Today, on #ThursdayTreeLove, blooming dogwoods at Monticello, the historic home of Thomas Jefferson, one of our Founding Fathers.
Most of my remaining pictures were taken in Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the state.
House of one of our Founding Fathers near Charlottesville. I think this may be one side of Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's residence) but I am drawing a blank.
One thing you will find in abundance is statues. This one honors our first President, George Washington, who was a native of Virginia (as were several other of our Founding Fathers. This is on the grounds of the Virginia State House grounds in Richmond,
One thing you might not expect on the grounds of the Virginia capitol is a statue of Edgar Allen Poe, but he both attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville (his dorm room has a historic marker on it) and also lived for a time in Richmond. You can visit a museum devoted to Poe in Richmond (I haven't - yet) and, for whatever it's worth, his wife's name was Virginia.
But another thing you might not expect in a state capitol is - a picture of British monarchs. Queen Elizabeth II and other members of the Royal family have actually visited Virginia more times than you might expect.
And, why not?
"V" day on the #AtoZChallenge. My theme - Finding America through Photos.
And, why not visit Parul at Happiness and Food and other bloggers who love trees on #ThursdayTreeLove.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I think about Poe I think Baltimore. Didn’t realize he had a connection to Virginia.
ReplyDeleteWe've been to Winchester, VA last fall - lovely old town. Other than that, Virginia is pretty unknown to me. Seems full of history, though?
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Virginia is a Southern state, but not like those in the deep south. It and Kentucky are "commonwealths," but whether that has anything to do with it (I doubt it), but there's a different feel to the southern-ness of those states.
ReplyDeleteWasn't Virginia named for Queen Elizabeth I? (The Virgin Queen.) So the royal photos make sense.
ReplyDeleteBeing in the statue business back then must have been lucrative.
ReplyDeleteLove those colourful Dogwoods! Virginia does have very interesting history. Museums do throw up unexpected information don't they?
ReplyDeleteSo much wonder in the world. Hope you don't get snow this weekend.
ReplyDeleteThe blooms are beautiful and your A to Z theme is so good too. I am sure I would leran so much about America through your pictures. Thanks for joining, Alana.
ReplyDeleteThe blooms are lovely. And thank you for the additional knowledge about your country. I love to know about the history of different countries.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, found your post interesting:)
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