April 15, 2024
Spring at Dodona Manor
In the words of Robin Williams, “Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s party!’” At General and Mrs. Marshall’s Leesburg home, Dodona Manor, spring has brought 80 parties since the couple purchased the property in 1941. As an avid gardener and amateur arborist, George Marshall loved nothing more than to escape the trials of public life knee-deep in compost. In March 1942, Marshall wrote to the president of the Burpee Seed Company, saying, “There…
