc: Lebanon, Indiana

Hello again,my friend--haven't communicated with you for a while.
Amazing thing--I've been up and down the parkway several times and failed to see that juxtiposition of the two bridges. How did you do it?
Wife and I spent a week in Georgetown almost a year ago. (First time I ever rented a wheel chair. Hips are about shot.) But I got pix of anything that "moved"--or moved me.
ALYN

ALYN Loc: Lebanon, Indiana

Hello again,my friend--haven't communicated with you for a while.
Amazing thing--I've been up and down the parkway several times and failed to see that juxtiposition of the two bridges. How did you do it?
Wife and I spent a week in Georgetown almost a year ago. (First time I ever rented a wheel chair. Hips are about shot.) But I got pix of anything that "moved"--or moved me.
ALYN
P.S. Our county Historical Society is doing a "renactment" of Lincoln's visit tp Lebanon, IN and a Civil War reenactment. Should be grear fun !'

liebgard

thank you very much. We loved the photo ops, the history (we know it but this was letting us visualize and internalize it) and the people were very nice.

liebgard

Thank you; that whole area had the criss/cross style fences; why? I don't know. Something they've traditionally done in that area? Are they sturdier than straight up fence posts?

liebgard

so good to see your post! I just saw the two bridges while driving. Had noticed their beauty all along but it's not easy to find a turn-out within a short walk of something you want to photo. This was the only place I remember having 2 bridges close together. I did have to go out into the street to get the photo.
Re-enactment should be great fun. Keep it true to history.
How about posting some photos of Georgetown?
Am sending a PM re hips

liebgard

Yes, we really appreciated the history

liebgard

thank you; I appreciate that you took the time to write.