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Content Published December 22, 2014

Cable Mill Cades Cove

Moss settles best on that at rest.

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Content Published November 20, 1969

One Morning at Liberty Furnace

Once a bustle of enterprise, now being reclaimed by Mother Nature.

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Content Published August 10, 2019

Weekend Shopping

Need to go elsewhere for wet goods.

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Content Published June 24, 2018

Garden Gate

Nothing is more welcoming than an open garden gate.

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Content Published April 28, 2018

Privacy

Sometimes, it's all you really need.

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Content Published April 28, 2018

Time for Essentials

A one-handed clock and plenty of Monongahela Whisky at White Hall Tavern.

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Content Published April 5, 2018

Hall of Wheels

Sunlight from above permeates the darkest corners of the pit floor at Aldie Mill.

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Content Published September 14, 2017

Sunrise on Front Street, Philadelphia

For all your metal needs.

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Content Published September 14, 2017

Opening Hours Philadelphia

This old garage fascade in Philadelphia's historic district caught my eye. These were the places our fathers and grandfathers spent long hours, and deserve to be remembered.

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Content Published September 14, 2017

One Morning at Independence Hall, Philadelphia

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Content Published April 23, 2016

Autumn Canopy at Mabry Mill

Autumn colors signal the end of the grinding season.

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Content Published April 20, 2016

Miller's Lunch

Nostalgic scene from Colvin Run Grist Mill, Fairfax County Park Authority.

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Content Published January 15, 2016

Kettle on Ledge

Burwell Morgan Mill

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Content Published November 16, 2015

Retired

Aldie Mill

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Content Published November 10, 2015

Gear Head

A modern way to transfer water power throughout an old grist mill.

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Content Published November 10, 2015

Idle Pulleys

Pulleys that once carried power from one drive shaft to another now sit as relics of magnificent design.

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Content Published October 9, 2014

Water from the Well

Whiskeymaking requires lots of cool water. Best to keep it handy and provide indoor plumbing. (George Washington's Distillery)

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Content Published October 9, 2014

Still Business

The stuff it takes to make whiskey in a big way.

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Content Published September 16, 2014

March Snow at Waterford Mill

A small dogwood tree waits the coming of spring on the Virginia Piedmont.

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Content Published September 15, 2014

Well-lit Stairwell

Lamplight helps in those spaces where the sun fails us. (Colvin Run Grist Mill)

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Romantic Landscapes

Sublime scenes of past human culture within natural settings.
Sense of the American Piedmont

For those who love rolling pastures, pastoral life, living waters, and open skies, the American Piedmont never fails.
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At the edge of deep shadows and open light are subjects welcomed by both.
At Water's Edge

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Virginia Grist Project

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My passion.....

I look for inspiration wherever nature intermingles with the creations of man. My appreciation of historic architecture makes it a favorite subject of mine. Nostalgic old ruins, gristmills, churches, stone bridges, grand old barns, and other agrarian… Read more

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