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Leather stocking and silk; or, Hunter John Myers and his times : a story of the valley of Virginia(1 clicks)

Arlington Historical Society(1734 clicks)
Arlington County, Virginia — an urban county of about 26 square miles located directly across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. — has an interesting and unique history. Home to American Indian communities for more than 10,000 years, it was also explored by English settlers in the early 1600s.

Digital Library Program(1387 clicks)
The Library of Virginia

Early Virginia Religious Petitions(786 clicks)

Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier(800 clicks)
Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection is a multi-format ethnographic field collection of traditional fiddle tunes performed by Henry Reed of Glen Lyn, Virginia.

Governor William Berkeley(98 clicks)
17th century governor.

Henrico County Virginia(588 clicks)
One of the oldest political subdivisions in Virginia, Henrico was the scene of the second settlement in the colony and was established in 1634 as one of the eight original shires or counties. The county was named for Henry, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of King James I of England.

Herndon Virigina Historical Society(156 clicks)

Israel Hill on the Appomattox(116 clicks)
Israel Hill on the Appomattox was a community in Prince Edward County that was made up of freed slaves who lived, married, were commercial successes, and even sued white members of Prince Edward County, and won the lawsuits at least as frequently as they lost.

Life in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia(1553 clicks)
From the foundation that operates Colonial Williamsburg.

Sweet Briar Inside and Out(75 clicks)
1943

Themes From the Past(1697 clicks)
Alexandria, Virginia history.

Virginia Heritage(933 clicks)
Virginia Heritage, a consolidated database of finding aids to manuscript and archival collections, provides information about historical materials that document Virginia History and culture from 1607 to the present.

Virginia Historical Markers(1089 clicks)
This is a project to catalog the various historical markers in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and beyond. There currently is no comprehensive listing of all of Virginia's historical markers.

Virginia Historical Society(843 clicks)

Virginia's Diplomats(822 clicks)