#rappahannock

[fibula-rasa]

Sun, Moon, and Feather (1989)

[youtube | spiderwoman theater]

Directors: Bob Rosen & Jane Zipp

Photography: Jerry Pantzer & Brian Kellman

Performers: Gloria Miguel, Muriel Miguel, & Lisa Mayo

[sait-spi-si-fic]

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Rappahannock River

[wemhall]

Paving Paradise

The new housing development, Stonehaven, sits in the middle of nowhere, 6 miles west of Warrenton and 12 miles north of Culpeper. Some thought it might provide affordable housing for the area, but with homes starting “in the low $500s”, I don’t think so. Or maybe my definition of affordable housing is a bit different from others. Stonehaven is 60 miles west of Washington DC, and about 25 miles…

[julymadness]

Man's best friend, aka my bro and his dog

[eopederson]

Autumnal display, Jenkin's Orchards, Rappahannock County, Virginia, 2019.

After a 5 year hiatus, due mostly to COVID, we plan to return to Jenkin's in the next week to get apples. They offer a variety of freshly picked fruit, and getting there is half the fun as they are on a narrow country road at the edge of the mountains.

[byjove]

Morrattico, Virginia.

[ezrasloyalfans]

No clue who took the original photo. Anybody know where this is from? Even Ezzie can't place it.

Btw, the tags come from Ezra himself.

[comeandgoroom]

Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

[denlojahund]

[valkyries-things]

G. ANNE RICHARDSON // CHIEF OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK TRIBE

“She is a Rappahannock woman and the first woman Chief to lead a tribe in Virginia since the 18th century. She is a fourth generation chief in her family. Under her tenure as Chief, in 1998, the Tribe purchased 119.5 acres (0.484 km2) to establish a land trust, retreat center, and housing development. The Tribe also built their first model home and sold it to a tribal member in 2001. The Rappahannocks are currently engaged in a number of projects ranging from cultural and educational to social and economic development programs, all geared to strengthen and sustain their community. In 1989, Anne helped to organize the United Indians of Virginia, which was established as an intertribal organization represented by all tribal Chiefs. In 1991, Richardson became executive director of Mattaponi-Pamunkey-Monacan, Inc., that provides training and employment services for Virginia Indians.”

[bigboyboats]

Labor Day Weekend Irvington, Va

[fibula-rasa]

Sun, Moon, and Feather (1989)

[youtube | spiderwoman theater]

Directors: Bob Rosen & Jane Zipp

Photography: Jerry Pantzer & Brian Kellman

Performers: Muriel Miguel, Gloria Miguel, & Lisa Mayo

[sait-spi-si-fic]

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Rappahannock River

[hometoursandotherstuff]

This 1899 home in Des Moines, IA is soooo cute! 3bds, 1 full, 2.5ba, 1,233 sq ft, $315k.

Very creative people live here. I love their style.

It's cozy, whimsical, and beautifully pulled together. They must've stripped the ceiling off and decided to just paint the exposed wood.

The large kitchen is adorable. I love the antique island.

It's so homey and welcoming.

What a nice bedroom. Love the door. They made a lovely sliding door out of the original door.

This vintage bath is the only full bath in the house. So cute.

Sweet child's room.

How fun is the little nook?

The 3rd bd. is a good size. What a great little fireplace.

Laundry room down in the basement. I've never seen exposed pipes on the floor.

What a cool room.

Little music room/hangout.

Wow, there's even a fireplace down here.

Very interesting space.

Nice newer deck out back.

The yard and garden are lovely. And, look at the nice big shed.

Definitely a she shed.

And, this looks like a parking pad.

The front yard is beautiful.

Oh, look, there's a tiny free library out front. The lot is .11 acre.

https://search.horsleyrealestate.com/idx/details/listing/b419/117894/391-Rappahannock-Drive-White-Stone-VA

[whencyclopedia]

George Washington

George Washington (1732-1799) was an American military officer and statesman who led the Continental Army to victory during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) and served as the first President of the United States (1789-1797). Often regarded as the ‘Father of His Country’, Washington remains one of the most revered and iconic figures in U.S. history.

Early Life

George Washington was born at 10 am on 22 February 1732 at Pope’s Creek plantation in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the first of six children born to Augustine Washington, a wealthy Virginian landowner, and his second wife Mary Ball Washington; George also had four older half-siblings from his father’s first marriage. Little is known about George’s childhood. His early years were mostly spent on the family property of Ferry Farm on the Rappahannock River, and he likely attended school in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he excelled in the subjects of geometry, trigonometry, and mapmaking. When his father suddenly died in 1743, 11-year-old George inherited Ferry Farm as well as ten enslaved people. Too young to fend for himself, he went to live with his eldest half-brother, Lawrence Washington (b.1718), at Mount Vernon. George idolized Lawrence, who he came to regard as both a father figure and a best friend.

George’s aptitude for mathematics led him to consider a career as a land surveyor, a respectable path to wealth and social advancement. In 1748, at the age of 16, he embarked on his first expedition into the Shenandoah Valley to survey the property of his influential neighbor, Thomas Fairfax. The next year, he earned his surveyor’s license and, through Fairfax’s patronage, was appointed surveyor for Culpeper County. Over the next three years, Washington completed 200 surveying expeditions and measured a total of 60,000 acres along Virginia’s western frontier. But just as George's career was taking off, Lawrence came down with tuberculosis. In November 1751, he went to the Caribbean island of Barbados in the hopes that the tropical air would improve his condition. George accompanied him, and contracted a painful case of smallpox during his brief stay on the island. George soon recovered but Lawrence was not so lucky, as he died shortly after returning to Virginia in 1752. After his brother's death, George started leasing Mount Vernon from Lawrence’s widow and became the legal owner of the property after her own death in 1761.

In 1753, George Washington reached the age of maturity, and was eager to find a way to make a name for himself. He would soon have an opportunity. The French had begun to construct forts on the forks of the Ohio River, fertile territory that had been claimed by Virginia. In November, Washington was sent as an envoy to demand that the French vacate the Ohio Country at once. On his journey into the west, he was joined by Christopher Gist, an experienced frontiersman and guide, and Tanacharison, a Mingo chieftain called the ‘Half-King’ by Virginians. It was Tanacharison who gave Washington the Seneca name of ‘Conotocaurius’ or ‘Devourer of Villages’, in reference to Washington’s great-grandfather, who had helped expel Native Americans from their lands in Virginia. The small party reached the French Fort LeBoeuf during a snowstorm; although they were received cordially by the fort’s commander, Washington’s demands were firmly rebuffed. Washington then embarked on his trek back to Virginia which included several perilous episodes. While crossing the icy Alleghany River in a raft, Washington fell overboard, and likely would have drowned had Gist not pulled him from the water.

George Washington as a Land Surveyor

Henry Hintermeister (Public Domain)

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The Rappahannock River