Dink's Den

Dink's Den is a small cave facing the Rappahannock River about a quarter mile upstream from Hinson's Ford and Mill. A Civil War draft dodger named Dink (real name Daniel Gladstun) hid in the cave to avoid conscription during the Civil War. At other times he lived in a cabin with a log chimney, plastered to avoid burning. Dink made a bedroom suite for Mrs. Riley's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Amiss Walter.