Ring's Rest, located about 20 miles north of Washington,D.C.,was one of many small tourist courts scattered along U.S.1 from Maine to Florida. The Ringe family rented out four wooden cabins and owned a roadside store with gasoline pumps.Miles from the nearest town,the Ringe family lived within earshot of highway traffic, but in relative isolation. The only neighboring buildings were a general store, a railroad station,and a roadhouse.