Pvts. Perry Shadrach and George Wilson of the 2nd Ohio Infantry (U.S. Army)
Two members of the Civil War’s Andrews Raid who posthumously received
the Medal of Honor last summer will be inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame on Friday.
Eight raiders were hanged in Atlanta as spies after the daring Great
Locomotive Chase, among them Pvt. George D. Wilson and Pvt. Perry (Philip) Shadrach
of the 2nd Ohio Infantry. Then-President Joe Biden presented the Medals of Honor to their descendants. The soldiers were recognized for gallantry
and intrepidity.
Ron Shadrach, the great cousin of Shadrach, nominated the
pair in January for the state honor.
“This event
brings these two men full circle and finally back home to Ohio to be honored,”
he said.
Shadrach and Brad Quinlin, a Georgia-based researcher
and historian, and others long campaigned for the two soldiers to receive the
Medal of Honor, like most of the military personnel who took part in the failed
raid in North Georgia.
The sabotage mission along the Western & Atlantic Railroad from Atlanta to Chattanooga in 1862 was a tactical failure, but was a boost to the war-weary North and brought the first Medal of Honors.
Wilson and
Perry Shadrach are buried at the national cemetery in Chattanooga, Tenn., where
new Medal of Honor headstones were unveiled in October following events for descendants, including a bus tour of the chase route. (Picket photos, right)
Ron Shadrach
said several descendants are planning to travel to the Ohio Statehouse atrium
in Columbus for the 11:30 a.m. Friday induction, which will include 17 other
service members who served in later conflicts and are being recognized for valor.
Quinlin will
be on hand, too, “enjoying the last part of our
journey.”
Ron Shadrach
told the Picket he saw a bronze plaque at the Statehouse about the raid when he
was a boy. His great aunt told him they weren't related to the Civil War hero.
“The name and plaque was etched in my young mind. In about 2003, I
discovered the history behind the plaque and began a campaign or quest to have
both men duly recognized with the MOH.”
In July 2023 (Picket photo), nearing completion (Marion Savic), and side view (Ethos Preservation)
The tabby Adam Strain building in coastal Darien, Ga., looked forlorn, lonely and,
frankly, about to collapse in 2008 when it was listed among the state’s “Places
in Peril.”
The Georgia
Trust for Historic Preservation cited residential development pressure and the demolition of an 18th century house north of town. Local concern for
the Strain, which was built around 1815 and survived the Burning of Darien
during the Civil War, had reached “a new high,” the nonprofit said.
Someone
needed to step up and purchase “this rare survivor” and come up with a vision
for its use as part of Darien’s heritage tourism program, the Trust urged.
That finally
occurred in January 2020, when Milan and Marion Savic bought the Strain and
began a long and expensive restoration of the distinctive warehouse perched on a
riverfront bluff.
Marion Savic holds award with the Adam Strain team. Milan Savic is at far right (Photo GTHP)
The Trust
this past weekend recognized the work by the Savics, consultants and
preservation companies with its Marguerite Williams Award, presented annually
to the project that has had the greatest impact on preservation in the state.
Last
November, the Savics opened Tabby House Brewing in the Adam Strain and a
restored bank building next door. The couple is developing an upstairs museum
about the project and its ties to the local culture.
“It is an important example of a building that many thought
was too far gone (left) being saved through perseverance and a commitment to quality
craftsmanship,” Ben Sutton, director
of preservation and legislative advocacy for the Trust, told the Picket in an
email Monday.
The commerce building’s connection to the Federal burning of Darien in 1863 first drew me to its story, but the
passion of the Savics and local residents kept me plugged into the daunting
project.
“We had an amazing team that came together to do what was near
impossible -- save the beautiful Adam Strain,” the Savics said in a Facebook
post about the award.
I asked Marion Savic about the five-year effort and what advice she
might give to someone taking on such an involved and complex project.
“It takes dedication, perseverance, good
quality contractors, engineers, architects, etc. to make it work -- and money,”
she replied. “State and federal tax credits definitely help offset some of the
cost. Persevere, don’t give up and the outcome will be worth it.”
It weathered a firestorm during the Civil War
The Adam Strain has stood amid palm trees on a bluff of
the small, interior port city above St. Simons Island for more than two
centuries. Tabby ruins of other businesses lie just below the site and Darien’s
famous shrimp fleet is just to the east.
Scene from "Glory" shows troops arriving in Darien in June 1863.
Tabby is a type of cement made from crushed oyster shells, lime and
other materials and was popular in Georgia and Florida for several centuries
leading up to the Civil War. Stucco was placed on the exterior to protect it
from water damage.
The warehouse
was used to store cotton prior to shipment in 1861 and 1862 before the Union
naval blockade clamped down on Georgia’s coast during the Civil War.
In June 1863, Darien held little strategic value to the
Union, but Col. James Montgomery(below), commanding the
African-American 2nd South Carolina Volunteers, supposedly believed it was
a safe haven for blockade runners.
Steven
Smith, site manager for nearby Fort King George Historic Site in 2013 when the
Picket first wrote about the town’s burning, said Montgomery “wanted to make a political
statement. Here was a town built on the backs of slaves.”
After
most townspeople had fled, Montgomery ordered Col. Robert Gould Shaw and the famed 54th Massachusetts
Infantry to participate. While Shaw didn’t mind the looting to help resupply
his troops, he opposed setting the town to torch. He apparently relented under
threat of court-martial.
The Strain survived
the fire but much of its interior was destroyed. The episode caused a howl of
protest across the South and even in newspapers in the North.
'A case study in tabby preservation'
The warehouse was repaired after the Civil War and saw a
rebirth for several decades before it was used for storage following World
War II. It then sat empty for about 50 or so years.
The Strain, perhaps the oldest surviving in Darien, was
beloved by its 2,000 residents, who worried for its future as its appearance
worsened. The years rolled on.
Downtown has grown since this view of the Strain (Courtesy of Kit Sutherland)
It came within whiskers of being demolished before the Savics stepped in and bought the property.
Two hundred-plus years had done its damage. A wall had a pronounced lean, the
back wall facing the river was hanging by a prayer and other areas were in need
of structural stability. The building was at risk of being toppled by strong winds.
Now, the building is an additional tourist draw in the city near St. Simons and Jekyll islands.
On Saturday,
the Trust presented numerous preservation awards in Brunswick, Ga., during its
annual Spring Ramble of historic homes and sites. The organization seeks
partners to revitalize properties it has acquired or, as in the case of the
strain, raise awareness of other endangered historic resources.
A press
release on the award reads in part:
“From 2020 to 2024, the Savics and their team
undertook a complex, multi-phase rehabilitation -- restoring historic tabby
walls, wood floors, windows, and even a rooftop hoist system -- while
installing a concealed steel frame to ensure stability. The adjacent 1880s-era
Darien Bank building was also restored and incorporated into the project.
The large upstairs room features a bar, event space and artifacts found during work (Picket photo)
“Today, the buildings house the Tabby House
Brewing Company and Museum, reinvigorating Darien’s waterfront and drawing new
energy to the historic district. With techniques that now serve as a case study
in tabby preservation, this project stands as a powerful example of vision,
perseverance and the profound impact historic preservation can have in shaping
Georgia’s cultural and architectural legacy.”
The recipients
of the Marguerite Williams Award for 2025 are: Marion and Milan Savic, Bennett
Preservation Engineering, Ethos Preservation, GEL Engineering, archaeologist NicholasHonerkamp and Myrna Crook, Landmark Preservation, LKS Architects, Method
Engineering and Saussy Engineering.
The Strain
team recognized Fred Ecker of Landmark Preservation for his leadership and expertise.
A Confederate battle flag captured during Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg has sold at auction for $390,000, four years after it surfaced at a Civil War show in Dalton, Ga.
Fleischer’s Auctions listed the flag of the 11th Virginia, which served in Kemper’s Brigade, as likely going between $150,000 and $300,000. With the buyer’s premium, a private individual purchased the flag Saturday for $468,000, president Adam Fleischer told the Picket in an email Sunday.
“The flag's high sale price was gratifying, given its historic significance and rarity,” said Fleischer. “Its recognition as one of the most valuable Civil War artifacts sold in recent years rightfully reflects its importance.” (Photos courtesy Fleischer's Auctions)
The flag was among dozens of Civil War and militaria items sold over the weekend by the Ohio business. There were 30 bids on the hand-sewn artifact involving four people on the phone.
Fleischer talked with Columbus, Ohio, NPR station WOSU about the regimental flag.
“It was advanced by several successive color bearers who were either wounded or killed before it was ultimately captured by an officer in the 16th Vermont Infantry. That officer, after capturing the flag, was killed himself.”
The officer was 2nd Lt. Cyren B. Lawton.
Fleischer’s said the flag hung at a home in Memphis, Tenn., for decades. It belonged to a 16th Vermont veteran who moved there are the war.
The person who brought the flag to the Chickamauga Civil War Show cracked open a wooden frame and unfolded the flag. With it was a tag:
"Confederate flag remnant, Taken at Gettysburg by Capt. H. F. Dix, 16th Vt. Vol. Inf. Loan of me Elizabeth Dix, June 1943." Dix kept the flag after comrades divided portions of the flag as a souvenir after the failed Confederate assault.
Gregg Biggs, a flag expert who wrote a report on the artifact for Fleischer's, was at the Dalton show and took photos of it being removed from its frame.
"This was a stunning flag to finally turn up so long after it's capture in July 1863," he told the Picket. "The 16th Vermont who took this flag also got the silk flag of the 2nd Florida Infantry, which is still missing and presumably still in Vermont if it has not fallen apart by now."
He said about 50%-55% of the original flag remained.
"The flag was heavily souvenired into the form of a plus (+) which was done in honor of the death of a fellow soldier," Biggs said by email. "After it turned up it went to a conservator who shadowed in the missing areas. If you look closely at the flag you can see these differences easily enough."
Biggs said the man who brought it to the Dalton show from Memphis was a descendant of a 16th Vermont veteran who moved to Tennessee after the war. A collector bought the flag, had it conserved and then sold it to an individual who later consigned it to Fleisher's Auctions, he added.
Mike Kent,
who runs and promotes the Dalton show, told the Picket on Monday the flag came
in as a walk-in item, but he was not aware of it until recently, because many
rare and valuable items change hands without his knowledge.
“I get
excited when articles such as the flag are brought to our shows, identified and
often sold at high end auctions as it adds credence to our events and often
encourages others to bring artifacts to our next event or some other show which
keeps our industry alive,” Kent said in an email.
“For it to
emerge after 158 years in the condition it is in is unbelievable. Cloth and
paper items from the Civil War are usually the first to disintegrate due to
their fragile nature and rough usage, which adds even more value to this
particular flag. It was definitely one of the finest items to ever pass through
our show and we all hope it is well cared for so that future generations may
appreciate it."
It’s believed to be the only Confederate battle flag captured during the assault that is in private hands.
"Following the flag’s discovery, it was expertly conserved, and appropriate modern material was artfully arranged in the frame for display purposes," the auction house said.
The Confederate battle flag in the past decade has been embroiled in controversy. Some argue it’s a symbol of Southern culture while others call it a racist symbol. WOSU asked Fleischer how to contextualize Confederate relics.
“The artifact that we're offering is just contextualized by the fact that it's a historic artifact. It's not a monument. And as you can imagine, we put this online recently and it stoked a lot of controversy,” he told the station.
“There are those who think it should be destroyed, even as a historic artifact. But I guess what I would remind them is that this was a flag that a Northern officer lost his life to capture. And so it not only represents the Confederacy, but also the heroism of Union soldiers who captured it.”
Fleischer's said its weekend auction netted $2 million in sales.
Photos of work two years ago on the federal property in Vicksburg (NPS)
Recent government spending cuts have brought an end to the rehabilitation of the
Vicksburg, Ms., house Confederate Lt.
Gen. John C. Pemberton used as his headquarters during the Federal siege
of the city.
“No work has
been completed in the past 12 months, and the contract for Pemberton's
Headquarters was terminated for the convenience for the federal government,” Vicksburg
National Military Park Superintendent Carrie Mardorf said in an email to the
Picket on Thursday.
“The
contractor will be removing their tools from the site in the upcoming weeks.
That's all the information I can provide at this time," Mardorf said.
I previously
wrote two posts about the project at the Willis-Cowan House on Crawford Street, and had recently
checked in with the superintendent and other park employees.
The
superintendent did not detail what remains to be done or why there was no work done in the eight and a half months before President Donald Trump
took office and initiated massive staffing and spending cuts across federal agencies.
“There is no timeline for completion since there
is no funding for this project,” Mardorf wrote. (At right, a historic photo of the facade)
She referred me to a federal website that
outlines “Termination for Convenience of the Government.”
The first line of the page is, “The Government may terminate performance of work under this
contract in whole or, from time to time, in part if the Contracting Officer determines that a termination is in the
Government’s interest.”
The term has entered the lexicon because of
spending cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Trump and DOGE chief Elon
Musk say they are targeting waste, while critics argue much of the spending is
essential.
Pemberton (left) – working from a first-floor office -- and his staff tried to manage
the desperate situation during Maj. Gen. Ulysses Grant’s siege of Vicksburg in 1863.
By July 2, it appeared Pemberton’s isolated,
famished and exhausted army could withstand no more. That night, they met and
decided to negotiate for peace with Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Pemberton sent a
letter to Grant on July 3 and the surrender occurred the following day – a major
defeat for the Confederacy the same week it lost at Gettysburg.
The Greek Revival home survived the Civil War, becoming a
residence, Catholic school and bed and breakfast over the years. The NPS
acquired the property in 2003 and opened it to visitors from2008 to 2016, when it was closed because of safety
concerns
The $1.3 million Pemberton project paused in 2022-2023 to redesign the two-story, front porch to address structural concerns and replace additional wood pieces that
had unforeseen deterioration. Some
observers had commented online about the lengthy closure before work resumed; officials said the condition of many of the home's features were worse than anticipated.
In December 2023, crews finished repairing the roof of the
Willis-Cowan House and moved on to major work on the porch. A park page on the project has not been updated since October 2024. It says the work was expected to be completed late this year. That included reconstruction of a smaller porch.
Officials had hoped the
building would reopen to visitors one day.
The new monument is at left in first photo, right in second image (Photos courtesy N. Fairplay)
Nearly three
years after a tractor trailer slammed into a Civil War monument in northern Ohio, knocking it to pieces, a replica will be
unveiled on Memorial Day, a symbol of community pride in veterans and their sacrifice.
Officials in
LaGrange were determined to replace the 1903 granite memorial that was
obliterated in June 2022. The
monument, which was made up of several pieces, topped by a Union soldier, was shattered. Even his was broken off.
The metro Cleveland and farm community determined the damage was too severe for a repair.
After
finalizing a $923,244 settlement with the trucking company’s insurance
company, LaGrange Township hired master carver
Nicholas Fairplay and Cleveland Quarries to make new versions
of the statue and other parts of the monument in the downtown square.
They
worked from the original statue -- painstakingly glued together by Fairplay and
an assistant to use as a template for the new one. He worked in a studio at
Cleveland Quarries, which milled the raw form of the replacement statue at its
operation in Vermilion.
The piece was shattered into dozens of pieces, including its head (Photos LaGrange Township)
Fairplay
told the Picket he expects to have the work completed late this week. He
provided a few photos showing results of the detail work he and the assistant
performed.
“The space
between the legs and hand are now pierced. We are now working on the surface
detail,” he said. Of one photo he sent, the carver said, “You can see red pencil marks showing where we have to carve
deeper shadow.”
LaGrange Township trustee Rita Canfield said the plan is to have the
so-called Sherman statue installed the week of May 12. The soldier's figure will be
covered until Memorial Day (May 26).
Return of the fixture at the intersection of routes 301 and 303 (Main Street)
coincides with the 200th anniversary of the
township and the 150thfor
the village. (They are separate
political entities).
Joint events on May 24-26 include a car show, pancake breakfast, 5K run, carnival, parade and the statue unveiling on Memorial Day. Members of the LaGrange Historical Society will be present all three days. (More details here)
Faint red marks on new statue (left) show areas needing refining (Photo courtesy N. Fairplay)
“We hope to have a good turnout and will be hosting fireworks and other
events as part of the return celebration and the founding of the community at
the same time,” said Canfield.
Below the statue is the monument base, which carried the names of
LaGrange area residents who served during the war, the names of a few battles
and of Union generals Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman, Philip Sheridan and
George Thomas. Cleveland Quarries replaced all of the pieces comprising the
base.
“I must say
that Nick has done a fabulous job,” said Canfield. “His work has been
impeccable. Cleveland Quarries owner Zach Carpenter and his team have given us
our heritage back. They have been the type of partner that we all want to work
with: Transparent, honest, fair and very highly skilled with an insane
attention to detail in their recreation of our monument.”
He has stood tall for more than 120 years
To say the Sherman statue, as
locals call it, is vital to the area’s identity might be an understatement. It
sits smack dab in the middle of the community, which has about 2,500 residents.
The
memorial, made of Vermont granite, was erected in 1903 (some sources say 1904)
for about $3,000. The project was a joint project of LaGrange Village andLaGrange Township, a separate political
entity. They are in Lorain County.
The monument is owned by the
township and is the center point of the village. (At left, the monument before its destruction, photo LaGrange Township)
The township was determined the new Sherman
is faithful to the old one in every way, from the pose and flag of the Federal
soldier to the stacked blocks below him that feature battles and the names of
area men who served and died
in the war.
After the traffic
accident, officials ensured that virtually every piece,
down to chips, of the monument were stored so they could serve as a guide for
the replica.
Fairplay describes the soldier as having
undersized feet and hands. “I think his legs are a little shorter for this
height.”
“He is carved quite simple but (is) a heroic,
nostalgic statue. It is not a Greek or Roman statue emphasizing portraiture.”
The work will include the U.S. flag leaning out and a tree stump next to the
right leg. “Most have tree stumps or drapery because the weight of the statue
will not be (supported) by the ankles,” said Fairplay.
I asked him why the new statue is lighter than
the original.
“The original statue is darker due
to pollution on the surface which could be cleaned off. You could see the
original color of the granite when the statue was in pieces.” By that, he
means granite below the surface was not discolored and when the memorial was
broken, you could see the difference (photo below).
Safeguarding the soldier's future
Canfield
said the insurance settlement will fund the monument, a new flagpole, lights
and other infrastructure on the circle.
Truckers often use Route 301 through town. A
series of crashes, culminating with the loss of the soldier, prompted officials
to place bright yellow metal poles – known
as bollards – to warn motorists of the vulnerable circle.
In the 2022 incident, an incident report from the Ohio State Highway Patrol said the driver told a responding officer that he fell asleep and went through a stop sign. The driver was not found to be impaired.
“We are pretty confident if someone fails to
stop, if they hit the couple tons they will come to a stop,” Canfield said in a
bit of understatement.
The Sherman statue suffered another indignity 65 years ago, according to a Lorain County nostalgia blog. A newspaper article in November 1957 said pranksters tarred and feathered the base.
So what will happen to the original monument after Memorial Day?
“At this time, the … old statue of Sherman will be placed in the old
Society Hall/fire station. The remaining base pieces will be placed in the
cemetery,” said Canfield. “The epoxy used to glue the statue back together will
not tolerate the weather and would degrade over time.”
One of the Civil War campaigns being noted in the new monument (Cleveland Quarries)
Civil War artillery shell (left) after it was found near creek at Liberia House (City of Manassas)
On a sunny afternoon last week, contractors using heavy equipment at a creek near the historic Liberia House in Manassas, Va., unearthed something quite out of the ordinary.
Workers who are restoring eroded banks of Flat Branch Creek and
safeguarding a spring house contacted city staff. Employees sprang into action,
calling Manassas police. Police Sgt. Brett Stumpf said the department reached
out to the Virginia State Police bomb squad.
Once on scene, experts carefully worked around a 3-inch artillery round
caked in dirt but quite intact.
“It’s
definitely a Schenkl shell – and it’s in really great shape,” Mary Helen
Dellinger, curator for the Manassas Museum-- which manages the site -- told the Picket in an email
Wednesday. “The fuse was not present when the shell was discovered.”
Map shows the Liberia House (top left) and the highlighted work area where the shell was found (City of Manassas)
The ordnance,
which would have been filled with black powder, is now with Virginia State
Police.
“It was determined to be a live round and was removed from the site by
our agent,” said Matt Demlein, public relations coordinator for the agency. “At
a later date, it will be turned over to Marine Corps Base Quantico for safe
rendering and then returned to the City of Manassas.”
Rendering could include removing any explosive material inside. Stumpf said he had no timeline for the examination of the shell. It's possible it will be exploded if it cannot be rendered safe, he added.
City Manager Steve Burke mentioned the April
9 discovery during a council meeting on Monday night. His announcement was
first reported by the local Patch news site.
Local officials believe the shell will be a
great addition to events marking the 200th anniversary of the
city-owned house, which is notable for its large number of enslaved persons
working the plantation before the Civil War and graffiti left by Union soldiers
who occupied the dwelling.
The Liberia House is made of bricks fired from red clay on site (City of Manassas)
The Schenkl was primarily used by Federal artillerymen in a variety of cannons, including the Parrott..
“As far as
Federal vs. Confederate shell – it’s difficult to say,” said Dellinger of this example. “We do
know that during the Battle of Bull Run Bridge the 2nd New York
was stationed on the property (exact location unknown) and were firing at the
Confederates at Fort Beauregard (located about ½ mile from Liberia). Because of
the history of both sides being on the property during the war, it’s really
hard to say which side left the shell behind.”
About 400,000
Schenkl shells were made during the Civil War. They came in several styles,
including ones that contained case shot. It had a Papier-mache sabot.
Generals stayed here, and so did soldier graffiti
Before war
came to Manassas and other communities in Northern Virginia, the landscape was
dotted with small farms and large plantations.
Liberia House
was built for William J. and Harriett Weir in 1825. Enslaved
laborers did most of the construction on the two-story, Federal style brick
home. They are believed to have crafted much of the stylish interior, too. Its 1,600 acres made Liberia House a large working farm and plantation.
The
Prince William County property served as headquarters for Confederate and Union
forces early in the war. Jefferson Davis (in 1861) and Abraham Lincoln (in
1862) came here to confer with their generals. “Proof of occupation is
displayed as faded graffiti left by Union soldiers is visible on interior walls,”
the city says.
Soldiers
from both sides wrote graffiti in many structures in the region. Those
surviving at Liberia Hall are Union.
“Armed with pencils, red crayons or charcoal from a fire,
graffiti was a way for soldiers to leave a piece of themselves behind as they
marched into uncertain conditions,” a city website says.
Dellinger told the Picket past archaeological digs at Liberia
yielded numerous Civil War-related pieces, among them buttons, bullets, small bits a pieces
of metal that relate to horse equipage, other accoutrements and a sword -- “the
coolest thing until this shell.”
“We’ve also
found evidence of civilian life -- clay marbles, shards of dinnerware, bits of
old brick, pottery and pieces of farm equipment,” the curator said.
City has long told history of the enslaved
Manassas,
obviously, is associated with two major battles and numerous smaller operations
and skirmishes. But the city also touts its extensive Black history by creating
a trail for residents and visitors.
“Eliza and
Phillip. Frances and Nathaniel. Susan and George. These and more than 70
others, their names lost to history, were enslaved to the Weir Family of
Liberia,” a Manassas Museum sign says. “Decade after decade, two generations of
men, women and children, regarded as personal property, lived and toiled on
this land.”
A 2015 Washington Post article on Liberia House discussed how stories of the enslaved
were finally getting attention in many historic sites.
“At the
Liberia Plantation … scholars and historians have engaged in an extended debate
about whether the name is a reference to the nation of Liberia, where African
Americans settled in 1820, or a nod to the Libra sign of the zodiac,” the
article says.
The city has
told the story of enslaved people at Liberia for more than two decades.(19th century photo right, Library of Congress)
Linneall
Naylor, a descendant of one slave who bought his freedom, told the Post said
she learned to embrace the past.
“No one
talked about it – it was such a touchy subject, especially for African
Americans,” she said. “Slavery was such a hardship for families, and a lot of
people moved to get away from the memories.”
Celebrating Liberia House through the fall
Manassas
officials hope to share the Schenkl shell with the public at the main 200th
anniversary celebration in October.
“We are also
putting together a special exhibition, “Liberia: Sentry to the Ages” in honor of the 200th,”
Dellinger said. “That exhibit will open at the Manassas Museum on June 6 and
remain on public view through next spring.”
Liberia House
and Manassas Museum are among eight historic sites administered by the city.
Rachel
Goldberg, programs and education coordinator at the museum, said a daylong
event is planned for Oct. 11.
Among events leading up to that are a "basement to attic" tour this Saturday, open house days on Saturdays during the summer and a “history happy hour” in August.
Liberia
House is located at 8601 Portner Ave., Manassas. The house is open for special
events and tours and an annual bee festival, which is scheduled for June 21. The grounds are open from sunrise to sunset. For more information,
contact the Manassas Museum at 703-368-187
