The 300 listing

Assignment – “Write 300 words..or so.. on 300 notable St. Georgians that have lived in the past 300 years of St. Georgia’s history… The list below is in no particular order or no ranking. All on this list made valuable contributions to St. George’s long history. The effort was to sample from the entire range … Read more

St. George’s Civil War – Part 9 – Aftermath and Conclusion

Return to referring page The war ended in 1865 leaving Fredericksburg in disarray, affecting all life within. John Hennessy, National Park chief historian of Fredericksburg, writes “By war’s end, the community had been transformed, physically (more than 80 buildings destroyed – just under 10% of the city), economically (personal wealth dropped by more than 70%), … Read more