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- Claudius Crozet - Biography and links about Col. Claudius Crozet, an engineer and educator who had connections to many people from Thomas Jefferson to Napolean to Stonewall Jackson. In 1823 he was elected Principal Engineer and Surveyor of Public Works of Virginia.
k12.albemarle.org/technology/claudiuscrozet
- Council of Virginia Archaeologists - An organization dedicated to the preservation and study of Virginia's archaeological resources. Joining, activities, publications, links to member's sites.
cova-inc.org
- Early Virginia Religious Petitions - Petitions submitted in Virginia 1774-1802 concerning church property, disestablishment, assessment, and religious freedom, from The Library of Congress and The Library of Virginia.
memory.loc.gov/ammem/repehtml
- Fairlington Historic District - A neighborhood of Arlington VA listed in the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register for Historic Places. Includes information on how to get your area or site listed.
www.fairlington.org
- History of the 18th Virginia Cavalry - Biographies of veterans, photos and detailed battle stories. The 18th Virginia Cavalry and the role it played in the Confederate States short history.
www.angelfire.com/pa2/Stump45
- Jamestown Exposition - Contemporary articles and photographs document the regional exposition held in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1907 to commemorate the centennial of the founding of the Jamestown settlement.
www.boondocksnet.com/expos/jamestown.html
- Kerr Place: Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society - A historically preserved 1799 Manor House located in Onancock on the Chesapeake Bay. Daily tours are available.
www.esva.com/kerrplace.htm
- Log House Restoration in Rockbridge County Virginia - Describes the restoration of an 1820 log house which involved the disassembly, relocation and assembly of the structure. Includes photographs showing the floor plans and the progress of the restoration.
users.rcn.com/ctmjr
- New River Historical Notes - Collection of primary source documents and essays pertaining to the history of the New River Valley of North Carolina and Virginia.
www.ls.net/~newriver/nrv.htm
- Silver Lake Mill - A historic nineteeth century mill undergoing restoration and renovation. History, construction updates and lots of photos included. Located in Dayton, VA.
www.silverlakemill.com
- Tangier Island Virginia - Tangier Island is located about 6 miles below the Maryland-Virginia state line.
www.intercom.net/user/goldmar/tangier/index.html
- The Papers of Sir William Berkeley (1605-1677) - Warren M. Billings is editing the papers of this governor of Virginia. Project outline and progress, biography, chronology and bibliography of Berkeley, calendar of his papers.
www.uno.edu/~history/berkeley.htm
- Virginia Historical Society - The Society's mission is to collect, preserve, and interpret the Commonwealth's past for the enjoyment of present and future generations.
www.vahistorical.org
- Virginia Maps - Historical maps from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas.
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/virginia.html
- Virginia Online History - A comprehensive review of Virginia, its history and its people, beginning with its earliest inhabitants, through the 20th Century.
virginiahistory.hypermart.net
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