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Richmond’s Washington Monument and Hollywood Cemetery Tour
A reflective travel piece through Richmond’s historic sites. The author visits the Washington monument, old and new state houses, the Governor’s mansion, and the Jefferson hotel before fire loss. Hollywood Cemetery impresses with Confederate graves, Davis family tomb, Monroe and Tyler burials, and a somber sunset view over the James River.
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Richmond
United States
The
Confederacy
Capitol Square
Washington Monument
Virginia
Washington
Richmond Times
Thomas Jefferson
Old State House
New State House
Jefferson Hotel
Jefferson
Vaulow
Libby
St. John’s Church
Patrick Henry
Hollywood
North
Southland
the James
Hill and Dale
Hollywood Memorial Society
Gettysburg
Seven Pines
South
Jefferson Davis
Winnie Davis
Davis
Monroe
John Tyler
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