The Wise guide to historic places in Virginia, 1607-1907 . e Swan original tavern, built in 1722, was ])urned during theCivil War. The Nelson House, one of the famous homes of oldVirginia is located in Yorktown. It was built in house is large and commodious and with its garden 92 of old fashioned llowers fitly represents one of the earlyhomes of the F. F. Vs of Virginia. The house was theheadquarters of the Connnandino- officer of the Britishforces durino- the last of the Revolutionarv AVar, ^ ?:m sii{i:iritish troops. General Nelson, of ready mind and o-enerousheart
The Wise guide to historic places in Virginia, 1607-1907 . e Swan original tavern, built in 1722, was ])urned during theCivil War. The Nelson House, one of the famous homes of oldVirginia is located in Yorktown. It was built in house is large and commodious and with its garden 92 of old fashioned llowers fitly represents one of the earlyhomes of the F. F. Vs of Virginia. The house was theheadquarters of the Connnandino- officer of the Britishforces durino- the last of the Revolutionarv AVar, ^ ?:m sii{i:iritish troops. General Nelson, of ready mind and o-enerousheart commanded his soldiers to fire into the house, connt-ino- as naught the personal loss of his property. Whenthe troops hesitated he offered five firuinea to the soldier. MOORE HOl^SE. WHKRK TERMS OF SURRENDER WERE S1(4XEI). firing the first shot. The spirit of personal sacrifice, whichis the supreme test of patriotism, was contagious, and eachsoldier instantly fired his best shot and the old mansionwith its cherished hearthstone was soon in ruins. A cave where CornAvallis took refuge during the bom- bardment is near. About a mile from Yorktown is theTemple Farm, where the ruins of an old temple may beseen. This building- is supposed to have been used as aplace of worship, and also as a fort in the event of an In-dian attack. This double use of a buildiu shows howfar we have progressed in the art of peace during thethree hundred years. At the beginning of our history wepreached Peace from the pulpit with one eye on a loop-hole in the church wall looking for war, today we preachPeace from our pulpits and prepare for war by buildingforts a little beyond the church walls. A short distance from the ruins of the old temple onTemple Farm is the Moore House,
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