pause even though the man we built it, joe bowman, he had been in america 24 years before building it. very common story in philadelphia, settled in brooks county, pennsylvania 29 years. and he could sell 100 acre and buy 260s here in the valley. it was so much later. so that's the motivation. but even though he had been in america that length of time he still built a very german floor planment the kitchen is the first door we enter going into the house. we have a i large hearth. a lot of people refer to it as a walk-in fireplace. behind that is the stuba or stove room. that is the living room, dining room, family room, work room. we have the spinning wheels in there. that is the main part of the house. then the parents's room is off of that. basically three rooms in the main part of the house. originally, george bowman, the name of the man who built this house. he was named johan bauman. here in virginia a way to acquire property. it was in large attracts of land to the north of us. the fairfax tract which was given to lord fairfax and borden south of that. but huge holdings. those m

. >> the dog crushed the bone in joe's thumb and took off a portion of it. >> bowman flies st.georges to the nearest hospital where he's treated and soon released. after thousands watched the rescue unfold on live television, media gathered to bring the people the story of st. george's heroics. >> this looks a lot worse than it really is. >> we got letters from all over the world. i think people were surprised that we took the time and the effort and the manpower to effect a rescue on the dog. >> not all the reaction is positive. some question the risk and expense to save a single dog. for bowman, though, the reason is clear. >> if the dog is in the water and we don't go get the dog, somebody is going to go get the dog. probably more than one person. there's going to be five, six, seven people in the river. now we have to rescue five or six people plus the dog. >> but there's another reason, one far more personal. >> i don't want to watch a dog die in the river when i have the capability to do something about it. there's no way any of us would sit there and watch that. >> even