Hidden History of Richmond

by Walter S. Griggs Jr.

Author	: Walter S. Griggs Jr.
Publisher	: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages	: 139
Release	: 2012-08-28
Genre	: Travel
ISBN	: 1614236658

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The lesser-known tales of the personalities who shaped the capital's past are unearthed from the archives by Richmond Guide writer Walter S. Griggs Jr. The course of Richmond's history as it emerged from the Civil War as a bustling economic powerhouse is well recorded. Yet there are some stories that have all but vanished from recollection. From the hushed whispers of an entire congregation as Robert E. Lee prayed with a slave at communion to the donation of over two hundred pigeons by fellow Richmonders to serve the war effort, these are lost vignettes of Richmond. Travel with Griggs to the bygone days of the twentieth century to test-drive the first successful automobile manufactured in Richmond, the Kline Kar, or witness the first airplane to fly over Richmond, the Gold Bug soaring over the Diamond. Hidden History of Richmond is a fascinating collection that reveals the city's forgotten but most remarkable histories.

Hidden History of Early Richmond

by Maurice Robinson

Author	: Maurice Robinson
Publisher	: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages	: 176
Release	: 2020-08-31
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1439670463

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Richmond's Civil War history is familiar to every local and visitor, but fewer know the stories of the city's early days. Did you know that some of the area's earliest settlers were Huguenots fleeing religious persecution in France? Major John Clarke designed many of Richmond's first public buildings, but did you know that he was one of the masterminds behind the area's early industry as well? Tredegar Iron Works was the arsenal of the Confederacy, but Richmond-area foundries at Westham and Bellona supplied weapons to the armies of the Revolution as well. Richmond's first penitentiary was designed by Benjamin Latrobe before his term as architect of the Capitol. Local author Maurice Robinson narrates the tales of early Richmond's seven hills and beyond.

Hidden History of Ponte Vedra

by Maurice J. Robinson

Author	: Maurice J. Robinson
Publisher	: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages	: 151
Release	: 2012-09-25
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1614237042

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Ponte Vedra is well known for its beaches and world renowned for its PGA dream course, Sawgrass, but what did it look like before tourists flocked to the shores? How did Native Americans interact with the area before Spain's Ponce de Leon made his first landfall? How did Spanish rule shape the city? Join author Maurice Robinson on his journey through the hidden pages of Ponte Vedra history. Learn of America's first African fort, the community's first newspapers and the history of the city's unique Vicar's Landing. From pre-colonial beginnings to the development of Nocatee, these stories will show a side of Ponte Vedra rarely seen before.

Poems from the Northern Neck

by Gregg Valenzuela

Author	: Gregg Valenzuela
Publisher	: Brandylane Publishers Inc
Total Pages	: 162
Release	: 2012
Genre	: Poetry
ISBN	: 0983826463

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The poems in this collection reflect Gregg Valenzuela's passion for the history, rural culture, land and the people of Virginia's Tidewater and Northern Neck. Like his poetry, this singular place reveals a multitude of layers, textures, moods, as well as a rare and unforgettable beauty.

Insiders' Guide® to Richmond, VA

by Maureen Egan

Author	: Maureen Egan
Publisher	: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages	: 327
Release	: 2010-09-14
Genre	: Travel
ISBN	: 0762766778

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Insiders' Guide to Richmond is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to Virginia's capital city. Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of Richmondand its surrounding environs.

True Richmond Stories

by Harry Kollatz

Author	: Harry Kollatz
Publisher	: American Chronicles
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2007
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 9781596292680

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Articles which originally appeared in a local history column in Richmond magazine.

Hidden History of Richmond

by Walter S. Jr. Griggs

Author	: Walter S. Jr. Griggs
Publisher	: History Press Library Editions
Total Pages	: 130
Release	: 2012-08-28
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 9781540207289

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On To Richmond 1861-1862

by Ginny Dye

Author	: Ginny Dye
Publisher	: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2017-03-07
Genre	: Historical fiction
ISBN	: 9781544267425

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"Burdened with the responsibility of running an entire plantation, Carrie Cromwell fights to understand the forces tearing her beloved country apart. As battles rage around her, she watches as her life slowly unravels and she discovers truths she would never have imagined. Will her actions and decisions push her even farther from those she loves? When the danger she dreads becomes reality, will she find the courage and strength to escape?"--Amazon.com.

Hidden History of Civil War Williamsburg

by Carson O. Hudson Jr.

Author	: Carson O. Hudson Jr.
Publisher	: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages	: 240
Release	: 2019
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 146714293X

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Each year, thousands of visitors from around the country visit the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's re-created eighteenth-century capital of Virginia to learn about the past and walk where the Founding Fathers walked. The fact that the same ground was later soaked with the tears and blood of their children and grandchildren during our tragic Civil War is frequently forgotten. In this expanded and revised version of Yankees in the Streets: Forgotten People and Stories of Civil War Williamsburg, local historian Carson Hudson tells the stories of this hallowed ground and the people who walked it.