The Virginia State Capitol in Richmond.George Washington statue, surrounded by Patrick Henry, George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, Thomas Nelson and Andrew Lewis. Also, at the base, sculptures depicting Colonial Times, Revolution, Bill of Rights, Independence, Finance and Justice.Thomas Jefferson designed the Virginia State CapitolSenate ChamberHouse of Delegates ChamberOld Hall of the House of Delegates. In this room Chief Justice John Marshall presided over the famous treason trial in which former Vice President Aaron Burr was acquitted in 1807. There is a lot of history in this building, particularly relating to the early days of our country.Captain John SmithShips landing at Jamestown, 1607. Ships were the Sarah Constant, the Godspeed and the Discovery.First representative legislature in the New World – the House of Burgesses in Jamestown.“Thus always to tyrants”The rotunda.Statue of George Washington in the rotunda. Virginia was birthplace to eight presidents. Washington was born in 1732 in Westmoreland County.Thomas Jefferson was born 1743 in Albemarle County.James Madison was born 1751 in King George County.James Monroe was born 1758 in Westmoreland County.William Henry Harrison was born 1773 in Charles City County.John Tyler was born in 1790 in Charles City County.Zachary Taylor was born 1784 in Orange County.Woodrow Wilson was born 1756 in Staunton.John Marshall was our fourth and longest serving Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.Patrick Henry was a leader in our push for independence from Great Britain.Monument honoring Barbara Johns of Farmville, who was a leader in school desegregation in the 1950s.Governors’ Mansion
So this is the route we took on this long vacation! Southern route on the way out there, and the north on the way back home. Total miles driven on the trip: 5,046.
This is the front side of the Ohio State Capitol that I missed when we were here a couple years ago. Statue of President William McKinley.Flags out for 9/11
President Ulysses Grant, our 18th president, from 1869-1877, lived in this house with his wife Julia after he retired from the army (before the Civil War). He lived here before and after the war. After he left the presidency, he lived in New York City.The house is open for public tours, but we were there early and it was not open yet.Belvedere Mansion, built in 1857, considered the finest mansion in Galena. (Nothing to do with Grant, but it is significant to Galena IL).
