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Miller's Neighborhood Market

Food Shopping – Toano, Virginia

Dedicated to growing our company by satisfying our customers' needs with the highest quality products & personal service since 1977 - Nathan's hot dogs, ... More on entertainment.com

Tommy Edwards 1922-1969

Landmarks – Henrico, Virginia

Inscription. Born Thomas Jefferson Edwards here in Henrico County on 15 Oct. 1922, African American singer-songwriter Tommy Edwards composed songs recorded by well-known performers Tony Bennett, Red Foley, Tony Fontane, and Louis ... More on HMDB

Gen'l Joseph E. Johnston

Landmarks – Richmond, Virginia

Inscription. Gen'l Joseph E. Johnston, Confederate States Army, desperately wounded at the, Battle of Seven Pines, was brought to the, Crenshaw residence, standing on this block, and nursed to recovery. This marker is placed by the, ... More on HMDB

Outer Fortifications

Landmarks – Richmond, Virginia

Inscription. On the hilltops here, ran the outer line of, Richmond fortifications, 1862-1865. , Erected 1970 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number O 5: ), , Location. 37° 34.99′ N, 77° 23.449′ ... More on HMDB

Quality Row

Landmarks – Richmond, Virginia

Inscription. During the 1920's this block of East Leigh Street was known as Quality Row. Upper middle class African-American families lived in these homes. Their neighborhood, Jackson Ward, became the most enterprising African-American ... More on HMDB

Platinum 112

Things To Do – Richmond, Virginia

Platinum 112 - Dress up. Platinum 112 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 a sore thumb, ... More on clubzone

“Enfield Riot”

Landmarks – Enfield, North Carolina

Inscription. Here in 1759 Lord Granvilles land agents were compelled to give bond to return illegal fees. This was a forerunner of Regulators. , Erected 1960 by Archives and Highway Department. (Marker Number E-67: ), , Location. ... More on HMDB

John Henry Smyth

Landmarks – Hanover, Virginia

Inscription. (14 July 1844–5 Sept. 1908): Born in Richmond, Va. to a free black mother and enslaved father, John Henry Smyth graduated from Howard University Law School in Washington, D. C. in 1872 and worked variously as a ... More on HMDB

Benjamin Harrison

Landmarks – Charles City, Virginia

Inscription. Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) Virginia planter, politician, and signer of the Declaration of Independence was born at nearby Berkekey plantation. He first served in the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1752, though elected ... More on HMDB

A Secret Garden Winery

Wineries And Vineyards – Pikeville, North Carolina

Hog Island

Landmarks – Surry, Virginia

Inscription. On this point, in James River nine miles Northeast, the settlers kept their hogs in 1608. When abandoning Jamestown in June, 1610. They stopped at the island for a night. The next morn... More on HMDB

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  • Hog Island WMA From the 17th century practice by English settlers of allowing hogs to forage at the tip of a peninsula jutting into the lower James River came the name Hog Island. Today, this "isla... More on Dgif.virginia.gov

Battle of Five Forks

Landmarks – Dinwiddie, Virginia

Inscription. Here at Five Forks on April 1, 1865 10,000 Confederates, commanded by General Pickett, were overwhelmed by about 50,000 Federal troops, led by General Sheridan, thereby opening the way to the Southside Railroad making ... More on HMDB

Johnny Rockets

Restaurants – Chesterfield, Virginia

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Avenue 805

Restaurants – Richmond, Virginia

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  • The food presentation was great and the tase was even better. More on TripAdvisor

  • Ave. 805 is one of the best jewels in the rough in the Richmond. A tiny place with excellent ambiance, food... More on CitySearch

Kentucky Fried Chicken

Restaurants – Williamsburg, Virginia

My food was dry. the people that work there looked like they did not want there job. They did not want to be there.(and it looked ... More on Yahoo! Travel