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General Edward E. Goodwyn

Landmarks – Emporia, Virginia

Inscription. Edward Everard Goodwyn was born in Greensville Co. on 26 Sept. 1874. An Emporia businessman and civic leader, he also commanded the Virginia American Legion (1922-1923) and was a member of its National Executive Committee ... More on HMDB

Food Lion

Grocery Convenience Shopping – Prince George, Virginia

I love Food Lion's great MVP values -only now I drive on to Oaklawn to get them. More on Yahoo! Travel

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  • I won't go back again: I shopped at this Food Lion for several years. More on Yahoo! Travel

  • The worst service I have had in my life More on Yahoo! Travel

Byrd Presbyterian Church

Landmarks – Goochland, Virginia

Inscription. Byrd Presbyterian Church's congregation is descended from worshipers, organized by theologian and future Princeton University president Samuel Davies at Tucker Woodson's farm in 1748. ... More on HMDB

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  • National Historic Landmark Nomination: Byrd Presbyterian Church, Goochland County More on Dhr.virginia.gov

Blackrock Trail

Things To Do – Luray, Virginia

This is an easy roundtrip hike through woods to a rocky viewpoint. Part of the trail runs along with the Appalachian Trail. The famous ... More on igougo

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  • This relatively short loop hike led us through a typical Shenandoah landscape. What begins as a woodland walk becomes a hike through ... More on igougo

Humpback Rock

Landmarks – Afton, Virginia

'Humpback Rocks' is a massive greenstone outcrop near the peak of Humpback Mountain with a summit elevation of . The rock is so named for the visual effect of a "hump" it creates on the western face of the mountain. Humpback Rocks, ... More on Wikipedia

Battle of Cedar Creek

Sightseeing – Strasburg, Virginia

Inscription. The breaking of this bridge in the evening of October 19, 1864 permitted Sheridan to retake most of the material captured in the morning by Early. , Erected 1927 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number ... More on HMDB

Acoustic Charlottesville, Charlottesville, VA

Things To Do – Charlottesville, Virginia

Inscription. The site was patented by William Taylor in 1737. The town was established by law in 1762, and was named for Queen Charlotte, wife of George III. Burgoynes army, captured at Saratoga in... More on HMDB

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  • Inscription. As early as 1795, several types of mills operated here. In 1847, Farish, Jones, and Co. opened a cotton and woolen factory. John A. Marchant gained control of it by 1852 and renamed it... More on HMDB

Swift Creek Lake

National And State Parks – Chester, Virginia

Located in the heart of Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield County.Pocahontas State Park is on Beach Road (Route 655) west of Chester (south of Richmond); follow signs to the boat ramp. This 107-acre impoundment of Swift Creek provides ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Voices for Animals

Things To Do – Charlottesville, Virginia

Voices for Animals is an animal rights organization serving Central Virginia since 1984. More on Voicesforanimals.org

Colonel Thomas Lygon

Landmarks – Chester, Virginia

Inscription. Colonel Thomas Lygon, who came to the Virginia colony in the early 1640s from Worcestershire, England, patented several large parcels of land on the north bank of the Appomattox River in an area known as The Cowpens, ... More on HMDB

BIG BEND

Swimming – Cabins, West Virginia

Sandy beach at popular river swimming place, near small rapid to play in. Also great place to go tubing, river makes big ... More on SwimmingHoles.info

Historic City Point

Landmarks – Hopewell, Virginia

Inscription. “It must once have been a quite pretty place, and consisted of a large number of scattered private houses, several of them very good ones.” Col. Theodore Lyman, USA, June 1... More on HMDB

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  • City Point National Cemetery - The VA National Cemetery Administration honors the military service of our Nation's veterans. We provide a dignified burial and lasting memorial for veterans ... More on Cem.va.gov

Casella's Italian Restaurant

Restaurants – Charlottesville, Virginia

I'm from New York so I know good pizza when I taste it. More on Yahoo! Travel

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  • Good food but I had a rude waitress the last time I went. More on Yahoo! Travel

  • Good food but I had a rude waitress the last time I went. The experience was so unpleasant that I do not plan to return. More on Yahoo! Travel

Subway, Oaklawn Boulevard

Restaurants – Hopewell, Virginia

Subs, salads and more. More on Virginia.org

Burger King

Restaurants – Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina