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Kinsale Museum

Museums – Kinsale, Virginia

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  • Inscription. Two miles east, on the picturesque Yeocomico River, is Kinsale, the founding of which the Assembly ordered in 1784. Near by at the old home of the Bailey family, “The Great House... More on HMDB

Hieney's Sports Pub

Bars – Cambridge, Maryland

Hieney's Sports Pub - Dress up. Hieney's Sports Pub isn’t necessarily "formal," per se, but it’s sexy and sleek; this is the kind of place where if you’re dressed like a tool, you’ll stick out like a sore thumb. (Probably more than ... More on clubzone

Confederate Navy Yard

Landmarks – Richmond, Virginia

Inscription. Begun in 1862, the Confederate Navy Yard occupied both banks of the James River, including the community and port of Rocketts Landing on the north bank. The Yard was the base, construc... More on HMDB

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  • Home Ships Weapons Shipyards Newsletters Forums Contact Links VIRGINIA Fredericksburg CSA Shipyard (1862), Fredericksburg A short-lived Confederate Naval Shipyard, located near the City Dock on the... More on Confederatenavy.com

The Kinsale Foundation

Museums – Kinsale, Virginia

The Kinsale Foundation in Kinsale, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Keep Your Head Down

Parks – Mechanicsville, Virginia

Inscription. This shallow, winding depression is all that remains of a “zigzag” constructed by Union troops in June 1864. In trench warfare, soldiers dug ditches, called zigzags or covered-ways, to provide protection from ... More on HMDB

James River

Museums – Richmond, Virginia

The James River runs through Richmond and on hot days you will see people plunging in from its banks. It is... More on igougo

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  • Go tubbing down the river or just hang out with friends. There is also a popular mt. biking trail that ride... More on GeckoGo

  • Inscription. The James River and Kanawha Canal was completed as far as Buchanan in 1854. The canal provided... More on HMDB

Dr. Samuel Mudd House & Museum

Museums – Waldorf, Maryland

Dr Mudd's House and Museum tour was interesting. More on Judysbook.com

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  • I thanked these folks for their kind hospitality , and started trudging through the snow down the front ... More on TripAdvisor

  • Dr Mudd's House and Museum tour was interesting. They have some original things on display from the... More on Judysbook.com

Gloucester Point The 1781 Siege of Yorktown

Beaches – Gloucester Point, Virginia

Inscription. “The works on the Gloucester side are in some forwardness, and I hope a situation to resist a sudden attack.” General Charles Lord Cornwallis to General Sir Henry Clinton, ... More on HMDB

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  • Inscription. Known first as Tyndall's Point. The colonists built a fort here in 1667. In 1676 Bacon led his rebels across the river here. Tarleton and Dundas occupied the place in October, 1781, in... More on HMDB

Capture of Redoubt No. 10

Landmarks – Yorktown, Virginia

Inscription. On this line at the, Siege of Yorktown, on October 14, 1781, at night, the Battalions of, Gimat, Hamilton and Laurens, of the Light Infantry Division of, Major-General Marquis de Lafay... More on HMDB

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  • 2. REDOUBT NO. 9 (reconstructed). A detachment of 400 French soldiers distinguished itself on the night of October 14 by storming this British strong point. The fall of this redoubt, and its neighb... More on Nps.gov

From Warwick to Windsor Farms: Building Virginia House

Landmarks – Richmond, Virginia

The design and building of Virginia House, home of Alexander and Virginia Weddell, is the subject of this exhibit featuring vintage photos and plans. The stones and much of the glass which became Virginia House in Windsor Farms, were ... More on Virginia.org

Confederate Position Cold Harbor - 1864

Parks – Mechanicsville, Virginia

Inscription. The night before, Union soldiers write their names on scraps of paper fastened to their clothing, hoping to be identified after the battle. At 4:30 a.m. they are ordered to attack the ... More on HMDB

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  • Inscription. By nightfall Porters force had safely retreated across the Chickahominy. Lee had sustained nearly 9,000 casualties in his first victory of the war, while the Federals lost close to 6,0... More on HMDB

Grampy's Famous Hot Dogs

Restaurants – Newport News, Virginia

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