White Flint Bill
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- Joined
- Oct 9, 2017
- Location
- Southern Virginia
I visited the Third Battle of Winchester Battlefield last weekend and was very impressed. Beautifully preserved and interpreted. Here are some photos.
I visited the Third Battle of Winchester Battlefield last weekend and was very impressed. Beautifully preserved and interpreted. Here are some photos.
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Your impression is largely correct for the center of the battlefield where the Union Sixth Corps made its attack, but this area along Red Bud Run where Crook turned Gordon's flank has blissfully remained untouched, save for purposes of farming. The development has largely occurred along the highways leading into town from the north, east, and south, with spaces in between them like this still open. Here's a map of the preserved area, though by this time Hackwood and land right around it may have been added to the holding:@White Flint Bill Great stuff. Glad to hear that the battlefield is "beautifully preserved and interpreted", as the opposite had been my previous impression. This is one battlefield I've got to get to before I croak!
Trying to persuade the wife that we should retire in Winchester.
Was there with the Shenandoah Valley Battlefield Foundation last year. The Foundation is responsible for much of the preservation and interpretation markers.
Your impression is largely correct for the center of the battlefield where the Union Sixth Corps made its attack, but this area along Red Bud Run where Crook turned Gordon's flank has blissfully remained untouched, save for purposes of farming. The development has largely occurred along the highways leading into town from the north, east, and south, with spaces in between them like this still open. Here's a map of the preserved area, though by this time Hackwood and land right around it may have been added to the holding:
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Far enough that Mike & I didn't want to walk the entire thing on a single very warm day! It's probably best-appreciated if broken into the recommended segments and approached from the two entrance gates. (Though the one by/behind the school is bit obscure to locate.)Any idea how far this entire trail is if you walk it?
Winchester and the Winchester area are wonderful and the people are great...BUT...VA politics and taxes are not very forgiving.Trying to persuade the wife that we should retire in Winchester.
in addition to what others have said, the hospital system there doesn’t have high reviews. In my consideration to moving there, this was high on my list to evaluate.Trying to persuade the wife that we should retire in Winchester.