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Greyledge is a historic home and national historic district in Botetourt County, Virginia. It encompasses 13 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 2 contributing structures, as well as woods and cropland.
The Hornbook includes an 80-page narrative overview of the history of Virginia, a listing of extinct counties and the history of Virginia's current cities and counties (along with historical population figures), listings of Virginia's officeholders from 1607 to the present, descriptions of famous landmarks and institutions in the state (including state parks, colleges and universities ...
The state motto and seal have been official since Virginia declared its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Virginia is one of only two states (the other being Mississippi with the Magnolia) to have the same plant for state flower and state tree, the Flowering Dogwood. [1] Most of the symbols were made official in the late 20th century.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
The welcome sign for Vermont: Virginia Virginia sign sporting the "Virginia is for Lovers" slogan: Washington Welcome to Washington sign with the state's shape on it: West Virginia West Virginia welcome sign in Monroe County: Wisconsin Welcome sign with the shape of the state: Wyoming Wyoming welcome sign from 1976: Washington D.C. [a]
This is a timeline of events related to the settlement of Jamestown, in what today is the U.S. state of Virginia. Dates use the Old Style calendar (e.g., the settlement naming occurred 4 May 1607 [ O.S. 14 May 1607]).
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1]
1066 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1066th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 66th year of the 2nd millennium and the 11th century, and the 7th year of the 1060s decade. As of the start of 1066, the Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the ...