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It may not look like much of anything -- a couple whitewashed boards lying on pavement but to us, history fell apart today when a passing motorist careened into The White Post.

The landmark is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the original post was placed here by George Washington in 1750. The post provided early visitors directions to four distinct points of reference: Berry's Ferry, Battletown, New Town and Greenway Court, the home of Thomas, Sixth Lord of Fairfax, the original owner of what is now all of the Northern Shenandoah Valley, northern West Virginia and parts of Ohio.

Washington, by the way, surveyed this area for Fairfax in the mid-18th century before going on to other things.

The locust post underneath the structure was not damaged and a new facade will be in place by the weekend.