Historic Virginia
A Tour of More Than 75 of the State's Top National Landmarks
Published on 19. September 2019
192 pages
978-1-4930-4184-8 (ISBN)
Description
Historic Virginia: A Tour of the State's Top 75 National Historic Landmarks is a carefully curated travel guide, written by a local historian, featuring the most intriguing and significant of the state's nationally recognized historic landmarks. This guide provides interesting anecdotes and color photography of famous churches, the homes of Founding Fathers, and monuments of natural splendor amid the Blue Ridge Mountains. Tour the Old Dominion State and travel back in time with Historic Virginia.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Illustrations
6 BW Photos, 155 Color Photos
File size
58,42 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-4184-8 (9781493041848)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Book
12/2019
Globe Pequot Press
€24.00
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
Laura A. Macaluso, Ph.D., is a curator, writer, teacher and grants writer working with material culture, monuments, museums and the communities in which these works reside. Her work spans across geographic locale, material and academic discipline to find common themes and significance in the value of culture, from high art to low art, and in landscapes, objects and archives. She lives in Lynchburg, Virginia and can be found online at lauramacaluso.com.
Content
- Intro
- INTRODUCTION
- BLUE RIDGE HIGHLANDS
- Reynolds Homestead
- CENTRAL VIRGINIA
- Camp Rapidan
- Carter Glass House
- Egyptian Building
- Exchange Building
- Five Forks Battlefield
- Jackson Ward Historic District
- James Madison's Montpelier
- James Monroe Tomb
- John Marshall House
- Maggie Lena Walker House
- Main Street Station and Trainshed
- Monument Avenue Historic District
- Monumental Church
- Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield
- Robert Russa Moton High School
- Sayler's Creek Battlefield
- Scotchtown
- Shack Mountain
- St. John's Episcopal Church
- Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
- Tredegar Iron Works
- Tuckahoe Plantation
- University of Virginia Historic District
- Virginia State Capitol
- Virginia Governor's Mansion
- White House of the Confederacy
- CHESAPEAKE BAY
- Holly Knoll, R. R. Moton Home
- Menokin
- Stratford Hall
- Yeocomico Church
- COASTAL VIRGINIA
- Adam Thoroughgood House
- Bacon's Castle
- Berkeley Plantation
- Bruton Parish Church
- Cape Henry Lighthouse
- Fort Monroe National Monument
- George Wythe House
- Hampton Institute
- James Semple House
- John Tyler House
- Peyton Randolph House
- Shirley Plantation
- Westover Plantation
- Williamsburg Historic District
- Wren Building, College of William & Mary
- HEART OF APPALACHIA
- Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine
- NORTHERN VIRGINIA
- Alexandria Historic District
- Ball's Bluff Battlefield Historic District
- Belmont, Gari Melchers Home & Studio
- Christ Church
- Ferry Farm, George Washington Boyhood Site
- Franklin & Armfield Office
- Gadsby's Tavern
- George C. Marshall House
- George Washington's Mount Vernon
- George Washington National Masonic Memorial
- Gerald R. Ford House
- Gunston Hall
- James Monroe Law Office
- Kenmore
- Mount Airy
- Potomac Canal Historic District
- Rising Sun Tavern
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY
- Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation
- Cyrus McCormick Farm and Workshop
- Natural Bridge State Park
- Skyline Drive
- Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters
- Thunderbird Archaeological District
- Virginia Military Institute Historic District
- Washington and Lee University Historic District
- Woodrow Wilson Birthplace
- VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS
- The Homestead
- Humpback Bridge
- Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest
- CONCLUSION
- THEMATIC INDEX
- PHOTO CREDITS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
