This exhibit reminds us that the body of Turner Ashby lay in state at the Kemper House, where he was taken after being shot at Chestnut Ridge. Today that same building houses the Port Republic Museum.
February 2, 2009
My Oddest Ashby Photo
The Historical Marker Database requested a color photo of the Chestnut Ridge marker so I uploaded mine to their site. I also contributed a few related pictures, including this one that I took a few years back in Port Republic, VA.
This exhibit reminds us that the body of Turner Ashby lay in state at the Kemper House, where he was taken after being shot at Chestnut Ridge. Today that same building houses the Port Republic Museum.
This exhibit reminds us that the body of Turner Ashby lay in state at the Kemper House, where he was taken after being shot at Chestnut Ridge. Today that same building houses the Port Republic Museum.
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