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{{short description|Historic house in West Virginia, United States}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
  | name = Ridgedale
  | nrhp_type = hd
  | nocat = yes  
  | image = Washington Bottom Farm, Driveway View.jpg
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  | location= 
  | coordinates = {{coord|39|24|49|N|78|44|19|W|display=inline,title}}
  | locmapin = Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia#West Virginia#USA
  | map_label = Washington Bottom Farm
  | built = 1835
  | architect = 
  | architecture = [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]]
  | added = November 29, 2001
  | area = {{convert|251.6|acre}}
  | refnum = 01001328<ref name=nris>{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
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'''Ridgedale''' (also known as '''Washington Bottom Farm''', '''Ridge Dale''', and as the '''George W. Washington House and Farm''') is a 19th-century [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]] [[plantation house]] and [[Plantation complexes in the Southern United States|farm]] on a plateau overlooking the [[South Branch Potomac River]] north of [[Romney, West Virginia]], United States.<ref name=Hall>{{cite web | url=http://historichampshire.org/nrhp/GWW/gww-redo.htm | title=Ridgedale Restoration: Restoring the George W. Washington Home | year= 2007| access-date=March 13, 2010 | publisher=historichampshire.org | author=Charles C. Hall}}</ref><ref name=Brannon>{{cite book | editor-last1=Brannon | editor-first1=Selden W. | year=1976 | title=Historic Hampshire: A Symposium of Hampshire County and Its People, Past and Present | publisher=[[McClain Printing Company]] | location=[[Parsons, West Virginia]] | isbn=978-0-87012-236-1 | oclc=3121468 }}</ref><ref name=NRHP>{{cite web | url=https://wvculture.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Washington-bottom-farm.pdf | title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Washington Bottom Farm | year= 2001| access-date=March 13, 2010 | publisher=West Virginia Division of Culture and History, State Historic Preservation Office] |author1=Loretta Brinker |author2=Katherine Jourdan }}</ref><ref name=Wayland>{{cite book |title=The Washingtons and Their Homes |last=Wayland |first=John W. |year= 1998 |publisher=Genealogical Publishing Com |isbn=0-8063-4775-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=psCawzVzhAkC}}</ref><ref name=Berea>{{cite web | url=http://www.berea.edu/hutchinslibrary/specialcollections/saa103.asp | title=Guide to the Rebecca Washington Collection | year= 2010| access-date=March 13, 2010 | publisher=Hutchins Library, Berea College] | author=Special Collections & Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College}}</ref> The populated area adjacent to Washington Bottom Farm is known as [[Ridgedale, Hampshire County, West Virginia|Ridgedale]]. The farm is connected to [[West Virginia Route 28]] via Washington Bottom Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 28/3).

Ridgedale, constructed in 1835, was the residence of [[gentleman farmer]] George William Washington,<ref name=Brannon/><ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/><ref name=Berea/> a descendant of [[George Washington]]'s great-great-grandfather [[Lawrence Washington (1602–1653)|Reverend Lawrence Washington]].<ref name=Wayland/><ref name=Berea/> The farm is currently a private residence.<ref name=NRHP/>

==Architecture==
The main residence at Ridgedale farm is a high-style [[Greek Revival architecture|Greek Revival]] structure.<ref name=NRHP/> The three-story brick house stands on a brick foundation and has an L-shaped plan.<ref name=NRHP/> The house has a [[hip roof]] with a central square [[cupola]] and a [[widow's walk]].<ref name=NRHP/> The cupola has a window on each side with a [[Sash window|4 over 4 double-hung sash]], and [[Bracket (architecture)|brackets]] under the roof edge.<ref name=NRHP/> On the roof are five [[chimney]]s, one at each corner and one in the back ell with a slightly flared edge of [[corbel]]s at the top, and a recessed panel in the center face.<ref name=NRHP/>

The front, or south elevation, has a center hipped wooden [[porch]] with steps.<ref name=NRHP/> The porch has a spindled [[handrail]], wooden posts and deck, and small brackets under the [[Eaves|eave]].<ref name=NRHP/> The main entrance is centered with a single [[Transom (architectural)|transom]] and has a Greek Revival feature of a wide trim piece over the doorway.<ref name=NRHP/> The house has five bays on each floor.<ref name=NRHP/> The windows on the house are all double-hung sash except for the third floor which has small lozenge windows of three vertical lights in the [[frieze]] section.<ref name=NRHP/> With pine sills and brick [[Lintel (architecture)|lintels]], the first floor windows are 6/9 sash and reach to the floor in the front two rooms.<ref name=NRHP/> The second floor windows are 6/6 sash.<ref name=NRHP/>

The residence's west elevation is divided into two sections with the front portion of the house and the rear [[Ell (architecture)|ell]].<ref name=NRHP/> Each section has three bays on each floor with 6/6 sash windows on the first and second floor and lozenge windows on third floor of the front section.<ref name=NRHP/> The rear ell is slightly set back from the facade and has a kitchen porch on the first floor with wooden posts.<ref name=NRHP/> A lower level door leads into a [[basement]] room, and the first floor door leads into the kitchen.<ref name=NRHP/> The basement windows are 3/3 sash windows

The north side of the ell is a blank brick wall with a single lower level entrance that has a brick stairwell and original beaded door.<ref name=NRHP/> The north side of the main house has two 6/6 sash windows.<ref name=NRHP/>

The east [[facade|façade]] of the house has the front portion to the left with a small center porch
which matches the details on the front porch with wooden posts and a spindled handrail.<ref name=NRHP/> There are small brackets under the eave and [[Latticework|lattice]] covers the area under the porch.<ref name=NRHP/> The porch is accessed from the two 6/9 sash windows from the front and back room, which reach to the floor.<ref name=NRHP/> Above these openings are two 6/9 sash windows on the second floor and lozenge windows at the third floor.<ref name=NRHP/> The right side of the house is recessed back for the rear ell which has a two-story porch.<ref name=NRHP/> The porches were enclosed in the 1940s with glass windows, and were updated in 2010 with 4/4 casement windows and transoms and brick stairs.<ref name=NRHP/> The [[Wood flooring|wooden floor]] remains in its original condition.<ref name=NRHP/>

The interior of the residence has good integrity with original wooden floors, wooden trim, a
wide center hall with curved stairs, 12'ceilings, and six panel doors, some of which have
graining.<ref name=NRHP/> The trim on the second floor with 11' ceilings is simpler with narrow [[closet]]s in the bedrooms having been added after 1939.<ref name=NRHP/> The doorways on this floor have transoms opening into the hallway.<ref name=NRHP/> 2 bathrooms were added at the front end of the hall with pocket doors and transoms.<ref name=NRHP/> The 3rd floor has 9' ceilings which angle and the low lozenge windows and face nailed pine floor.<ref name=NRHP/> A narrow [[Dog-leg (stairs)|dog-leg stairway]] leads to the cupola and a door opens out to the widow's walk.<ref name=NRHP/> A dog-leg stairway also connects to the second floor of the rear porch.<ref name=NRHP/>

==History==

===Fort Williams===
The land on which Ridgedale Farm is located can be traced back to [[Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron]], as can many of the large tracts in the [[Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia]].<ref name=NRHP/> It was surveyed around 1749 by George Washington.<ref name=NRHP/> The farm was first settled in 1725 by Peter Peters.<ref name=NRHP/> On the parcel was located Fort Williams, established as a settler's fort in 1756 by Richard Williams.<ref name=NRHP/> Williams and his family were living on the plantation of his father-in-law Peter Peters on the South Branch Potomac River in 1755 at the time of a Native American attack.<ref name=NRHP/> Williams built his fort, Fort Williams, after he arrived home from Native American captivity, in the spring of 1756.<ref name=NRHP/> From documentation, it appears to have been a settlers fort, although [[militia]] were stationed there at times during the course of the [[French and Indian War]].<ref name=NRHP/> In the spring of 1758, troops were
temporarily stationed at the fort, probably under the order of Captain Thomas Wagoner, of the
[[Virginia Regiment]] who was authorized by General George Washington to man any settler forts
which were in need of support.<ref name=NRHP/> No archaeological evidence has been discovered for the fort which is documented by deeds.<ref name=NRHP/>

===George W. Washington===
George W. Washington (1809–1876) was the son of Edward Washington, a descendant of George Washington's great-great-grandfather [[Lawrence Washington (1602–1653)|Reverend Lawrence Washington]], and was born near [[Pohick Church]] in [[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]], Virginia.<ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/><ref name=Berea/> He was well-educated and highly respected.<ref name=NRHP/> He married Sarah (Sally) A. Wright (1811–1886) on February 19, 1830.<ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/><ref name=Berea/> She was the daughter of John Wright and his wife Rebecca Lockhart of [[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun County]], Virginia and the granddaughter of Major Robert Lockhart, a native of [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], Pennsylvania, where he served on the Committee of Public Safety in the [[American Revolution]] and was also a major in the county militia.<ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/><ref name=Berea/> Sarah Wright was born at "Wheatland" near [[Leesburg, Virginia|Leesburg]] on April 22, 1811.<ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/><ref name=Berea/> She was educated at the [[Moravian Academy]] in [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]], Pennsylvania.<ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/> Major Robert Lockhart, her grandfather, devised Ridgedale and {{convert|700|acre|km2}} to Sarah, her brother, and sister in 1817.<ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/><ref name=Berea/> This land came into the ownership of George and Sarah after their marriage.<ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/><ref name=Berea/>

====Establishment of Ridgedale====
The couple moved to the Ridgedale and constructed the single pen [[log cabin]] around 1832 where they lived until the spacious Greek Revival main house was completed.<ref name=Brannon/><ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/><ref name=Berea/> As their family and resources grew, they added to the farm and constructed the main house in 1835.<ref name=Brannon/><ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/><ref name=Berea/> They had 11 children: Edward, John W., Rebecca, Esther (also known as Etta and Ettie), John, Betty, George, Robert, and Sallie.<ref name=Brannon/><ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/><ref name=Berea/> Son John W. and daughter Sallie died when less than two years old, and the second John died during the [[American Civil War]] in which his brother Edward also fought.<ref name=Brannon/><ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/><ref name=Berea/>

George W. Washington's agricultural practices included raising [[beef cattle]], sheep, and pigs.<ref name=NRHP/> He owned many horses, including two registered [[Percheron]] [[mare]]s.<ref name=NRHP/> Most of his horses were purchased in England and brought to the farm.<ref name=NRHP/> He grew [[Maize|corn]], [[hay]], [[soybeans]], [[oat]]s, wheat, and [[flax]].<ref name=NRHP/> He sold [[ham|cured]] and fresh pork, along with corn, [[wool]], and vegetables for farm income.<ref name=NRHP/> The earliest standing farm outbuilding was constructed around 1850.<ref name=NRHP/> If earlier log barns existed, their sites are unknown.<ref name=NRHP/> A newspaper account from December 25, 1907, tells of the loss by fire of an "immense [[Bank barn|basement barn]]."<ref name=NRHP/> It is the following year that new [[silo]]s were added to two other existing barns.<ref name=NRHP/>

Washington kept a daily [[Diary|journal]] from 1832 to 1876 which provides a few glimpses into life on the farm.<ref name=NRHP/> He owned approximately 300 sheep, often bought and sold cattle and horses, and owned a team of [[ox]]en and [[mule]]s.<ref name=NRHP/> He tells of chopping ice from the river in January 1868 and storing it in the [[ice house (building)|icehouse]].<ref name=NRHP/> The bottom land behind the house, which totaled over {{convert|200|acre|km2}}, was planted in hay and corn.<ref name=NRHP/> The field in front of the house was called "the little meadow."<ref name=NRHP/> Corn was grown in the bottom land, and [[timothy-grass]] grown and harvested in the [[meadow]].<ref name=NRHP/>
Washington speaks of the ridge, known as Middle Ridge ([[geology|geologically]] a continuation of [[Mill Creek Mountain]]), which was used to [[pasture]] his cattle and sheep.<ref name=NRHP/> This section is no longer part of the farm.<ref name=NRHP/> Corn was also grown and harvested from a
high water island in the South Branch Potomac River known simply as "the island."<ref name=NRHP/> It totals approximately {{convert|30|acre|ha}}, and not reachable by equipment is no longer farmed.<ref name=NRHP/> Washington also kept bulls on a [[feed lot]], near the barn area.<ref name=NRHP/> This lot was used for feeding the [[dairy cattle]] into the 1950s by the Brinker family.<ref name=NRHP/>

====Slavery====
George W. Washington and his family owned 16 [[slave]]s in 1850, and 20 are listed on the 1860 slave schedule census.<ref name=Berea/> Washington had inherited seven slaves in his father Edward's will dated April 8, 1813: Jesse, Duke, Reuben, Ella, Letty Seals, Jemima Seals, and Alfred.<ref name=Welles>{{cite book |title=The Pedigree and History of the Washington Family: Derived from Odin, the Founder of Scandinavia, B.C. 70, Involving a Period of Eighteen Centuries, and Including Fifty-five Generations, Down to General George Washington, First President of the United States |last=Welles |first=Albert |year= 1879 |publisher=Society Library |url=https://archive.org/details/pedigreehistoryofw00well}}</ref>

William Bias, one of the Washington family's slaves, and his wife Ann, took the surname Washington and were conveyed by Susan Blue Parsons {{convert|2|acre|m2}} from [[Wappocomo (Romney, West Virginia)|Wappocomo]] plantation on November 7, 1874.<ref name=Munske>{{cite book |title=Hampshire County, West Virginia, 1754–2004 |last=Munske |first=Roberta R.  |author2=Wilmer L. Kerns |year= 2004 |publisher=Hampshire County 250th Anniversary Committee |isbn=0-9715738-2-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oDUTAAAAYAAJ}}</ref> William and Ann Washington's home, known as [[Washington Place (West Virginia)|Washington Place]], was one of the first residences in Hampshire County built by freed slaves.<ref name=Munske/> William Washington later acquired other properties on the hills north of Romney along what is now [[West Virginia Route 28]] and became the first African-American land developer in the state of [[West Virginia]].<ref name=Munske/> One of his subdivisions is the "Blacks Hill" neighborhood of Romney, adjacent to the Washington Place homestead.<ref name=Munske/>

====American Civil War====

====="Camp Washington"=====
Ridgedale was the scene of activity during the American Civil War.<ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/> [[Company (military unit)|Companies]] of [[cavalry]] camped in the yard, which they dubbed "Camp Washington."<ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Thomas>{{cite book |title=General Turner Ashby: The Centaur of the South |last=Thomas |first=Clarence |year= 1907 |publisher=Eddy Press Corporation |url=https://archive.org/details/generalturnerash00thom}}</ref>  The Washington family hid [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] soldiers in the house.<ref name=NRHP/> Early in Summer 1861, [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] General [[Turner Ashby]] and his command occupied a position on the South Branch Potomac River "upon the estate of Col. George Washington."<ref name=Wayland/><ref name=Thomas/><ref name=McDonaldGwin>{{cite book |title=A Woman's Civil War: A Diary with Reminiscences of the War from March 1862 |last=McDonald |first=Cornelia Peake |author2=Minrose Gwin  |year= 1992 |publisher=[[University of Wisconsin Press]] |isbn=0-299-13264-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a5fussbG2gkC}}</ref> According to Washington family tradition, General Ashby had his headquarters at or near Ridgedale.<ref name=Wayland/><ref name=McDonaldGwin/> As a compliment to George W. Washington, Ashby named his headquarters "Camp Washington."<ref name=McDonaldGwin/> His brother, Captain Richard Ashby, was carried on a [[litter]] to the Washington home at Ridgedale after he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Kelley's Island on June 28, 1861.<ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/><ref name=Thomas/><ref name=McDonald>{{cite book |title=A History of the Laurel Brigade: Originally the Ashby Cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia and Chew's Battery |last=McDonald |first=William |author2=Bushrod Corbin Washington  |year= 1907 |publisher=Sun Job Printing Office |url=https://archive.org/details/laurelbrigade00mcdorich}}</ref> Another account places Captain Ashby's mortal wounding by a [[bayonet]] thrust at a battle with [[Union Army|Union]] forces at [[Dans Run, West Virginia|Dans Run]] along the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] on June 26, 1861.<ref name=Brannon/><ref name=Wayland/><ref name=McDonald/><ref name=Swisher>{{cite book |title=History of Hampshire County, West Virginia |last=Maxwell |first=Hu |author2=Howard Llewellyn Swisher |author2-link=Howard Llewellyn Swisher |year= 1897 |publisher=A. B. Boughner |location=[[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown]], West Virginia |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofhampshi00maxw_0}}</ref> He was placed in a room associated with Ridgedale's [[ballroom]] and died there after about a week.<ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/><ref name=McDonald/> He was cared for until he died on July 3, 1861.<ref name=Brannon/><ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/><ref name=Thomas/><ref name=McDonald/> At his request, he was supposedly buried under an [[oak tree]] at the [[Indian Mound Cemetery]] in [[Romney, West Virginia|Romney]].<ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/> After the war, he was reinterred with his brother [[Turner Ashby]] at Stonewall Cemetery in [[Winchester, Virginia|Winchester]], Virginia, in 1866.<ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/> Their grave is marked "The Brothers Ashby."<ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/>

George W. Washington kept a journal of the happenings of this period, which has preserved valuable information concerning the period of the American Civil War in Hampshire County.<ref name=Brannon/>
Washington's sons, Edward and John, both joined the Hampshire Guards before the American Civil War began, and left for [[Harpers Ferry, West Virginia|Harpers Ferry]] in May 1861.<ref name=Berea/><ref name=Swisher/> John was killed in the [[Battle of Cold Harbor]] the following year.<ref name=Berea/><ref name=Swisher/> His son Edward was wounded in the [[Battle of Antietam]] and acted as a [[courier]] for Generals [[Stonewall Jackson]] and [[Jubal Anderson Early]] and later took part in the capture of General [[George Crook]] and [[Benjamin Franklin Kelley]] when he acted as a guide for the [[McNeill's Rangers]].<ref name=Brannon/> Two of Edward's sisters, Rebecca and Etta, were sent from Hampshire County to carry a message to General Jackson, then stationed near Winchester, that the Union forces were in possession of Romney.<ref name=Brannon/> They rode [[horseback]] for their entire journey and carried the message under the [[saddle]].<ref name=Brannon/>

=====Southern Methodist support=====
Washington was an early supporter of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church, South|Southern Methodists]] in Hampshire County, of which he alludes to in his 1868 journal.<ref name=NRHP/> He was one of the trustees who purchased land in 1851 in the town of [[Springfield, West Virginia|Springfield]] to construct a church building for the Methodist Episcopal Church South, after Methodists split into northern and southern factions in 1846.<ref name=Berea/> Washington states that he and his family had not been able to attend the Springfield Methodist Church while it was in the process of being repaired after the American Civil War.<ref name=NRHP/>

===Robert M. Washington===
[[File:Indian Mound Cemetery Romney WV 2010 04 25 14.JPG|thumb|right|The Washington family burial plot in [[Indian Mound Cemetery]] in [[Romney, West Virginia|Romney]], West Virginia.]]
George W. Washington died on February 6, 1876, and his [[Will (law)|will]] was proved four days later.<ref name=Wayland/> His wife Sally died in 1886.<ref name=NRHP/> They are buried at Indian Mound Cemetery in Lot 78 in Romney.<ref name=NRHP/> The farm continued in son Robert's hands when he purchased it in January 1879 from the other heirs and devisees of his father.<ref name=NRHP/><ref name=Wayland/> Those signing the [[conveyancing|conveyance]] were the following: his mother Sally; Edward Washington and his wife Susan; James B. Rees and wife Rebecca (Washington); Ettie Washington; George W. Washington and wife Ann E.; John J. Inskeep and wife Bettie Washington; and Sallie G. Washington.<ref name=Wayland/> Robert retained ownership of the farm until his death in 1930.<ref name=Brannon/><ref name=NRHP/> Approximately {{convert|500|acre|km2}} of the farm were sold in 1936 by Washington's heirs to the Brinker brothers of [[Cumberland, Maryland|Cumberland]], Maryland.<ref name=Brannon/><ref name=NRHP/>

====Baltimore and Ohio Railroad====
The [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]] built a line near the farm in 1883.<ref name=NRHP/> This line served the communities from [[Green Spring, West Virginia]], to [[Petersburg, West Virginia|Petersburg]].<ref name=NRHP/> The railroad had a [[Siding (rail)|siding]] on the farm to drop supplies as needed, such as [[fencing]] and other materials.<ref name=NRHP/> This was in place until 1930.<ref name=NRHP/> The [[South Branch Valley Railroad]] continues to operate on the old Baltimore and Ohio line near Washington Bottom Farm.

===Brinker family===
Brothers Fred, George, and Joseph Brinker had owned a [[machinery]] dealership in Cumberland.<ref name=NRHP/> They converted the horse barn into a dairy barn and began to operate a dairy business in 1940.<ref name=NRHP/> In 1943, Fred's son Charles W. and wife Dorothy and two children moved from [[Baltimore]], Maryland, to [[Springfield, West Virginia]], to help operate the dairy farm.<ref name=NRHP/> In 1950, they purchased a half interest, and after the accidental farm-related death of Fred Brinker, they acquired the remaining interest in the farm from family members.<ref name=NRHP/> Charles and Dorothy Brinker lived at the farm for fifty years and operated the dairy with the help of their four children: Fred, Maryann, Robert, and Terry.<ref name=NRHP/>

Washington Bottom Farm was then owned by Robert C. Brinker and his wife, Loretta.<ref name=NRHP/> With their sons, Matthew and Michael, the farm was expanded in fall 2001, and the dairy was returned to operation.<ref name=NRHP/> A milking parlor was installed in the original horse barn to handle 400 head of [[Holstein cattle]].<ref name=NRHP/> The main crops harvested were corn and hay to support the herd. This operation continued until 2003 when the farm was sold to Carol and Mike Shaw.<ref name=NRHP/> Although the farm once had {{convert|700|acre|km2}}, it now has a total of {{convert|321|acre|km2}} associated with the early
residence and farm buildings.<ref name=NRHP/>

Since the Shaw's purchased the farm, Ridgedale has undergone an extensive restoration project partially funded from both the West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the [[United States Department of the Interior]] through the [[National Park Service]].<ref name=Hall/>
The Shaw's use the home as their private residence and give tours upon request.

==Archaeology==
A small Indian mound, is to the east of the house.<ref name=NRHP/>

== See also ==
*[[List of historic sites in Hampshire County, West Virginia]]
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampshire County, West Virginia]]

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.historichampshire.org/nrhp/GWW/gww-home.htm George W. Washington House at Historic Hampshire.org]
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvhampsh/diary.htm George William Washington Diary: Transcribed by Walter & Roberta McJilton & Mrs. Carol J. Guth, February 1999]

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