Perhaps this will help us catch up.
We spent a couple of weeks visiting Rick’s brother and family. While there we took in several of the Washington DC points of interest. It seems like there is a historical sight on every corner.
Mount Vernon
On a Sunday in late July, we went to Mount Vernon. George Washington picked out a beautiful site for his house overlooking the Potomac. The site now contains a museum and several theaters that talk about different portions of Washington’s life and the Revolutionary War.
The house was wooden and the siding had been grooved textured to look like masonry. Each room had a person talking about the history of that portion of the house. It was an extremely hot day and the house was sweltering. This followed an hour wait to enter the house. Further information on Mount Vernon can be found at http://www.mountvernon.org/
This photo is one you won’t see in the pamphlets. This is George and Martha’s outhouse located about 75 yards from the house.
Manassas Battlefield
Rick’s brother lives in Gainesville and we drove through portions of the Manassas Battlefield every day in order to get to our RV location.
Two major Civil War battles were held at Manassas. In the summer of 1861, enthusiastic volunteers in colorful uniforms gathered to fight the first major land battle of the war. Confident that their foes would turn and run, neither side anticipated the smoke, din and death of battle. Nearly one year later, both sides met again on the same battlefield with the Confederates winning a solid victory bringing them to the height of their power. Further information is available at: http://www.nps.gov/mana/
The place is full of old time fences. Some are original and others have been repaired.
This old stone house was located on an edge of the battlefield.
