My sister Leah had a conference for a couple of days during her stay in VA, so while she and her family were gone, the boys and I did a whirlwind tour of southern Virginia. We got to see our friends Katie and family in Lynchburg on Tuesday (they moved from Hershey several months ago), and on Wednesday we got to see my friend Kathryn on Wednesday (we've been friends ever since our freshman year at BYU) in Lexington. We got to see some incredibly beautiful scenery, and Kathryn took us around Washington and Lee University where her husband is now working. We had a great trip, and we loved getting to catch up with good friends!!
Keersty and Caleb
Jaydon and Samuel
Washington and Lee University was founded around the time of the American Revolution, and it is where Robert E. Lee working when he died in 1870. It's also next to Virginia Military Academy where Stonewall Jackson worked before the war, and Lexington is where both Jackson and Lee are buried. Kathryn took me on a tour of the little city, and I got to see Jackson's grave, and also the chapel that Lee had built and where he and his family are now buried. They even had a little museum and you could walk into Lee's study, which is still set up as it was when he passed away. It was a really neat experience; it's a place I've been wanting to see for a very long time, so it was pretty awesome to get to go.
Me in front of Lee's chapel (they didn't
want pictures taken inside)
Not long after Lee's death, Traveller, Lee's
favorite horse, died as well, and his remains were kept at Washington and Lee University on display for quite sometime. Eventually (about 40 years ago), they decided to bury the horse's remains just outside the door of the crypt where Lee and his family are resting, so that Traveller could be next to Lee. The tradition is to put pennies or an apple on top of the grave.
It was a really awesome trip, I'm so glad we had a chance to go down south and see friends and some great historical sites. Wednesday evening we headed back up north so we could see Brian and Eliot for a couple more days before heading home. The cousins all had so much fun together, we just had a fantastic trip! By the time we got home Friday night, the boys and I were all completely exhausted, but it was awfully good to come home and get to see Cameron again (he made it home about 15 minutes before us). Here are some of my pictures from our stay in Manassas:
Not long after Lee's death, Traveller, Lee's favorite horse, died as well, and his remains were kept at Washington and Lee University on display for quite sometime. Eventually (about 40 years ago), they decided to bury the horse's remains just outside the door of the crypt where Lee and his family are resting, so that Traveller could be next to Lee. The tradition is to put pennies or an apple on top of the grave.
It was a really awesome trip, I'm so glad we had a chance to go down south and see friends and some great historical sites. Wednesday evening we headed back up north so we could see Brian and Eliot for a couple more days before heading home. The cousins all had so much fun together, we just had a fantastic trip! By the time we got home Friday night, the boys and I were all completely exhausted, but it was awfully good to come home and get to see Cameron again (he made it home about 15 minutes before us). Here are some of my pictures from our stay in Manassas:
6 comments:
You and your Civil War tourism! I'm jealous. Next time, take me with you?
Lynchburg sounds like you'd have to watch your neck. Also, who is Traveller?
Lizzie - I'd love it if you came with next time! :0)
Anni - Lynchburg was awesome, it was rural in the really safe, secluded way, not the scary way. Traveller was Robert E. Lee's horse during the Civil War, sorry I forgot to explain that! I'll try to get that fixed.
This all looks like such a fun trip.. I'm sure you especially enjoyed the civil war stuff :)
I've taken so long to leave a comment that now I can say, "We can hardly wait to have you back again! Soon!!!"
I love that all the cousins get along so well. It makes me so happy!
don't you love how much history there is over there? i mean, it's nothing like europe, of course, but still, the east coast is pretty awesome.
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