In the county where I was raised, there’s an old plantation known as Pace’s Paines. It’s about 25 miles from where I now live. Ever since I’ve been participating in Barn Charm, I’ve been eyeing the old barn, but never really stopped to get a picture. Until last Saturday.
Here’s the Virginia Historical Road Marker located in front of the plantation:
And a couple of memories I have of Virginia history relating to Pace’s Paines: the Indian who notified Richard Pace about the planned attack was named Chanco. I’m not sure why that fact was omitted from the sign.
And the Indian Chief Opechancanough? We had to learn how to spell AND pronounce his name. It sort of sounds like “opa can canoe”.
My, but that sign brought back some long forgotten memories.
Linking up to Barn Charm.
