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The Largest Fort

Landmarks – Petersburg, Virginia

Inscription. Fort Fisher was the largest of the more than 30 forts that studded the Union siege lines. It included nearly 2,000 feet of parapet and could mount 19 guns. The boom of a single gun in this fort on the morning of April ... More on HMDB

Remembrance

Landmarks – Chester, Virginia

Inscription. Many of the men, like Major Parker and Lieutenant J. Thompson Brown, returned to their homes in and around Richmond after the war. In 188, Lieutenant Brown, then a successful local businessman, purchased the ground here ... More on HMDB

Hollywood Cemetery

Museums – Richmond, Virginia

It is a really nice peaceful place with a great sense of diverse architecture. More on Yahoo! Travel

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  • We have never seen a cemetery like this before and were taken by it's serene views and magnificant head s... More on Yahoo! Travel

  • Historical old style cemetary. Lots of quaint and amusing epithets on the stones, civil war heros and not ... More on Yahoo! Travel

Berkeley Boxwood Garden Tour

Tours – Williamsburg, Virginia

A tour of the boxwood-terraced gardens at Berkeley Plantation will ... More on Yahoo! Travel

Site of J. E. B. Stuart's Death

Landmarks – Richmond, Virginia

Inscription. Major General James Ewell Brown Stuart, C. S. A. Commander of the cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia, died here on May 12, 1864, in the home of his brother-in-law, Dr. Charles Brewer. Cause of his death was a wound ... More on HMDB

First Baptist Church Manakin

Religion and Faith – Manakin Sabot, Virginia

Inscription. Organized as Dover Mines Church about 1863, First Baptist Church, Manakin is one of the oldest African American churches in Goochland County. Its members separated from Dover Baptist C... More on HMDB

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  • Goochland Baptist Church, richmond, goochland, manakin sabot, virginia, We value god and family, or mission ... More on Goochlandchurch.org

Parkway Craft Center

Things To Do – Waynesboro, Virginia

This lovely home and its grounds were later donated to the Pa More on igougo

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  • In the late 19th century, textile magnate Moses Cone built Flat Top Manor in the Mountains near the town of Blowing Rock, North Carolina. ... More on igougo

The American Historical Foundation

Museums – Richmond, Virginia

topics: American history, American, 19th, 20th, century, military, history. More on MuseumStuff.com

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  • The U.S. Marine Raider Museum, The Military Knife and Bayonet Museum, and the Monument Avenue Museum are all housed in the architecturally significant ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

forest lake trails

Parks – Charlottesville, Virginia

I found the Map to the area http://www.forestlakes.net/trail_map_north.pdf http://www.forestlakes.net/tail_map_south.pdf More on trails.mtbr.com

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  • Lots of different loops around the area, mostly beginner some intermediate. I would find someone familiar with the area ... More on trails.mtbr.com

St. Johns Episcopal Church

Landmarks – Hopewell, Virginia

Inscription. During the Civil War this church served as a signal station for both the Confederacy and the Union. On May 5, 1864 Col. Samuel A. Duncans brigade of United States Colored Troops (4th, 5th, and 6th U. S. C. T.) occupied ... More on HMDB

Weston Manor

Museums – Hopewell, Virginia

This 18th-century house, built in 1789 in the style of a Tidewater plantation, is furnished with period antiques and reproductions. Weston Plantation includes an elegant 18th-century plantation hom... More on Heritage

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  • Inscription. “¦ a very pretty, large white house situated on a hill that sloped to the river; with pretty fruit and shade trees scattered over the lawn.” Emma Wood Richardson, Weston Ma... More on HMDB

Dairy King

Restaurants – Richmond, Virginia

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Mexico Restaurant

Restaurants – Mechanicsville, Virginia

I recommend this restaurant to anyone who wants REAL Mexican cuisine. More on CitySearch

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  • If you want a quick dinner without going to Mc Donald's or the like, Mexico is the place to go. More on Restaurantica

  • This is one of thebest restaurants I have ever eaten in, the food and drinks were just absolutely delicious... More on CitySearch

Red Robin

Restaurants – Charlottesville, Virginia

Good service, good food, cooked just right, everything that was supposed to be served hot was served hot, a... More on Restaurantica

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  • The food is GREAT, too! More on Restaurantica

  • Too loud, but other than that everything was good. Good service, good food, cooked just right, everything t... More on Restaurantica

Trinity Episcopal Church

Sightseeing – Staunton, Virginia

The oldest church in Staunton, this historic church was ... More on Yahoo! Travel