The slave auction block that was removed from the corner of William and Charles streets in downtown Fredericksburg last June is now on display at the Fredericksburg Area Museum.
The exhibit includes a temporary interpretation until a broader story can be told and a full display constructed, said Sara Poore, president and CEO of the museum.
The short-term display is on the first floor of the museum because at 1,600 pounds, structural engineers said the block was too heavy to be located upstairs.
It sits behind a partition tucked in the corner of the first floor so that it can only be seen if you seek it out.
Buying their first house in todayâs hot real estate market has been a frustrating experience for Rachel Davis and Wesley Sprouse.
The couple decided last September they wanted to stop renting and move from Springfield to the Fredericksburg area in the spring.
âWe realized our lease would be up soon, and we wanted a house and a yard to call our own,â said Davis, who is a staffer for the House of Representatives. âSpringfield was too crowded for us. On top of that, the home prices are just astronomical.â
She and Sprouse, who works for the U.S. Secret Service, turned to Coldwell Banker Elite Realtor Drew Fristoe. He advised them to shop around for mortgages and save until they were ready to buy.
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Dana Lawson had been questioning whether she really wanted to be a nurse.
She had been so inspired by the support she received from the Mary Washington Hospital nurse who cared for her during the birth of her daughter in 2015 that she applied for nursing school right there in her hospital room.
âI just thought it would be really cool to be that source of support for someone else going through that,â said Lawson, 27.
Stafford Hospital s Dana Lawson explains her decision to help COVID-19 patients.
But after graduating from nursing programs at Germanna Community College and the University of Mary Washington, and a little over a year into working as a medical and surgical nurse at Stafford Hospital, Lawson felt bogged down by administrative duties that took time away from the care she wanted to provide.