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Dahlgren's Cavalry Raid
Landmarks – Henrico, Virginia
Inscription. In February 1864 a young Union officer, Col. Ulric Dahlgren, joined with Brig. Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick to raid Richmond and free Federal prisoners of war. They planned for Kilpatrick's men to attack the city's northern ... More on HMDB
First Freedom Center
Museums – Richmond, Virginia
The goal of the First Freedom Center is to increase understanding and respect for diverse religions through educational initiatives. The Center's premier exhibit, Faces of Religious Freedom, weave... More on Visitrichmondva.com
Great Turning Basin
Landmarks – Richmond, Virginia
Inscription. The stones in this plaza have been arranged to suggest the outline of a typical lock on Richmonds James River and Kanawha Canal. Where you now stand was once a part of the Great Turning Basin which served the heart of ... More on HMDB
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Museums – Richmond, Virginia
The story and history surrounding Maggie L. Walker was so inspiring! I thoroughly enjoyed touring her immac... More on TripAdvisor
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I appreciated the video and review prior to the tour. The manner in which the information was exchanged was... More on Yahoo! Travel
The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site commemorates the life of the first woman in the U.S. to serve a...
Terre Haute Farm African American Cemetery
Landmarks – Midlothian, Virginia
Inscription. Approximately 1 mile southeast of here was a cemetery containing one hundred and sixteen graves associated with the African American community of Huguenot Springs. Historical and archaeological evidence indicates that ... More on HMDB
Cold Harbor Battlefield Richmond Battlefield Richmond Natl Battlefield Pk – 1862/64
Things To Do – Mechanicsville, Virginia
Inscription. The action here on June 27, 1862, was the second-largest battle in American history up to that time. One day earlier General Robert E. Lee had pried the Union Fifth Corps from its posi... More on HMDB
Nottoway Historical Association
Museums – Crewe, Virginia
Nottoway Historical Association in Crewe, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum ... More on MuseumsUSA.org
Old Buckingham Church
Landmarks – New Canton, Virginia
Inscription. The original or southwest wing was erected about 1758 as a church for the newly-formed Tillotson Parish. It was abandoned following the Disestablishment of the Anglican Church in Virginia in 1784, and thereafter was acquired ... More on HMDB
Pony Pasture Rapids Captain John Smiths Adventures on the James www.johnsmithtrail.org
Landmarks – Richmond, Virginia
Inscription. James River Park System: The James Rivers rocky rapids marked a border between the Algonquian Indians and the Monacan Indians. In 1608, Capt. Christopher Newport and a band of colonists may have passed by here as they ... More on HMDB
Native Americans and Fort Christanna
Landmarks – Brodnax, Virginia
Inscription. The story of Native Americans after Jamestown's founding in 1607 is a tragic one. At that time the Siouan Indians of Virginia probably numbered 6,300 people. By 1714, when Fort Christanna was established, they were in ... More on HMDB
The Family Cemetery
Landmarks – Mechanicsville, Virginia
Inscription. “Near Cold Harbor stands the house where my father was born, and not far from the house there is a graveyard, surrounded by a brick wall¦there sleep the generations of my forefat... More on HMDB
Cold Stone Creamery
Ice Cream – Glen Allen, Virginia
good place....: great place to go and get really really good ice cream....the only thing I can say bad is the parking ....but its a very popular place!! More on Yahoo! Travel
Captain D's Seafood Restaurant
Restaurants – Chester, Virginia
Food is usually undercooked and drive through orders are consistently wrong. (10/1/07) More on Yahoo! Travel
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