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Our View -
Gaining ground
Historic preservationists are gaining ground in
Rappahannock County. At the very least, there is
a more apparent effort to raise our consciousness to those things historic.
The movement in this direction is clear. More than 200 residents attended a recent program which reported on a survey of historic structures in the county. A group of county residents urged the county planning commission last week to get involved in historic preservation.
Some individuals are actually doing that.
Take for example, Susan Hoffman and Mike Biniek. They fell in love with an old, rundown schoolhouse in Sperryville that was in shambles. Thousands of dollars later and after much restoration, the 1914 Belle Meade Schoolhouse opens tomorrow and once again, a remnant of our past has been protected.
Rev. Phil Bailey and his Washington Baptist Church are hard at work preserving a structure in another area of our county, this one on Long Mountain Road, near Tiger Valley.
It is the historic Mt. Salem Baptist Church built in 1824. As Rev. Bailey said at its dedication over the weekend, this was an opportunity for "the daughter church to now give back to the mother church" recognition of its history.
The Washington Baptist Church was organized as a branch of the Mt. Salem church in 1873.
As the trustees of the building fastened plaques from the National Trust and Virginia Landmarks Register on the old brick and stucco walls of the church on that bright Sunday afternoon, we couldn't help but think how fortunate we are to have people in this county take the time to invest in its past.
And that's what it is all about: an investment that will reap rewards that are not monetary but have even a bigger payoff.
Thank you!
The Flint Hill ladies auxiliary would like to thank everyone
who helped at our carnival. Thanks for all donations and baked goods. Special thanks to the cooks and workers.
Arland Welch
Secretary
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