New Church, Virginia

2013: Maryland-Virginia Line
Dixieland: The South Starts Here
Viewed from the north

2020: Maryland-Virginia Line
God Bless America: The South Starts Here
Viewed from the north

2022: Maryland-Virginia Line
Dixieland: The South Ends Here
Viewed from the south

The Changing Cultural Landscape

Welcome to the South, New Church, Virginia, 2013, 2020, 2022.

A decade of change: "Dixieland" has survived; the Confederate Battle Flag has not.

Tangier Island, Virginia

2022: Tangier Postmark

Tangier Post Office, 2022

Tangier Welcome Sign, 2022

Postmarks and Post Offices as Welcome Signs ~

Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore

Welcome to Tangier Island, Virginia, 2022.

Quinby, Virginia

2022: Quinby Postmark

1992: Quinby Postmark

Quinby Post Office, 2022

Quinby Welcome Sign, 2022

Postmarks and Post Offices as Welcome Signs ~

Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore

Welcome to Quinby, Virginia, 1992, 2022.

Wachapreague, Virginia

2022: Wachapreague Postmark

1992: Wachapreague Postmark

Wachapreague Post Office, 2022

Wachapreague Post Office, 2022
Three-Generation Field Trip

Wachapreague Welcome Sign, 2018

Postmarks and Post Offices as Welcome Signs ~

Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore

Welcome to Wachapreague, Virginia, 1992, 2018, 2022.

"Little City By The Sea"

Belle Haven, Virginia

2022: Belle Haven Postmark

1992: Belle Haven Postmark

Belle Haven Post Office, 2018
Constructed ca. 1950

Belle Haven Welcome Sign, 2022

Postmarks and Post Offices as Welcome Signs ~

Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore

Welcome to Belle Haven, Virginia, 1992, 2018, 2022.

Painter, Virginia

2022: Painter Postmark

1992: Painter Postmark

Painter Post Office, 2022

Painter Welcome Sign, 2022
Along U.S. 13

Postmarks and Post Offices as Welcome Signs ~

Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore

Welcome to Painter, Virginia, 1992, 2022.

Pungoteague, Virginia

2022: Pungoteague Postmark

1992: Pungoteague Postmark

Pungoteague Post Office, 2018

Pungoteague Welcome Sign, 2022

Postmarks and Post Offices as Welcome Signs ~

Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore

Welcome to Pungoteague, Virginia, 1992, 2018, 2022.