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These were taken in June of 2012:
This is the little road that leads up the hill to the slave cabins & kitchen which our greedy Botetourt Board of Supervisors are bent on ruining. Please see Monday's post for important information regarding this....
I have been digging through all my archived photos for every picture I have taken at Greenfield. Had I known that we could stand to lose it, I would have taken so many more but I thought these buildings would always be here, right on this beautiful hill where they were built.
I always wondered how long these tracks have been here. Were they made by wagon wheels way back when the Preston's lived here or are they more modern? That is the slave cabin building to the right.
The slave cabin. The structures are safe. They will be restored, BUT the Board of Supervisors have made a deal to move them, then level this hill, then sell this land and build a shell building for a prospective new business to move in. This area is huge. I believe I read somewhere that there is over 900 acres so why this hill? Land is not in short supply here. And why won't the Board of Supervisors listen to the public they represent?
This view! This is the view from the cabin. Isn't it spectacular?! I saw it written on one of the signs at the protest on Sunday that "Greenfield is the Soul of Botetourt." I do believe this is true.
Inside the cabin. We've never been able to get inside as the cabin and kitchen have always been locked up and the windows covered with wire. I took these through little nooks and crannies of the cabin so they didn't turn out real well but you can at least get an idea of what it looks like inside.
My boys...look how young they look 3 1/2 years ago!
Several feet away from the cabins sits the kitchen. I showed you this on Monday but it was loaded up on a trailer waiting to be taken to it's new home :( The citizens of Botetourt & beyond are making enough noise to try and stop this nonsense so it sits, waiting...hopefully to be put right back on it's original spot. Although they have already ruined much of the area's beauty already with their relocation project. It just sickens me.
The old kitchen's chimney. Look at that beautiful stone & brick work!
Please stop by Friends of Greenfield Preston Plantation's Facebook page for more info on this situation and ways you can help save this historical site!
And the day comes to an end...I am so happy to call Botetourt County my home.
I am linking with Tom's Tuesday's Treasures ...I know, I know, it is Wednesday...running late here! We ended up with some snow on Sunday night/Monday morning...lost power sometime in the night Monday but Appalachian Power was quick to get it back on for us...internet went down too, Comcast wasn't as quick...anyways, today is gorgeous, sun is shining, birds are singing, it will warm up and is just like spring outside, expect for that blanket of snow that covers the yards! Snow day again today for us...I guess some of the roads are still bad...ended up with 10+ inches...that was kind of a surprise!
These were taken in June of 2012:
I have been digging through all my archived photos for every picture I have taken at Greenfield. Had I known that we could stand to lose it, I would have taken so many more but I thought these buildings would always be here, right on this beautiful hill where they were built.
Please stop by Friends of Greenfield Preston Plantation's Facebook page for more info on this situation and ways you can help save this historical site!
I am linking with Tom's Tuesday's Treasures ...I know, I know, it is Wednesday...running late here! We ended up with some snow on Sunday night/Monday morning...lost power sometime in the night Monday but Appalachian Power was quick to get it back on for us...internet went down too, Comcast wasn't as quick...anyways, today is gorgeous, sun is shining, birds are singing, it will warm up and is just like spring outside, expect for that blanket of snow that covers the yards! Snow day again today for us...I guess some of the roads are still bad...ended up with 10+ inches...that was kind of a surprise!
History is an important treasure of life, which needs to be saved. I hope that preservation wins out here. Thanks Tanya for joining in this week and I hope that you return again soon.
ReplyDeleteSuch great pictures, Tanya. I hope the Commissioners hear the citizens about this lovely place.
ReplyDeleteTanya...I have been following these since the controversy began. How dare them move these...and I will never believe the latest that no one is buried in that area. I never got to see it as it was. I had wanted a while back when you posted about the plantation, but never made it. I guess they are now in the “permanent resting place”....All I can say is I bet those poor slaves are turning over in the graves I feel strongly have been desecrated. You asked how much snow we got. Here at the house i measured 9 inches. I am ready for this to be over. I am ready to SPRING right now!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat bunch of historic buildings! I hope they get to stay.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos Tanya and I do hope something can be done. I hear of this sort of thing happening all too often.
ReplyDeleteIt was most interesting to look through your wonderful photos. They reminded me of the show, "Roots," which was a powerful look at slavery in the U.S.
ReplyDeleteYour Board of Supervisors sounds much like our county Commission, which cares primarily about serving their rich and faithful donors and the rest of us they ignore.
Historic buildings tell a story of the way things were. The photos show us what was and is. Hope you can stop the Board of Stupidvisors!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful area! Thanks for taking us inside the cabin.
ReplyDeleteHow absolutely beautiful. And so important for memory...
ReplyDeleteI hate to think of this place being moved...
ReplyDeleteThis Board is exactly what's wrong with politicians, no matter their stripe. Keep up the pressure.
ReplyDeleteLoved the sun shots...so pretty. Sorry about the prospect of losing this treasure.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures Tanya. It's such a shame when something like this happens. I hope they can be persuaded to change their minds!
ReplyDeleteThat is so sad. I hope the citizens can raise enough clamor that the site will be left alone. I am glad that you have some photos to save- I wonder if anyone else has documented everything? Wow, Your boys sure have grown!
ReplyDeleteHawaii's plantation villages disappeared to, till only one remains as a museum of a time and place, and the ethnic groups that lived and labored there building modern Hawaii.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.hawaiiplantationvillage.org/
Ten inches--you did get inundated with snow. I don't understand what makes people do some of the things they do--power, money, whatever. We have an issue here with light rail that's causing a big stink--what the people want vs. what the mayor wants.
ReplyDeleteWe only got two inches of snow this time, followed by sleet. It was a mess but only for a day.
ReplyDeleteThey need to leave those historical buildings where they belong!!
ReplyDeleteI hope they will change their mind and preserve the slave cabin, because it is a part of the US history.
ReplyDeleteSome beautiful shots among these, Tanya.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful place! It would be a real shame to lose those buildings!
ReplyDeleteCatching up. I missed your post last week. The chimney will never be the same.
ReplyDeleteI think Botetourt Co. pops up in my family tree somewhere on their way to Montgomery Co.