Taken during a trip to visit my daughter in Richmond, VA. A lot of history in that town.
Been past it many times. One of these times I should stop and look around.
I love Richmond, someday we want to move down there. While you were there did you get to see the Tredegar Ironworks, and Chickahominy Bluffs. That town oozes history.
I love Richmond too. I live just outside DC and went down there for the first time just to tour. When my friend and I got to St. John's church they were starting a reenactment of Patrick Henry's Speech. We sat in a pew up front, they played all 5 service songs and sang God Bless America to start. The "delegates" came in and sat among the people and then had their discussions about freedom. As a 4th grade teacher of VA history, I so enjoyed it.
Hollywood Cemetery is another must see. Sits on a bluff overlooking Richmond. Don't forget the capital. Simple on the outside, gorgeous on the inside.
The Delegates. The one with the gold vest is Thomas Jefferson
kcimato wrote:
I love Richmond too. I live just outside DC and went down there for the first time just to tour. When my friend and I got to St. John's church they were starting a reenactment of Patrick Henry's Speech. We sat in a pew up front, they played all 5 service songs and sang God Bless America to start. The "delegates" came in and sat among the people and then had their discussions about freedom. As a 4th grade teacher of VA history, I so enjoyed it.
Hollywood Cemetery is another must see. Sits on a bluff overlooking Richmond. Don't forget the capital. Simple on the outside, gorgeous on the inside.
The Delegates. The one with the gold vest is Thomas Jefferson
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You are right about Hollywood Cemetery, as we wandered through I found a headstone of a man who died on my birthday 100 years before I was born. For some reason that really stuck with me.
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