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Virginia County Interactive Mapper
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"Makes customized maps of every Virginia county and independent city available on the World Wide Web."
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http://www.lib.virginia.edu/scholarslab/resources/gis/vagaz/index.html |
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Cape Henry Light (New) - ipl2's Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey
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This lighthouse was built in 1881 "on the southern cape at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay. The octagonal pyramidal tower is 163 feet tall and has the upper and lower half of each face alternately black and white."
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http://ipl.org/div/light/ATL/NewCapeHenry.html |
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Four Faces of Pocahontas
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Learn more about this legendary Native American woman. This page gives information about Pocahontas, including details about her rescue of John Smith, her kidnapping, and her later life.
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http://www.co.henrico.va.us/about-henrico/history/four-faces-of-pocahontas.html |
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Virginia's Diplomats
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Companion to a 2006 exhibit of objects, photos, and documents exploring how "Virginians have played important roles representing America's interests abroad or supervising its foreign policy." Topics include how James Monroe of Virginia went ...
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http://www.vahistorical.org/vadiplomats/main.htm |
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Tools Used in Colonial Williamsburg
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Illustrated descriptions of tools used in Williamsburg, Virginia, "the restored 18th-century capital of Britain's largest, wealthiest, and most populous outpost of empire in the New World." Describes tools such as augers, chisels, calipers, ...
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http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/tools/tlhdr.cfm |
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Society of American Florists
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"Chartered by an act of Congress in 1884, the Society of American Florists (SAF) is the only national trade association that represents all segments of the U. S. floral industry. SAF's 16,000 members comprise the industry's top retailers, growers, wh ...
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http://www.safnow.org/ |
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Virginia Historical Society (VHS)
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This organization, founded in 1831, had Chief Justice John Marshall and former president James Madison as founding members. The site provides information about current and past exhibits on topics such as Patrick Henry, car racing and rodding in Virgi ...
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http://www.vahistorical.org |
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Old Point Comfort Light - ipl2's Lighthouses: A Photographic Journey
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The Old Point Comfort Light was built in 1802 and is located in Hampton, Virginia. The lighthouse is registered on the National Register of Historic Places and was damaged in the Civil War but has since been "restored to its original condition." "It ...
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http://ipl.org/div/light/ATL/OldPtComfort.html |
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James River Plantations: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
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This website explores the historic plantations located on the banks of the James River in Virginia. It offers an interactive map, background narratives on the Colonial lifestyle, and details about the architecture and history of the plantations (such ...
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http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/jamesriver/ |
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Early Images of Virginia Indians
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Companion to an exhibit of prints of Native Americans made by Europeans in the late-16th and 17th centuries. Includes illustrated essays about interpreting historical images, invented scenes from narratives (such as the abduction of Pocahontas), and ...
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http://www.vahistorical.org/cole/overview.htm |
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