This church at Kernstown stands on historic ground. A church was built here in 1732. It is the oldest Presbyterian Church west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and is called the"Mother Church of the Valley."
During the Civil War, the church was damaged by battles and was even used as a stable. In 1873, it burned down but was eventually rebuilt.
By the way, Opequon Creek is nearby, but it flows for a long distance and the "Battle of Opequon" (Third Winchester) took place north and east of here.
The picture below is one I altered in Photoshop because the landscape reminded me of an impressionist painting.
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Hi, thanks for coming by and leaving a comment. You have a very interesting and distinctive blog. May I ask what aspect of the civil war i particular spikes your interest?
ReplyDeleteGood question. I am fascinated by two aspects: Why people did the extraordinary things they did, and the contrast between the landscape today and the way it must have been then. In the Shenandoah Valley today, most of the battlefields are beautiful and peaceful. It seems unimaginable that brutal battles took place here.
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