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Lee made the choice
... years. The Virginia capitol doesn't have a dome. It looks more like a Roman temple, with beautiful columns. It overlooks the James River and was designed by Thomas Jefferson. Inside is a statue of Robert E. Lee, where he stood when he decided to ...
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Natural Bridge, Rev-Civil War, meet US family
... It is in an area called "The Cedar Creek Trail and Nature Park". The river eventually flows into the James River which exits to the Atlantic at Richmond. The Natural Bridge (215 Feet Tall 90 Feet Wide) and its surroundings are formed of limestones, ...
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Richmond and area, tour and War sites
... River and Kanawha Canal was built to facilitate shipments of passengers and freight by water between the western reaches of the James River - ie Richmond - and the eastern reaches of the Kanawha River approximately 35 mi (56 km) SE of Charleston, VA). ...
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Civil War Tour Day 21
... only place in the world that this happens. One set of tracks are at ground level, and the other two sets are on elevated trestles. One of these trestles is the longest in the United States. Tomorrow is a bus tour of the Fredericksburg ...
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Hollywood Cemetery
... is a large, sprawling cemetery which is characterized by rolling hills and winding paths overlooking the James River. It is the resting place of two United States Presidents, James Monroe and John Tyler, as well as the only Confederate States President, ...
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Civil War Tour Day 20
... the Ironclad ships and 1099 cannons for the Confederacy. After the war, Tredegar was a prominent Ironworks for the United States manufacturing railroad products and iron artillery projectiles. This kept the company profitable through both World ...
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Catfish and striper fishing on the James River
... we're not especially picky about what flops into the boat. The bigger, the better in general. Capt. Mike Ostrander of the James River Fishing School has been our guide of choice for many years. He has a wealth of knowledge about the history ...
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Recording, Punk, Party round 2, Rap on Hot Beats
... as i had hoped. But he did tell me about the the dirt. Apparently the city of Linchberg dumps all its sewage into the James river where we went swimming the day before. Also that it was the dirtiest and most dangerous to your health right after it ...
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Belle Isle
Belle Isle is a small (54 acre) island in the James River owned by the City of Richmond and designated as a city park. It is accessible to pedestrian and bicycle traffic via a suspension footbridge from the northern shore of the James. My host notes the ...
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Visit Richmond
... the graves of two U.S. presidents. James Monroe and John Tyler are both interred in this beautiful sprawling graveyard along the James River. Also to be found are the graves of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and General J.E.B. Stuart. Take a ...
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