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Gun from the CSS Virginia

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Landmarks – Fredericksburg, Virginia

Inscription. This nine-inch smooth bore “Dahlgren” gun is one of the few remaining artifacts from the CSS Virginia (formerly known as the USS Merrimack ). This gun saw action on March 8, 1862 off of Hampton, Virginia when ... More on HMDB

Association for The Preservation of Virginia Antiquities

Museums – Williamsburg, Virginia

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

Donuts – Fredericksburg, Virginia

Franklin

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Landmarks – Franklin, Virginia

Inscription. Incorporated as a town in 1876, Franklin began as a Southampton County village in the 1830s. In October, 1862, during the Civil War, Union gunboats on the Blackwater River shelled the ... More on HMDB

Bivouac Lee and Jackson

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Things To Do – Fredericksburg, Virginia

Inscription. Bivouac, Lee and Jackson, Night of, May 1, 1863. , Location. 38° 17.696′ N, 77° 37.517′ W. Marker is near Chancellorsville, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. Marke... More on HMDB

Fort Eustis Historical & Archaeological Association

Museums – Seaford, Virginia

Fort Eustis Historical & Archaeological Association in Yorktown, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Mother Nature Comes Calling

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Landmarks – Gloucester Point, Virginia

Inscription. Fierce storms often pummel Gloucester Point. Offshore low-pressure systems rotating counterclockwise, generate strong northeasterly winds that hit the east-facing beach head-on. These "nor-easters" are not the only severe ... More on HMDB

Chisman Creek Park

Parks – Yorktown, Virginia

This 13-acre reclaimed fly ash site, opened in the spring of 1991, has two-lighted softball fields, restrooms and a parking lot. The park has skinned infields and vamont bermuda irrigated outfields. The park is primarily used for ... More on Yorkcounty.gov

Aviation Field Yorktown

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Landmarks – Newport News, Virginia

Inscription. From July 1919 until Aug. 1921, the U. S. Navy operated an aviation training school north of here at what was then known as the U. S. Navy Mine Depot (U. S. Naval Weapons Station). The school provided the first advanced ... More on HMDB

Cornwalliss Route

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Landmarks – Hanover, Virginia

Inscription. Lord Cornwallis, marching northward in pursuit of Lafayettes American force, camped near here, May 30, 1781. He entered this road from the east on his way from Hanover Town to the North Anna at Chesterfield Ford (Telegraph ... More on HMDB

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Restaurants – Richmond, Virginia

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Restaurants – Norfolk, Virginia

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Williamsburg Creamery Incorporated

Restaurants – Williamsburg, Virginia

Harrison Opera House

Things To Do – Norfolk, Virginia

Once a World War II USO theater, this historic venue was lavishly renovated in 1993. A magnificent setting for the grand tradition of opera, the totally refurbished Harrison Opera House offers the ... More on NorfolkCVB.com

James S. Wadsworth

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Landmarks – Spotsylvania, Virginia

Inscription. Brigadier General and Brevet Major General, United States Volunteers, commanding the 4th Division, V Corps Army of the Potomac, was mortally wounded near this spot, May 6, 1864 and died two days later, in the field hospital ... More on HMDB