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|  Hurkamp Park - Fredericksburg VA
in Municipal Parks and Plazas An old burying ground is now a public park in historic Fredericksburg, VA. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 8/21/2009 last visited: 10/10/2011 |
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|  Tree-eating Catherine Walker grave stone - Fredericksburg, VA
in Omnivorous Trees This tree is slowly enveloping and pushing over the grave stone of Catherine Walker at the Masonic cemetery in Fredericksburg, Virginia. posted by: DougK location: Virginia date approved: 4/29/2011 last visited: 5/31/2015 |
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|  John Lee Pratt Memorial Park - Falmouth, Virginia
in Municipal Parks and Plazas Pratt Park is located off River Road. It offers many opportunities for sporting and recreation activities. posted by: DougK location: Virginia date approved: 8/6/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Fredericksburg Battlefield - Fredericksburg, VA
in National Parks (U.S.) Approximately 20,000 soldiers died in the region during the Civil War near Fredericksburg Battlefield. posted by: DougK location: Virginia date approved: 5/11/2011 last visited: 5/24/2019 |
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|  Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park - Virginia USA
in National Parks of the World The second largest national military park in the world is located in Virginia of the United States and preserves historic battlefields and locations of the American Civil War. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 8/13/2011 last visited: 5/24/2019 |
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|  Fredericksburg Battlefield Visitor Center/Sunken Road Stone Wall - Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park VA
in Civilian Conservation Corps The CCC built an office building/visitor center for the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park and reconstructed an historic Civil War stone wall on the Fredericksburg battlefield. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 7/29/2011 last visited: 5/15/2019 |
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|  Rappahannock River Fall Line ~ Fredericksburg, VA
in Places of Geologic Significance The fall line, the point where the Rappahannock becomes tidal. A major barrier for man and fish. Is crossed by U.S Route 1, the Jefferson Davis Hwy. posted by: garmin_geek location: Virginia date approved: 3/24/2009 last visited: 6/19/2010 |
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|  Alum Spring Park - Fredericksburg, VA
in Municipal Parks and Plazas Alum Spring Park is a 34-acre woodland retreat off Greenbrier Drive with picnic tables, a playground, and hiking trails. It is also one of Fredericksburg's most historic sites. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 7/21/2008 last visited: 5/14/2019 |
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|  Alum Spring Park Entry - Fredericksburg VA
in Bridgeless Water Crossings To enter a public park, it is necessary to cross through a stream. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 6/4/2012 last visited: 5/14/2019 |
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|  Alum Spring Rock - Fredericksburg, VA
in Places of Geologic Significance The Alum Spring sandstone cliff is a geological formation about 100 million years old. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 7/21/2008 last visited: 7/7/2015 |
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|  The Gardens at Ferry Farm - Stafford VA
in Demonstration Gardens A demonstration garden at George Washington's boyhood home in Stafford County, Virginia grows colonial-era plants. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 6/3/2011 last visited: never |
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|  Fredericksburg & Spotslvania National Military Park-Salem Church
in National Parks (U.S.) Salem Church was an important, yet often overlooked, part of The Battle of Chancellorsville. The church was used as a hospital by both sides, and it served as a civilian refugee center during the Battle of Fredericksburg. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 12/20/2019 last visited: 10/28/2021 |
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|  Sign-Munching Tree
in Omnivorous Trees A sign designating a protected area is unprotected from the surrounding area as a renegade tree slowly swallows it up. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 3/23/2012 last visited: 2/28/2014 |
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|  Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield Civil War Trench - Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park VA
in Civilian Conservation Corps The CCC reconstructed sections of the Civil War trenches at Bloody Angle. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 8/27/2012 last visited: never |
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|  CONFLUENCE: Rapidan & Rappahannock Rivers, VA
in River Origins, Destinations and Confluences The confluence of two great canoeing rivers. About 10 free campsites in the area for overnight trips. posted by: garmin_geek location: Virginia date approved: 6/15/2011 last visited: never |
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|  Camp Bloody Angle MP-1 - Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park VA
in Civilian Conservation Corps An old utility building left by the CCC is used by the NPS today on the Spotsylvania Court House battlefield. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 7/18/2011 last visited: never |
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|  Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
in National Parks (U.S.) A national park in Virginia encompasses four major battlefields of the Civil War. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 3/20/2012 last visited: 7/22/2012 |
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|  Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania NMP - Stonewall Jackson Shrine - Woodford, Va
in National Parks (U.S.) Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson died in an outbuilding on the Chandler plantation in the rural community of Guinea Station. Today, the Jackson Shrine is part of Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park. posted by: nomadwillie location: Virginia date approved: 3/8/2013 last visited: 5/15/2019 |
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|  Jackson Trail West - Spotsylvania County VA
in Bridgeless Water Crossings A scenic road crosses through a creek on cobblestones. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 5/13/2010 last visited: never |
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|  Smith Lake Park, Stafford, VA
in Municipal Parks and Plazas Small county park in the Route 610 Garrisonville area. posted by: garmin_geek location: Virginia date approved: 8/4/2010 last visited: 4/20/2011 |
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|  Patawomeck Park - Stafford County, VA
in Municipal Parks and Plazas Stafford County sports fields. posted by: garmin_geek location: Virginia date approved: 1/24/2009 last visited: 4/7/2010 |
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|  Camp Wilderness MP-4 - Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park VA
in Civilian Conservation Corps A utility building and traces of the MP-4 camp are legacies to the CCC on the Wilderness Battlefield. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 7/12/2011 last visited: 12/1/2013 |
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|  Semper Fidelis Memorial Park - Triangle VA
in Municipal Parks and Plazas A park with a mile of walkways, overlooks, monuments, rally points, commemorates the men and women of the USMC. posted by: La de Boheme location: Virginia date approved: 4/22/2011 last visited: 9/27/2021 |
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|  Petrified Wood - Prince William Forest Park - VA
in Rock and Mineral Displays Large petrified tree trunk located in front of the Prince William Forest Park Turkey Run Visitor Center. posted by: jiggs11 location: Virginia date approved: 7/27/2019 last visited: 9/27/2021 |
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|  Prince William Forest Park-Triangle, VA
in National Parks (U.S.) Prince William Forest Park is an oasis, a respite of quiet and calm. In 1936, Chopawamsic Recreation Area opened its gates to house children's 'relief' camps during the Great Depression. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 12/13/2019 last visited: 10/28/2021 |
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