Visiting Middleburg yesterday, we wandered away from the main street and came to this Baptist Church on a hill overlooking open fields. Around it on the hillside were tiny gravestones and memorial plaques - all very neat and even.
A little bit further along the road and we passed this splendid barn. We often wonder why American barns are red, but have yet to find the answer to that question!
Opposite the barn and separated from the church by iron railings was a large and quite old graveyard called the Sharon Cemetery where the graves varied in size and grandeur.
The view from the graveyard over fields and a lake was lovely.
This circle of gravestones and the central memorial in the photo below commemorated Confederate soldiers lost during the 1863 Battle of Middleburg. The memorial was created by an organization known as DAR - 'Daughters of the American Revolution'.
Another memorial which caught our attention was this one..
Quite an old headstone, the tree had obviously grown up next to it and is now gradually growing around it.
David read this evening that somewhere in the graveyard is a Rodin sculpture - though apparently very weathered - we will have to look for that on a future visit!
The barns are red because they are made of Duplo of course!!
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