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A House Built of Virginia Stone
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Affidavit, 1693
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This affidavit, dated March 22, 1693, is from Warwick County (now Newport News), Virginia. It was submitted to Governor...
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Arthur Ashe Jr.’s Family Tree: Tracing the Blackwell Family to 1735
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See a rare family tree, drawn by hand on canvas, tracing Arthur Ashe, Jr.’s family.
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Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia in the years 1675 & 1676
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Bacon’s Rebellion in Virginia was the first popular uprising in the American colonies. It was long viewed as an early...
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Bacon's Epitaph
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Learn about the first American poem.
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Céloron Plate
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Learn about the only surviving Céloron plate.
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Clementina Rind
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Founding Frenemies: Hamilton and The Virginians
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Martha (Dandridge) Custis Washington
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Learn about Martha (Dandridge) Custis Washington.
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Murals Inspired by the Story of Virginia
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Olaudah Equiano
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Learn about Olaudah Equiano.
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Patrick Henry Arguing the Parsons’ Cause
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The Parsons’ Cause was a legal conflict rooted in the volatility of the tobacco-based economy and the state-sponsored...