In Which I Meet the Lees

I went hiking at Leesylvania State park today. It was pretty good weather: cool and cloudy, but good for walking. Leesylvania (which means "Lee's Woods") is an interesting place. It's on the land owned by the prominent Lee family of Virginia, way back in the late 1700's. If you've seen the musical 1776, Richard Henry Lee was a member of that family. The land is right on the Potomac River, hilly, green, and isolated. Well, not now. Now it's in the middle of new housing developments.

One of the trails, about 2 miles long, goes past 11 historic markers, including ruins of original houses. I will admit that Virginia has a lot of interesting history.