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presented slides of historic structures in Rappahannock that existed during the eighthteenth century. Among them were The Oaks, now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Keyser; Thornton Hill and Montpelier, now owned by Mr. and Mrs. James William Fletcher; a log cabin now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Newbill Miller; the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kramer, and Mt. Salem Church. Other historic sites and markers were included.
Mrs. Ely noted she had “a hard act to follow,” when she got up to speak after Holschuh and Mrs. Davis concluded. Mrs. Ely presented slides of the Green Springs Historic District. The historic area covers 10,000 acres and includes 34 structures designated as “historic landmarks” by the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. Mrs. Ely said that the Davis-Holschuh slide tour had convinced her that Rappahannock probably had an equal number of buildings that would qualify for the Virginia Landmark’s register.
It was the threat of the state of Virginia placing a massive prison center in what was later designated as the Green Springs Historic District that prompted the Landmark Commission to study and document the historical significance of Green Springs, before that area was affected by construction of the prison facility. Since then, Green Springs has become the first rural National Monument.
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