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Fredericksburg (Va.)

Walk Through History . . . Caroline Street

Mon, 10/05/2009 - 14:27
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By The Fredericksburg Area Tourism Department

130 Caroline
Built c. 1855. The style and design of this Greek Revival townhouse is identical to its neighboring duplexes, although this is a single family dwelling. Extensive changes have altered the architectural similarities shared with 132-138. Note bay window and wing additions.

 

 

 

Walk Through History...Mill Sites and Water Power

Mon, 10/05/2009 - 13:38
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By Fredericksburg Area Tourism Department

INTRODUCTION

Fredericksburg is located at the falls of the Rappahannock River - the point where the flat, sandy, coastal plain meets the hilly, rocky piedmont to the west. This is where the river becomes unnavigable - rocky rapids and shallow waters make its channel impassable to vessels.

The Royal Griffin: Frederick Prince of Wales

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By John Walters

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A complete biography of Frederick, for whom Fredericksburg was named.

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Coffee Houses: A Tradition Dating to Colonial Times

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 09:58 | Virginia Johnson
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With steaming cups in hand, today's Fredericksburg area coffee shops continue a tradition which dates back three centuries to the founding of the town.

Walk in gentlemen, rest at your ease,
Pay for what you call for, and call for what you please.

This verse hung over the doorway of The Coffee House in colonial Fredericksburg.  Read on for details of the Old Town's revolutionary brew of politics and polite society.

Coffee Houses: A Tradition Dating to Colonial Times

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 09:46 | Barbara Crookshanks
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Old-fashioned coffee grinder

With steaming cups in hand, today's Fredericksburg area coffee shops continue a tradition which dates back three centuries to the founding of the town.

Walk in gentlemen, rest at your ease,
Pay for what you call for, and call for what you please.

This verse hung over the doorway of The Coffee House in old Fredericksburg. Located in the first Market House/Town Hall on Caroline Street near William, it was here that 18th- and 19th-century Fredericksburgers sipped their favorite brew and pondered questions from the political to the classical.

Fredericksburg

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By De'Onne C. Scott

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The author drew on her local knowledge and extensive collection of postcards to give a lively and unique view of the city's past.

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Fielding Lewis and the Washington Family: A Chronicle of 18th-Century Fredericksburg

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By Paula S. Felder

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Local historian Paula Felder has researched the Lewis and Washington connections thoroughly and gives an interesting yet scholarly introduction to Kenmore's first family and its more famous relations.

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Restoring Kenmore

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 13:55
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By Matt Webster, Restoration Project Manager
George Washington's Fredericksburg Foundation (Kenmore)

Brady's Civil War

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By Webb Garrison

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This is a collection of Civil War images photographed by Mathew Brady and his assistants. On page 79, view the destruction on the Fredericksburg battlefield caused by a single projectile fired by gunners of the 2nd Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. Pages 152 and 153 show federal engineers rebuilding the town's infrastructure. Although the caption states that the rail track near the Potomac is being repaired, the photograph clearly refers to the Rappahannock. The photograph on page 232 shows the remains of the Phillips house that had been seized by General Burnside during his assault on the town. Look on page 251 for the last Fredericksburg photograph that Brady took. He used a telescopic lens and climbed to the top of a railroad bridge to make this photo of a group of men under the command of Robert E. Lee.

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