– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Antique Cars in the Snow The weekend after the last round of snow that fell on the Washington, DC area, I decided to make use of what mother nature had provided and try to create some simple images with the snow as one of the contrasting elements. A couple of miles from our home was Bubba’s East Coast...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Barter Theatre, Abingdon The Barter Theatre, Abingdon, Virginia first opened on June 10, 1933. From its humble and unusual beginnings it is now one of the longest running professional theaters in the US. The Barter Theatre was created as a repertory company by Robert Porterfield, an enterprising actor who was...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Valley Forge Artillery Park In the last post we looked at a Continental Army Artillery unit at Red Bank in New Jersey. Today we are going to the Valley Forge Artillery Park at Valley Forge National Historic Park, twenty miles northwest of Philadelphia. Valley Forge was the site of the 1777-78 winter encampment...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Today is Presidents’ Day here in the US, a Federal Holiday set for the third Monday of February which nicely places it between the birthdays of George Washington (February 22) and Abraham Lincoln (February 12). This holiday, which was implemented by an Act of Congress in 1879 was originally titled George...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Merchant’s Cafe Merchant’s Cafe in the Pioneer Square area of historic downtown Seattle is said to be Seattle’s oldest restaurant. It was built in 1890 and has been in continuous use ever since. Pioneer Square (which we first visited when we took a look at the Pergola here) was once the heart of the city....
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Whites Mill Abingdon, Virginia There has been a White’s Mill on this site near near Abingdon, Virginia for over 200 years. Although a mill was established on this location as early as 1796, the present Whites Mill was probably not built until the mid 19th century. It was built along the basic ideas outlined in...
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