Belmont Estate, Civil War, Falmouth, Joseph B. Ficklin, Uncategorized
Falmouth Bridge
April 15, 2016
This article originally appeared in the March 2016 Stafford County Historical Society newsletter and is shared here on our blog with the author’s permission. The Falmouth Bridge is of particular interest to us because Joseph B. Ficklen owned Belmont. A …
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Historic Workers’ Cottage and Landscape Saved in Falmouth, Virginia
October 1, 2015
On November 9, 2014, staff at Gari Melchers Home & Studio first opened the doors of a small vernacular building to the public, an event marking many years of dedicated work.1 Located next to Belmont, in Falmouth Virginia, and known locally as “Fann …
Read moreDrink in the Creativity
September 10, 2015
On Thursday, August 20th, PB Mares, a regional accounting and business consulting firm, held a retreat for its administrative staff. In the morning they had a conference and after lunch, they decided to do a Wine & Design event. This is the first o …
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Looming Yankees: The Union Army Hovers Opposite Fredericksburg–Some Images and Incidents.
June 25, 2014
Belmont was constructed in the 1790s, nearly 126 years prior to the Melchers’ purchasing the Falmouth property in 1916. This is an excellent blog post written by National Park Service Historian John Hennessy that describes the devastation that took pla …
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