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10-Mar-2019

Stone House (1848)

The Stone House, built in 1848 as a stop on the Fauquier and Alexandria Turnpike and today overlooking the Lee Highway, was used as a Union field hospital during both battles at Manassas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stone_House,_Manassas_National_Battlefield_Park

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

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We took a drive to Manassas National Battlefield Park, located in Virginia, about 25 miles southwest of Washington. The park was the scene of the First Battle of Bull Run – the first major battle of the American Civil War -- and the Second Battle of Bull Run, in 1861 and 1862, respectively. We spent most of our time at the site of First Bull Run, which was the largest and bloodiest battle in United States history up to that point. Union casualties were 460 killed, 1,124 wounded and 1,312 missing or captured; Confederate casualties were 387 killed, 1,582 wounded and 13 missing. The soldiers were largely a body of young, ill-trained recruits led by inexperienced officers. Second Bull Run left 3,300 dead.

Although we didn’t take a lot of pictures, the visit was well worth it and proved to be a sobering experience.

Stone Bridge (rebuilt), posted earlier:

Nikon Z 7 ,Nikkor Z 24-70 f4 S
1/100s f/10.0 at 27.5mm iso100 full exif

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Jeff Real17-Mar-2019 14:09
What a great composition of this amazing place.
I am wanting to study more of this history.
V
Julie Oldfield17-Mar-2019 01:53
Beautiful image. V
Karen Stuebing16-Mar-2019 19:57
Amazing historic house and a fantastic capture of it. I love the split rail fence in the foreground framing this extraordinary building. V.
Kevin Warren16-Mar-2019 14:13
Beautifully photographed and presented here, Helen!
Gill Kopy14-Mar-2019 01:23
Great shot ! Amazes me how such a uniform building is constructed with such irregular stones !! V
janescottcumming13-Mar-2019 21:35
Really like this composition! V
larose forest photos13-Mar-2019 21:22
The split rail fence reminds me of the Ottawa Valley! The old stone house too. A starkly beautiful building, well captured. V
Dave Berry13-Mar-2019 18:36
Love the old stone houses in Maryland and Pennsylvania. This one is a beauty. V!
Ton T.13-Mar-2019 15:57
So this house witnessed a lot of suffering! I like your composition V
William Barletta13-Mar-2019 15:01
An excellent composition. The fence in the foreground is a strong design element. ~V
Dan Greenberg13-Mar-2019 14:56
Superb! The lighting is just right to give it that somber ambiance. ~BV~
Jim Coffman13-Mar-2019 14:04
Nice capture of this well built home!
Yiannis Pavlis13-Mar-2019 13:20
A well documented image
carabias13-Mar-2019 12:31
Beautiful house, and great composition with the fence in the foreground! V
Pierre13-Mar-2019 11:43
Un bâtiment toujours d'une grande qualité depuis l'époque de sa construction! V
danad13-Mar-2019 10:46
A fine composition and presentation of this historical house. V.
PauloCGama13-Mar-2019 09:29
House is beautiful and full of history and sadness. Well done, loving this gallery!! v
Patrick Goossens13-Mar-2019 09:22
Beautiful POV
Ika Zinka Eferl13-Mar-2019 08:25
Sorry, house...Ika
Ika Zinka Eferl13-Mar-2019 08:24
Awesome photo of this stone hause. V
chris morton13-Mar-2019 08:04
stark
globalgadabout13-Mar-2019 05:36
it certainly has a strong presence...love that split rail fence too..
joseantonio13-Mar-2019 05:12
seems it was built to last.V
fotabug13-Mar-2019 04:45
That is a sturdy looking house! I wonder when it was built?