Category: Virginia Places
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Off the Interstate: An Old Church Still Serves its Community
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Along Rt. 30 in King William County is the community of Mangohick. There is not much to see there, except a very old church whose congregation is still very much active. The Mangohick Baptist Church was built between 1730-1732. It is listed on both the Virginia Historic Landmarks register and the National Register…
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Off the Interstate: A Public Figure Honored
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Whenever I travel to anywhere west of the Blue Ridge that is south of Staunton, I take U.S. Rt. 60. Such trips usually include a stop at a restaurant at Cumberland Courthouse that serves some of the best fried oysters in the Commonwealth and at a decent price, along with lemon meringue pie. If…
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Off the Interstate: A National Monument to a Virginia-born Slave
by Dick Hall-Sizemore Nestled among the commercial development and luxury homes along Smith Mountain Lake along Rt. 122 between Bedford and Rocky Mount is a National Monument to a slave born in Virginia. Booker T. Washington was born in 1856 in the community of Hale’s Ford in Franklin County. His enslaved mother, Jane, was the…
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Our Family Survived Four Days Without Cell Phones!
by Kerry Dougherty They say that when people look back on their happiest children experiences they rarely reminisce about the big trips or visits to plastic theme parks like Disney World. Nope. Our fondest memories center around the time we spend relaxing with loved ones. It’s the small moments, the quality family time that stick…