View from my hill in 1857

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hart Shenandoah Valley, VA Jun 06, 2007

This came up when I was explaining to Happy why no one would want to drink my well water. This road is named for the mineral springs spa that was behind here in the 1800s. They boasted of their seven springs with seven different kinds of minerals. All tasting horrible, apparently. LOL

I found this painting done in 1857 and I'm positive the artist was standing on what's now my land to paint it. The spa buildings are all long gone. They were burned during the Civil War.

http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/beyer/burners.html#burners

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flowAjen central, NJ(Zone 6b) Jun 07, 2007

Wow, that's some cool facts. I can understand about not drinking the water from a sulphur spring, YUCK! Unless you like that rotten egg smell. :)

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happy_macomb Chevy Chase, MD(Zone 7a) Jun 07, 2007

I'll bring bottled water . . . .

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hart Shenandoah Valley, VA Jun 07, 2007

By the way, the "line" from Woodstock they're talking about is a stagecoach. I won't drive my car on that road, it's horrible. It must have been a real adventure to travel up it in a stagecoach.

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