Table of Contents
Introduction vii
Blue Ridge Highlands
Reynolds Homestead (Rock Spring Plantation), Critz 1
Central Virginia
Camp Rapidan (Camp Hoover), Syria 5
Carter Glass House, Lynchburg 6
Egyptian Building, Richmond 8
Exchange Building, Petersburg 10
Five Forks Battlefield (Five Forks National Battlefield, a unit of Petersburg National Battlefield), Dinwiddie 11
Jackson Ward Historic District, Richmond 13
James Madison's Montpelier, Montpelier Station 16
James Monroe Tomb, Richmond 18
John Marshall House, Richmond 20
Maggie Lena Walker House (Maggie L. Walker Historic Site), Richmond 21
Main Street Station and Trainshed, Richmond 23
Monument Avenue Historic District, Richmond 25
Monumental Church, Richmond 27
Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield (part of Pamplin Historical Park & the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier), Petersburg 29
Robert Russa Moton High School (Robert Russa Moton Museum), Farmville 30
Sayler's Creek Battlefield (Sailor's Creek Battlefield State Park), Rice 32
Scotchtown, Beaverdam 33
Shack Mountain, Charlottesville 35
St. John's Episcopal Church (Historic St. John's Church and Visitor Center), Richmond 36
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Charlottesville 38
Tredegar Iron Works (part of the Richmond National Battlefield Park), Richmond 42
Tuckahoe Plantation, Richmond 43
University of Virginia Historic District (the Academical Village) and Rotunda, Charlottesville 45
Virginia State Capitol, Richmond 50
Virginia Governor's Mansion (the Executive Mansion), Richmond 53
White House of the Confederacy (part of the American Civil War Museum), Richmond 55
Chesapeake Bay
Holly Knoll, R.R, Moton Home, Gloucester 57
Menokin, Warsaw 58
Stratford Hall, Stratford 60
Yeocomico Church, Kinsale 62
Coastal Virginia
Adam Thoroughgood House, Virginia Beach 65
Bacon's Castle, Surry 66
Berkeley Plantation, Charles City 69
Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg 71
Cape Henry Lighthouse, Fort Story 73
Fort Monroe National Monument, Fort Monroe 75
George Wythe House, Williamsburg 78
Hampton Institute (Hampton University), Hampton 82
James Semple House, Williamsburg 85
John Tyler House (Sherwood Forest Plantation), Charles City 87
Peyton Randolph House, Williamsburg 88
Shirley Plantation, Charles City 91
Westover Plantation, Charles City 94
Williamsburg Historic District, Williamsburg 96
Wren Building, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg 101
Heart Of Appalachia
Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine (Pochontas Coal Mine Exhibition and Museum), Pocahontas 105
Northern Virginia
Alexandria Historic District, Alexandria City 109
Ball's Bluff Battlefield Historic District (part of Ball's Bluff Regional Park and National Cemetery), Leesburg 110
Belmont, Gari Melchers Home & Studio, Falmouth 112
Christ Church (Christ Church Episcopal), Alexandria 114
Ferry Farm, George Washington Boyhood Site, Fredericksburg 116
Franklin & Armfield Office, Alexandria 118
Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria 120
George C. Marshall House (George C. Marshall International Center), Leesburg 121
George Washington's Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon 123
George Washington National Masonic Memorial, Alexandria 126
Gerald R. Ford House, Alexandria 127
Gunston Hall, Mason Neck 129
James Monroe Law Office (The James Monroe Museum), Fredericksburg 131
Kenmore, Fredericksburg 133
Mount Airy (Mount Airy Farm), Warsaw 135
Potomac Canal Historic District (located within Great Falls Park), McLean 137
Rising Sun Tavern, Fredericksburg 139
Shenandoah Valley
Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown 143
Cyrus McCormick Farm and Workshop, Raphine 145
Natural Bridge State Park, Natural Bridge 147
Skyline Drive (in Shenandoah National Park), Luray 149
Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters, Winchester 151
Thunderbird Archaeological District, Limeton 152
Virginia Military Institute Historic District and Barracks, Lexington 153
Washington and Lee University Historic District and Lee Chapel, Lexington 157
Woodrow Wilson Birthplace (The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum), Staunton 162
Virginia Mountains
The Homestead (The Omni Homestead Resort), Hot Springs 165
Humpback Bridge, Covington 167
Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, Forest 169
Conclusion 172
Thematic Index 173
Photo Credits 176
Acknowledgments 178
About the Author 180
