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Lee and Grant

Landmarks – Doswell, Virginia

Inscription. Lee and Grant faced each other on the North Anna, May 23-26, 1864. Union forces crossed here and four miles to the west but found they could not dislodge Lee's center, which rested on ... More on HMDB

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  • North Anna Other Names: Telegraph Road Bridge, Jericho Mill (May 23); Ox Ford, Quarles Mill, Hanover Junction (May 24) Location: Caroline County and Hanover County Campaign: Grant's Overland Campai... More on Nps.gov

History of Dumfries

Landmarks – Dumfries, Virginia

Inscription. Dumfries, first settled in the early 18th century, became in 1749 the first town in Prince William County chartered by the House of Burgesses. It soon grew in wealth and importance as ... More on HMDB

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  • General Membership meetings are held on the second Thursday of every other month, 7 pm in Dumfries. Call ... More on Historicdumfries.com

Pole Green SkatePark, Mechanicsville Virginia

Parks – Mechanicsville, Virginia

Pole Green Park is home to one of the few skateboard parks in the Richmond area. Located in the outskirts of Mechanicsville, the park is a 10,000-square-foot facility equipped with quarter-pipes, rails and ramps. It sits between the ... More on skateboardpark.com

Virginia Estelle Randolph

Museums – Glen Allen, Virginia

Inscription. The daughter of parents born in slavery, Virginia Randolph (1874-1958) taught in a one-room schoolhouse beginning in 1892. A gifted teacher, she became in 1908 the nation's first Jeane... More on HMDB

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  • Randolph Museum in Glen Allen, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Byrd Park

Parks – Richmond, Virginia

The best thing about this Richmond park is the large lake in its center. You can rent paddle boats or simpl...

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  • about Byrd Park: The 287-acre Byrd Park has three lakes, including Boat, Shields, and Swan Lakes, where vis... More on GoCityKids

Jetersville Lee's Retreat April 5, 1865

Landmarks – Jetersville, Virginia

Inscription. Lee found Union cavalry and infantry across his line of retreat at this station on the Richmond and Danville Railroad. Rather than attacking the entrenched Federals, he chose to change... More on HMDB

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  • Inscription. While passing through this intersection, the Confederate column was attacked by Union cavalry. Consequently, part of Lees army, and the main wagon train, turned north onto the Jamestow... More on HMDB

High Bridge Trail State Park

National And State Parks – Farmville, Virginia

Inscription. The "High" Bridge, "There have been higher bridges not so long and longer bridges not so high, but taking the height and length together, this is, perhaps, the largest bridge in the wo... More on HMDB

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  • The High Bridge Trail concept began to take shape when Norfolk Southern Corporation announced plans to abandon their railroad corridor between Pamplin and Burkeville. The line was abandoned in 2005... More on Americantrails.org

Alfred D. “A.D.” Price

Landmarks – Richmond, Virginia

Inscription. Born into slavery in Hanover County in 1860, Alfred D. “A. D.” Price moved to Richmond in the late 1870s. Soon after coming to Richmond, he set up a blacksmith shop, which expanded into a livery stable and ... More on HMDB

Nolan H. Gray Reservoir

Things To Do – Quantico, Virginia

Inscription. Nolan H. Gray Reservoir, Dedicated to the Memory of, Nolan H. Gray, Gunnery Sergeant, U. S. Marine Corps, 19 July 1941 – 7 February 1968, Twice Deputy Game Warden, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia. He was active ... More on HMDB

Caroline County / King William

Landmarks – Hanover, Virginia

Inscription. (Obverse), Caroline County: Area 529 Square Miles, Formed in 1727 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William. Named for Queen Caroline, wife of King George II. George Rogers Clark, c... More on HMDB

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  • Hanover County Government Online provides information pertaining to county government to the citizens and businesses ... More on Co.hanover.va.us

White Oak Civil War Museum

Museums – Falmouth, Virginia

Mr. Newton is a rare treat and a trip back in time. A must see museum that is the real deal. No fuss, just ... More on TripAdvisor

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  • This is a small private Civil War Museum not far from Fredericksburg. It is an old school house with 5 -6 r... More on TripAdvisor

  • A unique collection of Union and Confederate artifacts collected from encampments and battle sites around ... More on Visitfred.com

China 1

Restaurants – Dumfries, Virginia

For the price amount of food and speed of delivery its not bad. More on Yahoo! Travel

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  • The food was disgusting and it tasted very old and gamey. I was in the mood for general tso's chicken and I will never go back to that place. And ... More on Yahoo! Travel

  • WOW! The worst american chinese food I have ever had! I ordered the sesame chicken and I don't think usually the sesame chicken in general is in a garlic sauce. However their's had a garlic sauce t... More on Yahoo! Travel

Herons

Restaurants – Triangle, Virginia

Herons' New American cuisine pays tribute to the finest North Carolina and Southern farmers and artisans. The la carte selections and seasonal tasting menu complement an extensive 2,500-bottle ... More on WhereTraveler

The Cambell

Restaurants – Richmond, Virginia