Winchester, VA

We said goodbye to Shenandoah & set off for Winchester, Virginia. It is one of the oldest towns.

We stopped first at George Washington's office.

The town was founded about 1752. George Washington surveyed the town. Soon after

he joined the military.

There was a lot of trouble with Indians. George planned & provided help with building Fort Loudoun in 1755-1756. George served as a Colonel during this time. He used the small office while the fort was being built.

The French-Indian War lasted from 1754-1763. We couldn't take pics inside due to some 1 of a kind artifacts in the museum

These photos are from the city of Winchester.

The fort was torn down after the war was over. A lot of the wood was used in building the town.

We went to Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters. The interesting thing about this house was that it belonged to Mary Tyler Moore's Great Grandfather. The house was built by William Fuller but he sold it to Lewis T Moore in 1856. Moore was a lieutenant in the 4th Virginia regiment & invited Stonewall to use the house.

The inside tour was going to be 40 minutes & Steve & I both were tired after walking all over Winchester Historical District. No pics allowed inside anyway. So you'll have to settle for an outside pic.