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Todds Tavern Community Voting

Bars – Spotsylvania, Virginia

Todds Tavern Community Voting - Beer, liquor and all other booze—it all ends up in the same place. If you’re looking for a decent fueling station ... More on clubzone

Ferry Farm

Things To Do – Fredericksburg, Virginia

It's predominantly an archaeological site, and there are no buildings on the property that were there during the More on igougo

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  • First let me warn you, if you think that you are going to come to Ferry Farm to see the house where George Washington spent his childhood, ... More on igougo

  • I've been to Ferry Farm before by myself and didn't think there was a lot to see there. It's predominantly an archaeological site, ... More on igougo

Captain Wayne Lewis

Things To Do – Tappahannock, Virginia

From a Burying Ground to a Park

Parks – Fredericksburg, Virginia

Inscription. “On motion made and seconded, resolved unanimously that the new burying ground be enclosed with brick¦.”,      Council Minutes of July 6th, 1824      Robert Lewis, Mayor (Buried in the Masonic Lodge ... More on HMDB

Stone Tavern and Central Hotel

Things To Do – Charlottesville, Virginia

Inscription. George Nicholas, Albemarle Countys Virginia General Assembly delegate in 1783, built a stone house here in 1784. James Monroe occupied it 1789-1790, while improving the dwelling at his nearby farm, later the site of the ... More on HMDB

Rockfish Gap Meeting

Landmarks – Afton, Virginia

Inscription. The commission appointed to select a site for the University of Virginia met 1-4 August 1818 in the tavern that stood nearby. Among the 21 members present were former presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, as ... More on HMDB

George Washington Birthplace National Monument

Museums – Warsaw, Virginia

The memory of George Washington has been entrenched in this area; through extensive archeology collections, the story of his ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Beach Uniques

Beaches – Warsaw, Virginia

Decorative art, painted furniture, garden ornaments, one ... More on Yahoo! Travel

Bit-O-Honey Farm

Things To Do – Staunton, Virginia

Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Christmas trees- you choose and we cut, trees tied, saws provided, Christmas tree varieties: U-Choose ... More on pickyourownchristmastree

First Baptist Church, West Main Street

Religion and Faith – Charlottesville, Virginia

Inscription. The Charlottesville African Church congregation was organized in 1864. Four years later it bought the Delevan building, built in 1828 by Gen. John H. Cocke, and at one time used as a temperance hotel for University of ... More on HMDB

Roads Through the Battlefield Battle of Chancellorsville - 1863

Landmarks – Fredericksburg, Virginia

Inscription. Today, much like it was in the nineteenth century, Spotsylvania County contains very few east-west roads. The few that exist, such as Route 3 before you, are heavily used and follow the same routes as their antebellum ... More on HMDB

Sow¦Tend¦Harvest

Landmarks – Fredericksburg, Virginia

Inscription. For most of its existence, Chatham had an unchanging rhythm: sow, tend, and harvest, each according to the crop. Most of Chathams slaves lived out their lives to this seasonal cadence, year after year. More than 50 enslaved ... More on HMDB

Cafe DaVanzo Italian Restaurant

Restaurants – Fredericksburg, Virginia

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  • The food here is great. This has always been a favorite for prom night when I was growing up. The fo... More on Judysbook.com

Burger King

Restaurants – Fredericksburg, Virginia

This national fast food chain specializes in flame-broiiled hamburgers. More on Virginia.org

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  • Since its Florida beginnings more than 45 years ago when a Burger King hamburger cost 18(cent) and a WHOPPER sandwich cost 37(cent) Burger King Corporation has established restaurants around the wo... More on Yahoo! Travel

LA Tolteca

Restaurants – Waldorf, Maryland

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  • Food is consistantly great. More on Yahoo! Travel

  • This is the best authentic Mexican food I have had in Maryland. More on Yahoo! Travel