{"id":19062,"date":"2015-09-24T14:57:05","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T18:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/?p=19062"},"modified":"2015-09-28T15:32:29","modified_gmt":"2015-09-28T19:32:29","slug":"historic-highways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/2015\/09\/24\/historic-highways\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Highways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine a day when the fastest route from Washington, D.C. to Richmond meant meandering down Princess Anne Street through downtown Fredericksburg to Lafayette Boulevard on the original U.S. Route 1.<\/p>\n<p>Emily Taggart Schricker \u201915 knows the history of U.S. Route 1 well, and she\u2019s working to preserve its story.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/09152015UMWRT1225.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19064\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/2015\/09\/24\/historic-highways\/09152015umwrt1225\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/09152015UMWRT1225.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2280,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D90&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1442311811&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;86&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"09152015UMWRT1225\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/09152015UMWRT1225-300x168.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/09152015UMWRT1225-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-19064 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/09152015UMWRT1225-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Emily in front of Carl's\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/09152015UMWRT1225-1024x575.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/09152015UMWRT1225-300x168.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/09152015UMWRT1225-768x431.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/09152015UMWRT1225-285x160.jpg 285w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/greatminds\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/09152015UMWRT1225-1140x640.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>Recently named president of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hffi.org\/index.html\">Historic Fredericksburg Foundation<\/a>, Inc. (HFFI), Schricker coordinated the foundation\u2019s fourth annual <a href=\"http:\/\/vintageroute1.com\">Vintage Route 1<\/a> event held in early September to celebrate Fredericksburg\u2019s 20th-century history through the impact of U.S. Route 1. It\u2019s her fourth year managing the event.<\/p>\n<p>Almost a <a href=\"http:\/\/vintageroute1.com\/route-1-history\/\">century ago<\/a>, the options to travel between Washington, D.C. and Richmond involved muddy, bumpy roads. That all changed on May 28, 1927.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt took over 25 years of town meetings and legislative debate to choose the path of what would become U.S. Route 1 and get it to a usable state,\u201d said Schricker, who majored in historic preservation at UMW. \u201cFredericksburg was chosen over Orange or Staunton as the path to Richmond, and the decision changed our city forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jefferson Davis Highway, also known as the Washington-Richmond Highway or U.S. Highway No. 1, originally ran through the heart of downtown Fredericksburg, down Princess Anne Street and Lafayette Boulevard. The opening of the road brought an influx of visitors that sparked the historic tourism industry and bustling downtown we see today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll notice the Carl\u2019s Frozen Custard sign is quite large compared to downtown signs,\u201d said Schricker, who has worked with HFFI since 2012. \u201cCarl\u2019s was built in the 20th century when large signs were needed to attract the cars driving by on Route 1.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year, the Vintage Route 1 event helped share the stories behind the buildings on Princess Anne Street, with history exhibits, a vintage fashion exhibit, classic car displays and a new tour that focused on the neighborhood around the iconic Carl\u2019s and the George Washington Executive Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love the stories behind old buildings,\u201d said Schricker. \u201cBy telling the stories, you create connections with people and help them understand why they should care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schricker\u2019s own story demonstrates her appreciation for history. A previous owner of a historic costume business, she worked at renaissance fairs across the country before moving to Fredericksburg to attend Mary Washington, which has one of the nation\u2019s oldest and most respected historic preservation programs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe used all of Fredericksburg as a classroom,\u201d said Schricker, who joined the HFFI events committee as a student volunteer, then was named the organization\u2019s secretary before serving as president.<\/p>\n<p>Today, she\u2019s leading HFFI in its mission to \u2018preserve, protect and revitalize\u2019 historic downtown Fredericksburg.<\/p>\n<p>Said Schricker, \u201cI want to help retain the historic character of downtown.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alumna Emily Taggart Schricker helps Fredericksburg celebrate the U.S. Route 1 story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":19063,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19062","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-show","8":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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