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Virginia is known as the "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents (George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson),
more than any other state.
The Historic Triangle of Colonial Virginia, includes Jamestown, Yorktown and the restored area and living museum of Colonial Williamsburg.
Linked by the Colonial Parkway, they combine to form one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world.
The Shenandoah Valley was a major site of battles in the American Civil War. Other historical sites of the region include: Cyrus McCormick's
Farm, the Birthplace of President Woodrow Wilson, the Museum of American Presidents, the Robert E. Lee Chapel & Museum, and The Stonewall
Jackson Museum at Hupp's Hill. The beautiful Shenandoah National Park with its portion of the Appalachian Trail offer year-round activities.
Booker T. Washington National Monument preserves portions of the 224 acre tobacco farm on which educator Booker T. Washington was born,
into slavery, on April 5, 1856. Located about 25 miles southeast of Roanoke.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park is a unit of the National Park Service in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and elsewhere
in Spotsylvania County, commemorating four major battles in the American Civil War.
The George Washington Birthplace National Monument is in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States.
Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial near Brookneal, Virginia honors Patrick Henry, the fiery legislator and orator of the American
Revolution. Henry's law office and grave are preserved at his small Red Hill plantation, along with a reconstruction of his last home,
several dependencies, and a museum.
Appomattox Court House is a historic village located three miles east of Appomattox, Virginia (25 miles east of Lynchburg, Virginia, in
the southern part of the state), famous as the site of the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse and containing the house of Wilmer McLean,
where the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant took place on April 9, 1865, effectively
ending the American Civil War. The site is now commemorated as Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, a National Historical Park.
Norfolk is home to the world's largest naval base.
In Charlottesville, Virginia, atop the Monticello mountaintop and surrounding area, sits Thomas Jefferson's architectural masterpiece and
plantation of over 5,000 acres. Guided tours of the house are offered daily throughout the year.
Montpelier is James Madison?s lifelong home, a 2,750-acre estate that includes farmland, race courses, a formal garden, a National Landmark
Forest and active archaeological sites.
Mount Vernon, the riverside estate of George Washington now includes the Ford Orientation Center and Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center,
new facilities with 25 galleries and theaters, more than 700 artifacts, and interactive displays that introduce visitors to the real George
Washington.
The Nelson House, Home of Thomas Nelson, Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Governor of Virginia, and commander of the Virginia
Militia during the siege of Yorktown. Yorktown Battlefield is the site of the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War.
In Richmond, Virginia look for a sign for The Museum and White House of the Confederacy, the leading center for the study of the Confederacy in
the American Civil War.
Virginia has 5,000 miles of shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay. The Virginia Beach Boardwalk is three miles long.
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