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The Netherland Tavern/Museum in Louisa County has a quirky collection and a colorful tour guide. By Jim Kundreskas Date published: 6/20/2009
YOU'VE PROBABLY What about the Netherland Tavern? I'm not exactly sure what the formal definition of a museum really is, but the Netherland Tavern, located right here in central Virginia, has enough artifacts inside, and more all around it on the grounds, to keep any history buff busy for many hours. Make that "days" if your sphere of serious interest TREVILIAN STATION The original Netherland Tavern was standing in 1864 when Confederate Gen. Wade Hampton was said to have spent the night on site, sleeping on a carpenter's bench just outside the front door. That date was June 10, and the conflict Hampton was resting up for was the Battle of Trevilian Station, said to be the largest all-cavalry clash of the Civil War. It was certainly a crucial fight, for if the North's Gen. Philip Sheridan had his way, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee would have found his supply lines cut off. Hampton obviously got enough rest on that bench, for this battle was eventually scored in the Confederates' favor. The original Netherland Tavern was demolished in the 1950s, but a pretty fair copy stands on just about the same spot today and that's CHARISMATIC GUIDE After spending a few hours recently with Mr. Anderson, I'm really surprised that a television show like "Virginia Currents" or even Born in 1919, he told me about his first job, at age 8, where he would take a 50-pound block of ice on his wagon to baseball games in Northern Virginia and shave off a ball of ice to be flavored and then sold to the spectators as snow cones at 3 cents each, or two for a nickel.
Date published: 6/20/2009
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