As mentioned in my
previous post, we went to a presentation Friday on the history of the Bowman-Hite Farmstead. The now-vacant home was added to over the years. The park service plans to remove the 1970's addition and restore the facade of the 160-year-old brick structure.
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| Addition from the 1970's |
It's common for old homes in the Shenandoah Valley to be expanded over the years. Some additions blend in with the original architecture and some don't.
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| Signal Knob as seen from the Farmstead |
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| Ranger Kyle Rothemich Addresses the Audience |
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| Looking Toward Cedar Creek, with Strasburg in the Distance |
The farm was one of several that were impacted by the Battle of Cedar Creek in 1864. Fortunately, the house was not destroyed and there is no record of the residents being injured.
Linda, your neck of the woods is filled with treasure! What an area for history. Thanks so much, please stop back again.
ReplyDeleteIn this case, removing the additions will be a good thing.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Linda for all these historic tidbits and sharing them with SEASONS! Love all the green in the landscape. Here in Calif., it's now mostly brown or yellow:)
ReplyDeleteSo much history to learn about there. I like that last shot looking toward Cedar Creek.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda - am not sure what would be the best/easiest thing for you to do.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it helps you to know that my now previous blog was also run by wordpress.
My new URL is artworksfromjeshstg (dot) wordpress (dot) com
If you connect your blogspot to your wordpress, it may be easier.
One thing I am sure of, if you GOOGLE the url, my new one already comes up.
And if you meant "commenting" and not "pics" -
if you give a comment first, and after that, click on Seasons. With commenting on my weekly post, you just scroll down to the bottom (no more clicking on title of post!) Hope you can do something with this. Have a happy weekend:)
Hope