Exploring Myer’s Hill with the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust

from Chris

This weekend, I get to help the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust show off one of its newest property acquisitions, Myer’s Hill, which sits to the south side of Route 208 across from Stevenson Ridge. A radio tower on Myer’s Hill is visible from the front yard of the Lodge. (We told you about the acquisition last fall.)

The purchase of Myer’s Hill was a fantastic coup for CVBT. The plot is just over 73 acres, which …

 

John Henry Myer of Myer’s Hill

We told you last month about a major acquisition the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust was making on the Spotyslvania Court House battlefield right across the road from us here at Stevenson Ridge. The property, Myer’s Hill, was the scene of action on May 14, 1864. We’re pleased today to welcome our friend, historian John F. Cummings III, to tell us more about the man the hill is named after, John Henry Myer.

John Henry Myer came to America to …

 

From a Guest in the Log Home

LogHomePorchfrom Jenny

It’s always nice to hear that one of our inn guests had a great stay. We recently had this five-star rating come to us via TripAdvisor:

“What an amazing place! Loved it so much we turned a two-day stay into a three-day stay and we still didn’t want to leave. Fresh from commencement at National Harbor, MD—Masters in History from American Public University—I wanted to continue with the history theme, [and] the Log Home looked like the perfect …