Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Northern Neck
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The city of Richmond is steeped in history: its State Capitol was designed by Thomas Jefferson in 1788, and in the rotunda is Jean Antoine Houdon's statue of George Washington. The Museum of the Confederacy and White House of the Confederacy is devoted to Confederate artifacts; the Richmond History Center/Valentine Museum holds an impressive collection of textiles, along with an 1812 Federal-style home decorated with neoclassical murals. Allow a day to visit the Richmond National Battlefield Park, eighty miles covering ten Civil War battle sites. Fredericksburg was settled in 1788, and its location at the head of the Rappahannock River made it a prosperous trading port. For this reason the city was important to both armies during the Civil War. Today, 350 buildings make up its National Historic District: Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop exhibits medicinal cures of the 18th century, you can raise a glass at the Rising Sun Tavern, built in 1760, or admire the displays of Louis XVI furniture at the James Monroe Museum. Virginia's coastal plain is made up of four rivers: the Potomac, Rappahannock, James and York forming fingers of land, "necks" that are estuaries for thousands of migratory birds. The Bay Shore Northern Neck on the shores of the Rappahannock consists of three historic towns: Kinsale, settled in 1708, Irvington, settled in 1735 and Reedville, settled in 1874.
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Fran Folsom is the author of CitySpot Palermo, a contributor to the Reiskits guides to Milan and Italy's Lakes Region, and Thomas Cook's Independent Traveller USA.
Fran Folsom is the author of CitySpot Palermo, a contributor to the Reiskits guides to Milan and Italy's Lakes Region, and Thomas Cook's Independent Traveller USA.
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Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Northern Neck See It Next Time
- The Bay Shore Northern Neck towns of Kinsale
- Irvington
- Reedville
- although beautiful and historic do not compare to the other towns in the area
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Spring, summer, autumn, early winter
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Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Northern Neck Events
- May. Arts in the Park
- February. Maymont Flower and Garden Show
- June. Indy Racing League Weekend
- January. Kids Carniball. Kids sample international food music and celebrate traditions from around the world
- April. Running of the Strawberry Hill Races
- August. Virginia Food Festival
- January and February. Art After Hours. Every Thursday free art and food and wine
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