Category: History
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“Design with Communication in Mind”
Coke has been around for a long time and so have their ads. The shape of the bottle, the swish in the type, the color of their logo are all the things they used from the beginning to set their unique brand so that you instantly knew what drink you would want even if you…
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Spotsylvania : Wilderness Battlefield
Fredericksburg and the surrounding area saw some of the worst battles during The Civil War. The Civil War, like any war, is about more than one thing. It’s complicated and messy. At times brutal, others inspiring. There was good and bad on both sides. It was sad note in our history. The Wilderness Battlefield was…
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Vintage Signs
I headed out this week, not for a walkabout, but for a country drive. This area is also farm country and there are plenty of windy, twisty roads to simply drive. If you did, you might pass cows across from a gas station, horse farms, a winery, battlefields, George Washington’s Boyhood Home, one of the best…
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Monday Walkabout: Fredericksburg Street Art
Drive over the Chatham Bridge towards Fredericksburg and you will see another fantastic feature of Old Town. It’s Murals. This was painted by Mirinda Reynolds, Carol Coffman and a small group of high school students. This is one part of 5 panels. It’s titled “The Warmth of Fredericksburg” and was painted by Jay…
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Monday Walkabout : Black and White Edition
Downtown Fredericksburg is an eclectic town filled with historic architecture, tatoo parlors, beautiful murals, antique shops and seriously fantastic food. And yet, you can still find a place a to park. Even better! I started out this day with a view of the steeple from St. George’s Episcopal Church. The current structure dates…
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Monday Walkabout – Old Town Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg, Virginia sits right on the Rappahannock River. George Washington, Mary Washington, James Monroe lived in the area just to name a few. Then there are the civil war sites. More than you can shake a stick at, that’s for sure. Several pivotal battles occured in the area. At some point, I’ll have to tell…
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