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State of the Society and Preserving Northern Virginias Rich Heritage
Preserving Northern Virginia’s Rich Heritage
Burke, VA —
December 8, 2011— Today the Burke Historic Society announced that at the 2012
Annual Meeting of the Burke Historic Society there will be a special event
presentation held in the historic Silas Burke Home!
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At this important
and festive meeting - - along with a heaping discussion on why saving our past
is important - - the Copperthite decedents from that famous Pie Family of
Georgetown will be serving libations and pie as they once did --
in the home (BURKE HOUSE) where the family
spent many a summer evening at the turn of the last century!
On January 29th
2012 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Jon Vrana, Society President will appear as Col.
Silas Burke to discuss the need for saving the vast and rich culture and
historically significant structures, sites, artifacts, oral and written
histories of the Burke Station Area for future generations. He will also give a brief history lesson of
the important events and people that made up the community in and around Burke
from the time before the Civil War until today.
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In addition, Michael
C. Copperthite (the great great grandson of Henry Clayton Copperthite) will
speak on his family and how it helped change Burke Station from a sleepy little
hamlet into the go to place for folks from all walks of life to enjoy -- with
horse races, fairs, social gatherings, special events, etc. Mr. Copperthite will speak of the “Man from Connecticut”
who came back to the area after service in the War Between the States and who
made Burke House a family retreat shortly after he purchased much of Burke
Station starting in 1888.
Where -- at the home of Terry and Susie Fowler Neal, Preservationist
who have been caretakers of the Burke Home for some 70 plus od’ years.
The Silas Burke House,
Burke,
VA
