– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Hanover County Courthouse History – Part 2 We have so far looked at the influences of the architecture in Williamsburg on the design of Hanover County Courthouse as well the most famous case to be heard there. What was known as the Parson’s Case cemented Hanover County Courthouse’s place in...
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Hanover County Courthouse History – Part 1 In the last post we visited Hanover County Courthouse and looked at how its design was influenced by the decision of the Virginia General Assembly to move the capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg. Today and in the next post we will see how this small brick structure has played a role in some of the key moments of...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Hanover County Courthouse Hanover County was formed in November 1720 by an act of the Virginia General Assembly which divided New Kent County. It was named in honor of King George I of England, who, at the time of his coronation, was Elector of Hannover in Germany. The “Act for Dividing New Kent County” includes:...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Stonewall Jackson Shrine The Stonewall Jackson Shrine is part of the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park in Virginia. The Park covers the sites of four of the major battlefields in Orange and Spotsylvania Counties as well as the city of Fredericksburg. One of these battlefields is...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – P-51 Mustang Ain’t Misbehavin’ In another post we looked at the Reflections of the Fly-in to Victory Day at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. One of the five warbirds from the Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol...
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– Click on the image to enlarge or purchase – Reflections of History On Friday May 8, 2015, The Mall in Washington DC was witness to one of the most spectacular flying displays of World War II vintage airplanes. Over 50 aircraft took part in the Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover. This hour long flyby consisted of 15 historically...
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