Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Monday, June 29, 2015
Friday, June 26, 2015
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Rectortown in the Civil War
A historical marker in front of this building reads in part:
"On November 5, 1862, several weeks after a tainted victory at Antietam, the Army of the Potomac's Commander-in-Chief Gen. Brinton McClellan established his headquarters here. That same day President Abraham Lincoln wrote the orders relieving McClellan of command. On the snowy evening of November 7 Gen. C.P. Buckingham arrived at McClellan's tent with Gen. Ambrose Burnside. Buckingham handed McClellan the dispatch. When he finished reading, McClellan declared, "General Burnside, you are now in command of the Army." After bidding farewell to his troops in nearby Warrenton on Nov. 10. Gen McClellan returned to civilian life. In 1864 he ran against Lincoln as the Democratic Party candidate for president."
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Rector's Warehouse and Station
The oldest part of this building dates to around 1835. Alfred Rector built the building as a store and warehouse. Later additions made room for a railroad depot and post office. During the Civil War, the building was used as a Federal Prison and graffiti scratched on the walls by prisoners is still visible.
This building is a rare example of an early 19th century stone commercial building with much of its interior intact.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
Warehouse
This three story wood-frame building dates from about 1880. An old sign on the gable reads "Westwood Custom Farming" which established a business here in the 1920s. The building was originally known as Bedford Glascock's Granary. There is evidence that this building may also have been a mill at one time.
Note: Posting about Norfolk and Western's 611 steam locomotive last week I referred to Rectortown as Rectorville. The mistake has been corrected
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