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Shenandoah Valley Virginia

Joyce and I took a trip to Staunton, Virginia, to take in a "Twelfth Night" performance at the Blackbriar Theater there. On the way, we explored parts of the Shenandoah Valley.

We began at Natural Bridge, Virginia. The bridge is 215 feet high, higher than Niagara Falls. George Washington surveyed the area. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Bridge_(Virginia)/

Staunton is a lovely town with many buildings dating from the mid-1800s. The railway station, part of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail system, dates from 1861, with the passenger section dating from 1906.

On our way back, we visited Poplar Forest. Thomas Jefferson inherited the 4,800 acre property from his father-in-law in 1773. He began building the home in 1806 and worked on it for the remaining 20 years of his life. He designed it as a retreat, an escape from all the visitors who flocked to Monticello. It was a 2-3 day trip by horseback or wagon from Monticello. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poplar_Forest/

On our way to and from Staunton, I stopped to take pictures.

Hope you enjoy the trip.
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