Historic Gardens of Virginia 



burled in the earth, papers and other portable valuables were 

 huddled into portmanteaux and the horses and roomy chariot were 

 ordered out for instant flight. 



But happily, Horseshoe has known few vicissitudes with the 

 exception of the war-time raid and those occasioned by the ruthless 

 hand of time. It is now in splendid condition, having been restored 

 and beautified by its present owner, Richard Meldrum Brady, Jr., 

 who, in 19 1 2, purchased the place from Colonel Joseph Wilmer. 



The old estate is a link between the present and those far-off 

 days of 1716 when Governor Spotswood led his Horseshoe Knights 

 to drink the King's health upon the mountain top. The neighbor- 

 hood has greatly changed since it was the Royal Governor's grant. 

 The junketings and progresses between Germanna and Williams- 

 burg belong to an irrevocable past. But the daily routine at Horse- 

 shoe still has in it today much that reminds one of the country life 

 once led here by the gentry of colonial days. 



Edith Dabney Tunis Sale. 



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