09.00.2023 Ben Lomond Historic Site
09.10.2023 Okay, so at this point I don't think that I will ever be writing a full comprehensive post about my trip this summer... Looking back I think that I would have to write posts as I am traveling- things to keep in mind for the future. Anyway, this post is going to be a museum recap and review. I spent the day (Saturday, Sept. 09) driving my grandmother to go see a friend of hers in Virginia and wandering around a historic site in Manassas, VA. After two hours and some change I made it to Ben Lomond Historic Site. This is specifically interpreted as a civil war site, though it does have colonial history. Initially given as part of a land grand to William "King" Carter I, the property would come to be known as Cancer Plantation under the ownership of William Carter III. It was one of thirteen properties that Carter owned, each of which was named after the twelve Zodiacs; two properties were named for Leo as there were thirteen properties and only twelve Zo...