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George N. Barnard encapsulates the essence of the war, through this photograph depicting the loss innocence for the children witnessing the horrors of this era. By Sudley Springs Ford, The five children stand in shock as they witness the passage of…

In this print, created in 1887, Thure de Thulstrup illustrates the passionate soldiers of war marching off, with their flags held high, in their efforts to defeat the enemy.

This highway marker displays a text that says, “On the Matthews Hill, just to the north, the Confederates repulsed the attack of the Unionists, coming from the north, in the forenoon of July 21, 1861. The Union forces, reinforced, drove the…

Basic info on the highway marker for Morven Park.

This article mentions the basic information about Morven Park Mansion and the land with it.

This paper talks about Morven Park from the beginning till Westmoreland Davis. It mentions the architecture of Morven Park Estate and everything Westmoreland Davis did with it to expand farming.

The first portion of the article mentions what Westmoreland Davis' intention was with Morven Park and how he became the proprietor of the "Southern Planter" Newspaper company. He wanted to promote dairying and make Virginia seems like "the Wisconsin…

Picture of Neabsco Creek

In this newspaper, it talks about different events going on around this time. This newspaper gives the general description of Neabsco Iron Work and that it had parts of land for auction. This can be seen as Iron Work was slowly fading and allowed…

After Neabsco dissolved, many other Iron work companies formed.