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Walk thru historic FALMOUTH, VA
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- Опубликовано: 11 апр 2022
- Walk through Falmouth Virgina in Stafford County, VA to look at some of the historic buildings in town.
Buildings included:
Shelton's Cottage
Home of Basil Gordon
Home of Samuel Gordon
Moncure Conway House
Amy's Cafe
Lightner Store
Berry's Grocery
Old Magistrates Office
Belmont
Clearview
Carlton
Fanny Roots House
Temperance Tavern
Barnes House
Union Church
Master Hobby School
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Great video! I grew up on Washington street and I can inform you about some of the houses and the amazing history of them- I grew up in the Old Stone warehouse, 106 Washington Street- Built in the very early 1800ś possibly 1790s, they do not know. (Records destroyed in a fire) The stone warehouse was used to store goods that came up the creek on barges. The creek had locks that controlled the water level and could send barges up the river for miles and miles. Gary Melchers used to own our house- He built the lower studio in the house and he used to paint in there. Also- Orville Wright´s God Daughter from France used to live at 106 Washington street- Yes, Orville Wright of aviation fame. In the mid 20th century our house was a dinner theater. In the 1800s at some point it was a bakery. The tiny house at the end of the lane is the Payne house- owned by the Payne family for many many years. Back in the 1800s it was slave house. I knew George (Slickpot) Payne when I was a young boy, and I also knew his wife Julia Payne- She was very old when I was a young boy, and I used to sit on her porch with her and hang out when I was less than 10 years old- She is the young teenage mother in Gary Melcher´s painting ¨Mother and Child¨ in which she is holding her baby. I knew all the Payne´s children. Also, when I was very young I knew Fani Roots- She was a really kind lady, God bless her soul. I also knew Mrs Brooks who lived at the top of the hill next to what was Berry Brother´s market, which closed down probably in the mid 1980s. I loved Berry´s Market! Harrison Berry was a really nice man, and up until 10 years ago I think he was still alive, would have been really really old, like close to 100. Also, when I was young I used to know Mrs Lightner, who lived in the big brick house across from Amy´s Cafe. As a young girl, she used to go to picnics on Laucks island before the bridge was destroyed in a flood- She was fascinating to talk to. When I was a child of 3 years old, my dad bought the stone house in 1972 so I grew up knowing so many amazing Falmouth Icons, many of them born in the 1800s!!! If you want to learn more or meet me to discuss I would be very happy to share info with you- My mom knows way way more than I do and you should talk to her too! my email tautai_726@yahoo.com God bless you and tahnks for a great video!
Oh wow, thanks for the post and appreciate all of the information. I will post this comment at the top for people to read. I plan to do more videos in the area. Will definitely contact you if I have any questions! Thanks!
My aunt and uncle were caretakers at Belmont in the 60s. They lived in the first section of the house. As kids we got to stay there when we visited. We roamed other parts of the house we were not suposed to be in. Great vid thanks!
Thank you for this, I was born in Fredericksburg in 57 and Grandma Nellie lived just up the hill from the Melcher Home. Falmouth has an eeiry precense, and will always hold a special place in my heart. Again, from San Antonio, I really enjoyed this video!
You really do your homework. Learning lots👍
Good informative series on VA historical sites!
Enjoyed the video - always love the drone shots. Thanks for your hard work and for sharing your historic travels.
You're very knowledgeable. Thanks again.
Lovely houses. Thank you for the tour.
My wife and I really enjoy your videos and we try to visit places you go to. You need to hit the Gloucester va area and the tydell point fort and scoots BBQ
Ok I'll add it to the list. Thank for the suggestion and thanks for watching!
@@VATravels I tried to make a video of the park on my war game channel but you make it much better the scoots BBQ place is right down the street and is awesome
Love all the great tours and history.
Thank you so much for the great information and tours. One thing that will help to grow your channel. When doing your tours and reading wall plague. Take your time and actually show what you are seeing. Let people have the opportunity to read the plague and information boards. If you have to do a two- or three-part video that is better than rushing through and not letting your viewers see what you are seeing. Thanks. Also, a new subscriber.
Thank you
Thank you so much for going the next day again to shoot the video. The whole tour was very interesting and there was so much to learn. Enjoyed watching
Perfect timing!
We visit Yellow Springs, Ohio regularly. It has an amazing history! I've read about Conway's Colony. If you ever visit Ohio then Yellow Springs would be a wonderful place for you to visit! Lots of hiking and amazing food/restaurants (a lot of the food is locally sourced) not to mention the history of the village. Some traditions they still hold today such as the gifting of flour and sugar to the widows of the village every year.
Pretty cool, thanks for letting me know about that. I'll have to check it out if I'm in the area
I spent 4 years in Yellow Springs, is the college (Antioch) still open? They have a Wonderful bike trail there as well.
@@sanantoniotonight5569, yes Antioch is still going. The bike trail is still great and is growing longer.
It's a small world. I had a great great uncle murdered on the streets of Falmouth in the 1880's. Was a big trial in Fredericksburg on it at that time. Fredericksburg newspaper had a lot of write up on it. Appreciate the video! A lot of history there.
There was a group of American Indians that chased off John Smith and his party. The tribe started with an M. Can't recall the specific name off hand. Regardless, as you mentioned, the falls would have prevented the group from going any further along the river.
Oh wow thanks for sharing. Going to have to read up on that
@@VATravels Somewhere along the Rappahannock Trail is a sign describing that action. I think it is near the "Indian Punch Bowl."
@@VATravels Chris, I really enjoy your videos. It appears that we share the same love of history. I live in Southern Maryland and it takes me about an hour and a half, zigging and zagging on the back roads, to get across the Potomac River into Virginia from the Rt 301 river bridge. I'm 66 years old and my wife loves the old homes and colonial mansions but she's not in to much of anything else I do on the history side so I go it alone when down there. In the spring, summer, and fall, I'm down there quite a bit. On nice, sunny days. Driving my MOPAR muscle car. I've been doing the same thing you do down there in Virginia for a good number of years now. I've seen many of the sites you have visited but there's many you've visited that I haven't. Only I take just a digital camera with me and take lots of photographs. Nothing like what you do with your video camera and drone. Your commentaries are excellent and your knowledge of the places you visit is impressive. I'm retired military and I was born and raised in Kentucky but my ancestors from both sides of my family are from Virginia and my later Tennessee ancestors were Confederates from my mother's side with a couple of Yankees from my Dad's side from Indiana when his ancestors migrated there from Virginia in the early 1800's. Naturally I'm a Southerner and my leanings are still that way. Thanks very much for your videos and maybe we'll run into each other down there sometime. Best Regards, Kim Morgan.
Nice to meet somebody that shares the same passion. My girlfriend is the same way and just likes the historical houses. Yeah nothing better on a nice day than to be out exploring some of these sites. Thanks for checking out my videos and if you see me out there say hi!
@@VATravels Will do! Take care...
Do you have a name?
Chris 👍
Amy's is yummy