I was planning to clue you in on the difference between Northern Virginia and New Jersey, but it turns out you already knew. Northern Virginia did not have towns, it had plantations and farms. The Potomac River was a highway by which much visiting back and forth took place.
Turns out that George Washington was both a boffo host and a frequent guest. According to Chernow's biography there was hardly a day when Mount Vernon lacked overnight guests and day visitors. Washington's hospitality led to the addition of an enormous dining room on the north side of Mount Vernon to accommodate influx. Washington's natural sociability greatly facilitated the political career that he sought from his 20s. He was first elected to the House of Burgesses at 26, a record later matched by Thomas Jefferson.
And the Maryland side was part of this social network. As a teenager, I several times bicycled to General Smallwood's Retreat in Charles County, MD. This was a tiny plantation house built by a bachelor, whose owner hosted George Washington and was in turn his guest.
I was planning to clue you in on the difference between Northern Virginia and New Jersey, but it turns out you already knew. Northern Virginia did not have towns, it had plantations and farms. The Potomac River was a highway by which much visiting back and forth took place.
Turns out that George Washington was both a boffo host and a frequent guest. According to Chernow's biography there was hardly a day when Mount Vernon lacked overnight guests and day visitors. Washington's hospitality led to the addition of an enormous dining room on the north side of Mount Vernon to accommodate influx. Washington's natural sociability greatly facilitated the political career that he sought from his 20s. He was first elected to the House of Burgesses at 26, a record later matched by Thomas Jefferson.
And the Maryland side was part of this social network. As a teenager, I several times bicycled to General Smallwood's Retreat in Charles County, MD. This was a tiny plantation house built by a bachelor, whose owner hosted George Washington and was in turn his guest.
https://destinationsouthernmaryland.com/places/smallwoods-retreat-and-state-park/
"You could observe, as a sort of corollary, that virtually no video games take place in modern suburbia."
And the ones that do use it to represent desolation or isolation