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The Big Lie: "Thomas Jefferson Trees"?


Maud Wanted Trees, I Planted Them, So What?

A house in the historic district, built in the 1970s, is for sale. Here is the listing from RE/MAX...and we could not make this up if we tried:

Rare opportunity to live in Historical Windover Heights! This is a dream home-like vacationing in a Bed & Breakfast every day! 3 wonderful fin levels--2 story foyer,spectacular sunroom! Wrap around front veranda, deck, brick patio & walkways! Beautiful gardens w/huge oak trees supposedly planted by Thomas Jefferson! (You won't want to leave)! Walk to Vienna amenities.

Trees by Thomas Jefferson eh? We have heard it all now. Is there anything left for the supporters of historical nonsense in Vienna to make up?

Posted by Historic Vienna Posts on July 22, 2006 07:32 PM |

Comments

I can believe it. Supposedly a set of George Washington's false teeth are buried in my back yard.

Posted by: Maud | July 22, 2006 08:03 PM

Now that we know that Jefferson planted trees in the historic district, someone please tell Maud and Laine so they can update the Walk on The Hill brochure.

Posted by: Tractor Man | July 23, 2006 09:16 AM

Yet another example of how out of touch with reality these people are. Why can't people just tell the truth? And why can't people like an area or house based simply on its charm? Just like the "Historic District" fanatics... these people are not content enough with just living in a nice neighborhood, they have to manufacture a set of lies to convince people they "might" be living in a "historic" area. How pathetic.

Posted by: Matthew Stich | July 23, 2006 11:14 AM

A Bigger Lie!

TJ directed Lewis and Clarke to provide squirrels for a barbaque.

Having sentwhat was later described as prarie dogs, the numerous "squirrels" were to be released into the Virginia countryside.

The wagon train proceeded up the Potomac River but noticing the abundance of grey squirells they decided to proceded west. Upon a hill several miles away they released the "squirrels".

The squirrels proliferated and because of the large numbers the hill was known as "squirrel hill", later to be known as "the hill".

Since these animals of TJ were responsible for burying many acorns the plantings were attributed to TJ.

Posted by: ION | August 26, 2006 06:52 PM

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