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  2. List of mountains in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Little Cobbler Mountain (North Cobbler Mountain) – Elevation 1,447 ft (441 m) Big Cobbler Mountain (South Cobbler Mountain) – Elevation 1,562 ft (476 m) 38°50′19″N 77°57′10″W  /  38.8387°N 77.9528°W  / 38.8387; -77.9528  ( Big Cobbler Mountain (South Cobbler Mountain

  3. Mountain peaks of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Mount Rogers in the Blue Ridge Mountains is the highest peak in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. This article comprises three sortable tables of the major mountain peaks of Virginia . This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence , and a major summit as a summit with at ...

  4. List of historic houses in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Many historic houses in Virginia are notable sites. The U.S. state of Virginia was home to many of America's Founding Fathers, four of the first five U.S. presidents, as well as many important figures of the Confederacy. As one of the earliest locations of European settlement in America, Virginia has some of the oldest buildings in the nation.

  5. List of plantations in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Southwest Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The ruins of Barboursville, a Jefferson-designed plantation home, are near the northern end of the range. Virginia Governor James Barbour, who lived in Orange County, wrote in 1835: [13] Let us, the inhabitants of the South-West Mountains, rejoice and be grateful that our benefits greatly preponderate over our ills.

  7. Swannanoa (mansion) - Wikipedia

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    Sallie May Dooley died in 1925 at the age of 79. At her death the estate passed to Major Dooley's sisters. Many pieces of the Swannanoa furniture were moved to Maymont upon the death of Sallie May. Her Swan furniture and bed are on display at Maymont in Richmond, Virginia. When the property was built it had state-of-the-art fixtures for the time.

  8. Piedmont region of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia Piedmont is largely characterized by rolling hills and numerous ridges near the boundary with the Blue Ridge Mountains. Lying between the mountain and coastal plain regions, the Piedmont region is a naturally diverse landscape. [2] The bedrock consists mostly of gneiss, schist, and granite rocks at a typical depth of between 2 and ...

  9. Shack Mountain - Wikipedia

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    Shack Mountain is a house near Charlottesville, Virginia, that is a tribute to Thomas Jefferson's architectural style. It was designed by and for Fiske Kimball (1881-1955), an architectural historian who was the founder of the University of Virginia School of Architecture, and who is credited with restoring respect for Jefferson's architectural ability.