One day while exploring in the woods, the girls found six neat columns of handhewn flat rocks (the one in the narrow photo is toppled over). We asked our landlord, a history buff, and he said there were a few plantation houses on the property during Civil War times. Near here, there is the entrance to a now-vanished bridge we can walk up on that used to cross the South River next to our drive, and he knows the story of the Confederate soldiers who were guarding it and were killed by Union soldiers. He also showed us where there used to be a mill on the river and a general store next to it. All that hustle and bustle on our now quiet piece of land - amazing to imagine and to walk in the same paths every day. Jing took these today during our walk.
Hard to imagine all that could just vanish.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing as JoAnn. But how neat to find the remains of history. Glad your landlord was able to explain it to the girls.
ReplyDeleteIt's cool that your landlord knows some of the history of the area to share with you guys! I hope you can discover more things as time goes by.
ReplyDeleteOh, how cool! It brings such perspective, doesn't it, to find glimpses of past events, former places, long-ago lives.
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