A Visit to Aquia Church
aquia_exterior.jpgTravelers who take a turn off of busy Route 1 near Aquia Harbor find themselves viewing a living monument to colonial Virginia's past. Protected from the surrounding sprawl by its...
View ArticleVirginia Haunts
At times, a sense of things past seems to envelop tourists and residents who stroll quietly along Fredericksburg streets at twilight or drive through a countryside still scarred by the battles of the...
View ArticleLocal Haunts
ghost_sheet.jpgAt times, a sense of things past seems to envelop tourists and residents who stroll quietly along Fredericksburg streets at twilight or drive through a countryside still scarred by the...
View ArticleOverwharton Parish, Stafford County
meade.jpgOld Churches, Ministers, and Families of Virginia In Two Volumes By Bishop MeadePhiladelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1894.From volume II pp. 197-206ARTICLE LXIV.Overwharton Parish, Stafford...
View ArticleHistoric Government Island to Become a Park
The new 17-acre park, located in northern Stafford County near Aquia Harbor, will become part of the county's own park system when it opens next year. Government Island is historically significant as...
View ArticleColonial Churches of Virginia
By Don W. and Sue MasseyA beautiful and beautifully-written work that does a good job of giving the history and architectural highlights of more than 50 historic churches in the Old Dominion. Most are...
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