This article is a great tribute to both Glenn Trimmer and D. P. Newton. I wish I would have known about the gathering, or I would have been there.
Glenn and D. P. Newton did a great job with building the Stafford Civil War Park!
I remember Glenn hosting a gathering of County officials at his home. He gave us a tour of his Civil War artifacts he found over the years while metal detecting. The artifacts were all on display in showcases like a museum. He had a demonstration cannon firing in his front yard and had the house decorated with flags and other Civil War era items.
D. P. Newton also had a large collection of Civil War Artifacts, and he founded the White Oak Museum. It's a shame Stafford Officials didn't try to save the museum upon Newton's death in 2019. It was a very impressive museum. Newton created maps of all the Civil War earthworks in the entire County.
In the late 2000's I was at a Board of Supervisor meeting early and was talking to Glenn Trimmer and D. P. Newton about their proposal to build a Civil War Park on property that was part of the landfill. I thought it was a great proposal and I added it to the agenda as a discussion item.
The Board decided to fund about $40 K in seed money for the two men to start planning the construction of the Park. After that it was all done with donations and volunteers.
Glenn raised the money and got the National Guard to build the roads as part of their two weeks of summer training. The County got a great park for practically nothing.
Thank you, Glenn Trimmer and D. P. Newton for your commitment to Stafford County!
This article is a great tribute to both Glenn Trimmer and D. P. Newton. I wish I would have known about the gathering, or I would have been there.
Glenn and D. P. Newton did a great job with building the Stafford Civil War Park!
I remember Glenn hosting a gathering of County officials at his home. He gave us a tour of his Civil War artifacts he found over the years while metal detecting. The artifacts were all on display in showcases like a museum. He had a demonstration cannon firing in his front yard and had the house decorated with flags and other Civil War era items.
D. P. Newton also had a large collection of Civil War Artifacts, and he founded the White Oak Museum. It's a shame Stafford Officials didn't try to save the museum upon Newton's death in 2019. It was a very impressive museum. Newton created maps of all the Civil War earthworks in the entire County.
In the late 2000's I was at a Board of Supervisor meeting early and was talking to Glenn Trimmer and D. P. Newton about their proposal to build a Civil War Park on property that was part of the landfill. I thought it was a great proposal and I added it to the agenda as a discussion item.
The Board decided to fund about $40 K in seed money for the two men to start planning the construction of the Park. After that it was all done with donations and volunteers.
Glenn raised the money and got the National Guard to build the roads as part of their two weeks of summer training. The County got a great park for practically nothing.
Thank you, Glenn Trimmer and D. P. Newton for your commitment to Stafford County!
Their legacies are now set in stone at the Park!