I enjoyed Chincoteague-step-through-time-tours led by Cindy Faith so much I wanted to hear more. So we paid a visit to the Captain Timothy Hill’s House. Cindy is a docent there. We learned how the house was saved and moved. If there is a fire in the wooden chimney, they run out quickly. They pull on ropes attached to the chimney to get it away from the house.
Cindy told us one of the family’s stories. It was about a young girl, around 14 years old, who was much loved by them. The girl’s boyfriend took a job on a ship and sailed away for a while. Then he came back to town. He found out that the young girl was going to a dance with another boy. The jealous ex-boyfriend shot her and her mother. She was up all night attending to her wounded mother. The young girl seemed OK and only had a minor wound. Sometime during the night, the young girl passed away. Later her ex-boyfriend shot himself.
For Dan’s Thursday Doors: Carnival Doors – No Facilities
What a great door–and a sad story.
Glad you liked it. Cindy told the story well.
Lovely pictures. Awful story
Thanks Derrick. The story reminded me slightly of Romeo and Juliette.
I can see that
That’s a gruesome story, Sherry, however incidents like that still happen. I’m glad they restored the building. I’d hate to be going up those stairs very often, though.
The kids slept upstairs. The outside is covered in scratched in drawings of ships. Looks like the walls were used like a blackboard to teach.