God, the RV & me

Last Saturday, we toured downtown Appomattox and saw the Court House as well as some of downtown and then had dinner at the Rail Yard Restaurant. The town isn't very big and has a population of 1916 according to the 2021 census. The town was named for the Appomattox River and the river was named after the Appomattoc Native American tribe. The town was the site of Appomattox Station and is located three miles west of the restored historic village of Appomattox Court House which we toured two weeks ago .  Henry D. Flood's final resting place. He was elected Commonwealth's  Attorney for Appomattox County in 1891, 1895 and 1899. Pretty stained glass window. The statue at the Court House. The Court House grounds had  a tribute to their fallen soldiers in every war. The old Court House, not the original, it burned in 1892. Information about the old and new Court House. At the time of the Civil War, the present community of Appomattox was the site of a railroad depot on the...

It was a wonderful week in Appomattox, Virginia. I am excited to stay for this week as well. We did have a couple of very windy days, almost 30mph. The RV was a swaying back and forth like we were on a boat. Haven't really had that strong of wind since Oklahoma. How we were greeted when we came into the campground. Enjoyed this view while we set up. Our site for two weeks. Last Sunday, we went to the town of Pamplin, Virginia. It is a ghost town with only 142 (2021 census) people live here. It was great to see the old buildings. It isn't exactly known when the beginnings of a settlement occurred in this area, but it was well before 1854, the year it was renamed Pamplin City. According to some public records, Merriman's Shoe Shop appears as early as 1820. Due to the number of eighteenth-century houses, it is safe to assume that this area has been a community since the late 1700's. The old train depot. In the late 1990's a renewed emphasis on both history and  future ...