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Strong Civil War Connection to Fredericksburg
I lived in the Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania, Virginia area for 23 years, but I did not find out about my “Strong” and personal connection to the Civil War and the Battle of Fredericksburg until a few years after I moved to Texas. … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, History, Photo Essay, photography
Tagged Cemetery, Civil War, Decoration Day, Fredericksburg, God Bless America, Memorial Day
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Railroad Switchman Struck by Lightning (1937)
An old 1937 newspaper clipping and some faded photographs are definitive proof that Carl E. Spaid, a 45-year-old railroad switchman, was struck by lightning while working on the Burlington Route. As far as I know, a direct hit from a … Continue reading
Posted in History, Nature, Photo Essay, photography, Science, Trains
Tagged Burlington Route, Electricity, Storms
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Virginia – Civil War Reenactment
Admittedly, even though I have lived in Virginia for the past 20 years, this weekend was the first time that I ever attended a Civil War reenactment. It was sponsored by Spotsylvania County and the Mason-Dixon Alliance (MDA), in commemoration … Continue reading
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