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This is the main street of Fredericksburg, VA, shown here just as the sun rose over the buildings behind me to light up the shops. These shops are all three storeys with apartments for rent on the 2nd and (sometimes) 3rd floors. The cars could belong to the store owners or to the apartment dwellers. This section of town was reduced to rubble by a combination of Union cannon and the resultant fire on December 13, 1862 in the Battle of Fredericksburg. Although some buildings built in the 1700's survived the battle, these do not date back any earlier than 1870. The proprietor of the "Spirits" shop across the street had just put out the tables and chairs...and I was just wondering what Spirits he might be serving for breakfast... when I got sidetracked into a conversation with the owner of the building behind me. I hope you like this glimpse of a small city waking up on a summer morning!