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1. STAUN_060219_002.JPG: The Barger House The War's Lasting Effects Relocated from its original site approximately fifty miles to the south on Little Patterson's Creek in Botetourt County, Virginia, the Barger home is an operational pre-Civil War farmstead from the Valley of Virginia. It is representative of the average agricultural livelihoods of common soldiers and noncombatant farmers in this region. Because of his age, John Barger did not serve in the war, but two of his sons and a brother did fight for the Confederacy. His sons and brother survived the hostilities. The true test of the war, however, for the Barger family, fell in the area of finance. Prior to the war, Barger borrowed money from his family and the Bank of Fincastle to purchase land and finance his farm. When the prices of agricultural goods plummeted in the wake of war, he was unable to pay his debts, and on May 7, 1869, filed for bankruptcy. Two and half years later, the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia foreclosed on the property, a fate shared by many others in postwar Virginia. It is not clear how Barger fared financially after the event. However, by the 1880s, a niece and her husband purchased the farmstead and heirs continued to reside on the property well into the latter part of the 20th century. According to the 1860 census, on the eve of the Civil War, the population of the ten county area from Harper's Ferry to Rockbridge County consisted of 26,410 slaves or 18 percent of the total population of the Shenandoah Valley. Fewer than 4,040 or four percent of the Valley's population of 121,194 whites and free blacks were slaveholders. Additionally, more than 4,593 free blacks made up three percent of the population of the area and were involved in critical trade throughout the Valley. Although no slaves worked on the Barger farmstead prior to the war, two blacks, "Law & wife Mell," were listed as in residents with the Barger family in the 1860 census. Little is known of their relations with the Barger family or what happened to them afterward.
2. STAUN_060219_005.JPG: The Barger House
3. STAUN_060219_023.JPG: The National Cemetery in town
4. STAUN_060219_063.JPG: Directly across the railroad station stands the old American Hotel, built in 1854 by the Virginia Central Railroad. A leading hostelry for many years, notable guests included the reconstruction Governor of Virginia Francis Harrison Pierpoint in July 1866 and Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard in 1874. In June 1874, U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife were serenaded by Staunton's Stonewall Brigade Band from the front of the hotel when their train passed through town. The band would later perform in Grant's funeral procession in New York City and again at the dedication ceremonies for Grant's Tomb. This unexpected kinship began when Grant made an exception by allowing the Stonewall Brigade Band to keep their instruments at the surrender at Appomattox. It is the nation's oldest, continuously performing band which receives municipal support.
5. STAUN_060219_069.JPG: Staunton: Vital Link: Near this site on April 17, 1861, approximately one hundred local citizens, many of whom had just enlisted in The Staunton Artillery, met to board trains to Harper's Ferry. They were led by prominent local citizen John D. Imboden, who would remain an active figure throughout the war during which he served as a Confederate General. This neighborhood was the commercial heart of Staunton, with numerous warehouses and factories located close to the railroad station of the Virginia Central Railroad. Staunton served as an important supply center, providing a vital link between the Shenandoah Valley -- "The Breadbasket of the Confederacy" -- and Richmond, the Capital of the Confederate States, and other points east. In June 1864, Union Gen. David H. Hunter's troops destroyed the station and area factories, foundries, stables, warehouses and mills as well as one of two newspaper offices. The newspaper which survived did so because the publisher had hidden the presses, which he was able to use to publish his newspaper within hours after the departure of Hunter and his troops. While in Staunton, Hunter's headquarters were located in the Virginia Hotel, which stood nearby on New Street. The Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind, which survives in Staunton, served as a military hospital for the duration of the Civil War.
6. STAUN_060219_081.JPG: Staunton Vital Link -- 1864 Valley Campaigns -- Near this site on April 17, 1861, approximately one hundred local citizens, many of whom had just enlisted in The Staunton Artillery, met to board trains to Harper's Ferry. They were led by prominent local citizen John D. Imboden, who would remain an active figure throughout the war during which he served as a Confederate General. This neighborhood was the commercial heart of Staunton, with numerous warehouses and factories located close to the railroad station of the Virginia Central Railroad. Staunton served as an important supply center, providing a vital link between the Shenandoah Valley -- "The Breadbasket of the Confederacy" -- and Richmond, the Capital of the Confederate States, and other points east. In June 1864, Union Gen. David H. Hunter's troops destroyed the station and area factories, foundries, stables, warehouses and mills as well as one of two newspaper offices. The newspaper which survived did so because the publisher had hidden the presses, which he was able to use to publish his newspaper within hours after the departure of Hunter and his troops. While in Staunton, Hunter's headquarters were located in the Virginia Hotel, which stood nearby on New Street. The Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind, which survives in Staunton, served as a military hospital for the duration of the Civil War. Directly across from the railroad station stands the old American Hotel, built in 1854 by the Virginia Central Railroad. A leading hostelry for many years, notable guests included the reconstruction Governor of Virginia Francis Harrison Pierpont in July 1866 and Confederate Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard in 1874. In June 1874, U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife were serenaded by Staunton's Stonewall Brigade Band from the front of the hotel when their train passed through town. The band would later perform in Grant's funeral procession in New York City and again at the dedication ceremonies for Grant's Tomb. This unexpected kinship began when Grant made an exception by allowing the Stonewall Brigade Band to keep their instruments at the surrender at Appomattox. It is the nation's oldest, continuously performing band which receives municipal support.
7. STAUN_060219_115.JPG: Thornrose Cemetery
Wikipedia Description: Staunton, Virginia
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Staunton (pronounced /'st�nt?n/ "STANT-en") is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County in the commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 23,853 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Augusta County. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Staunton (along with nearby Waynesboro) with Augusta county for statistical purposes. The city was originally named Augusta Courthouse and was the westernmost courthouse in British North America prior to the American Revolution. The city was re-named Staunton after Lady Rebecca Staunton, the wife of the popular Colonial Governor William Gooch (for whom Goochland County, Virginia is named).

Staunton was founded in 1747, incorporated in 1871, and became an independent city on July 10, 1902. In 1908, Staunton was the first city in the world to adopt a city manager form of government, an outgrowth of the Progressive movement, which has been repeated in many locations since. It is known for being the birthplace of the 28th U.S. President, Woodrow Wilson and the home of Mary Baldwin College, a women's college that features a number of unique programs, including the Virginia Women's Institute for Leadership and the Program for the Exceptionally Gifted. Staunton is also home to the older of the two campuses of the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind. (The newer campus is in Hampton, Virginia.)

Staunton has a sister city, Viseu de Sus, Romania. ...

Tourism:

Tourism is one of Staunton's highest appeals. It is home to Blackfriars Playhouse, the only existing replica of Shakespeare's Blackfriars Theatre. The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library is open for visitors, as well as the Museum of American Frontier Culture, an insider's look at life in early America. Often called the "Queen City" of the Shenandoah Valley, Staunton has five separate historic districts.

Staunton is also the official home of country music legends the Statler Brothers who, until 1994, provided free concerts at the annual Fourth of July celebration with guest hosts that included many of the greats of country music. The city is where Statlers Don Reid, Harold Reid, and Phil Balsley grew up and still make their home.

Staunton is home to the Staunton Braves of the Valley Baseball League. The city also boasts a number of antique shops, boutiques, and restaurants. ...

Notable residents:

* Woodrow Wilson, born in Staunton, 28th President of the United States
* Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart, born and died in Staunton, U.S. Congressman, Secretary of the Interior, chairman of the Committee of Nine.
* Dave Fultz, born in Staunton, major league baseball player
* Larry Sheets, Major League Baseball player primarily with the Baltimore Orioles
* Joseph DeJarnette, lived in Staunton, notable mid-20th century psychiatrist and eugenicist
* Members of the renowned country vocal group the Statler Brothers grew up and reside in Staunton.
* William Haines, born in Staunton in 1900, MGM film actor and interior designer.
* Wade H. Haislip, was born in Woodstock, Virginia and raised in Staunton
* Francis S. Collins, born in Staunton, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
* Jerry Lee May, born in Staunton, Major League Baseball player from 1964-1973.
* Tom Leykis, famous radio personality, got his first full-time radio job at a Staunton radio station.
* Nathan Moore, born and raised in Staunton, lead singer and guitarist of Surprise Me Mr. Davis and ThaMuseMeant.
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