Local Attractions:

White Oak Museum -- 18 miles west of Cleydael on Rt 218. Museum is about 7 miles east of Fredericksburg. Go to their website for more info. Has amazing collection of original artifacts. Visit their website for more info: http://mywebpage.netscape.com/whiteoakmuseum/ They've also done superb re-creations of military winter quarters of various varieties documented to Stafford and surrounding counties. Anybody want to help me build a couple of these in my woods? 

The Antique Shops of Fredericksburg -- the place to go is Caroline Street. From the corner of Caroline and William, you'll find LOADS of neat stuff.

Battlefields:
Fredericksburg (note: antique shop near entrance owned by Judi Flowers' boyfriend)
Chancellorsville
Wilderness
Spotsylvania

Historic Sites:
Stonewall Jackson Shrine (Guinea Station)
Kenmore, Fredericksburg, VA
Ferry Farm (Washington's boyhood home)
Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop
Mary Ball Washington House
Historic Buildings in Fredericksburg
Stratford Hall (33 miles SE of Cleydael, but what the heck....)

 

General Local info:
Civil War Page on Fredericksburg.com (so COOL that our local paper has a CW section!)

 

 

 

 


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-- but phone first and give us a heads up and be expected to be handed a paint brush!)

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