places to visit in va: Wordless Wednesday-Nightmare on Elm Street
- 01/27/10 12:02 AM
When I came across this tree on the Woodlawn Estate it reminded me of trees you see "come alive" in horror movies.
Woodlawn was built between 1800-1805 for George Washington’s grand-daughter Nelly Custis-Lewis on an original 2,000 acre home site. The home on the estate was designed by William Thornton, who created the US Capitol. Situated at the top of a hill known as Gray’s Hill the back porch of the home has a view of the Potomac River and was the first property owned by the National Historic Trust formed in 1951. You can still tour the grounds and … (20 comments)
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places to visit in va: Wordless Wednesday-Do You Know What This Is?
- 08/19/09 12:45 PM
©2009 Cindy Jones
This structure is located in Occoquan Regional Park in Northern Virginia. Can you guess what it is?Hint. It's history traces back to the early days of Lorton Prison.
Stop by Occoquan Regional Park to enjoy a hike in the woods, launch your boat on the Occoquan River and learn a little local history.
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places to visit in va: Historic Occoquan (VA)-Mom's Apple Pie Company and General Store
- 02/09/09 08:22 AM
The smell of pies baking is not coming from my house. That is the good news for my friends and family The even better news is that we only have to go a few miles away from our home in Belmont Bay to the historic town of Occoquan to find Mom's Apple Pie Company and General Store.
All of the pies at Mom's are made fresh with local ingredients. You can actually find someone peeling apples in the kitchen and you have your choice of the traditional two crust apple pie or the brown sugar crumb topping. Even though the store … (8 comments)
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