While hiking the Manassas National Battlefield Park through what used to be called Pittsylvania (1765), I found an old cemetery from the late 1800s deep in the woods along the trail. It’s called the Carter Family Cemetery and it contains over 70 members of the Carter family. The last burial was in 1903. There are…
While hiking the Manassas National Battlefield Park, I found a small cemetery with a plate that read “Hooe Family Cemetery.” It only had one headstone in it. The headstone read: Bernard Hooe SR Prince William County Militia VA Rev War 1740 – 1825 From what I have read, Bernard was the son of Howson Hooe,…
While hiking the Manassas National Battlefield Park, I came up on a two-story stone house from the Civil War. It was constructed in 1848 and was a hospital for Union soldiers during both the First and Second Battles. The Stone House is managed by the National Park Service today and is listed on the National…
The Henry House is located on the Manassas National Battlefield Park. The house was owned by Dr. Isaac Henry and he lived here with his family during the First and Second battle of the Civil War. On July 21, 1861, Judith Carter Henry (Widow of Dr. Isaac Henry) was in the home with her two…
The Robinson House is located on the Manassas National Battlefield Park. It sits at the bottom of Henry Hill and was built by James Robinson. James was a free African American and built the house. The house was built by James in the 1840s. The house survived both the First and Second battles of Bull…
The Groveton Confederate Cemetery is located just down the road from the Manassas National Battlefield Park on Route 29 (Lee Highway). The cemetery was established in 1867 and it holds 266 soldiers that were killed in both first and second battles in Manassas. The cemetery is maintained by the National Park Service. When I hiked…
Park Information Alafia River State Park Trail Map Alafia River State Park Home Page Address Alafia River State Park 14326 South County Road 39 Lithia, FL 33547 Hours 8am – Sunset Entrance Fee $5.00 Alafia River State Park is located at 14326 S. County Road 39, Lithia, FL 33547 in Hillsborough County. There is a…
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Park Information The Yearling Trail Map The Yearling Trail Home Page Address The Yearling Trail Latitude: 29.24513 Longitude: -81.64846 Hours Sunrise – Sunset Entrance Fee Free About The Book The Yearling, a book written in 1938 by Majorie Kinnan Rawlings, was a best seller in 1939 and won a Pulitzer Prize the same year and…
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