New York City architect Harvey Wiley Corbett, who later became famous for designing much of Rockefeller Center, was enlisted to create plans for the memorial and the groundbreaking ceremony took place on June 5, 1922.

A nationally designated historic district, Old Town Alexandria, is best experienced on foot. Century-old architecture, red brick sidewalks, and cobblestone streets gives this area quaint character and charm.

This is the longest of four tunnels engineered by Claudius Crozet to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, and it was the longest tunnel in the US at the time of its completion.

iMajor and Mrs. James H. Dooley transformed rough fields and pastures into a showplace many American millionaires were creating during the Gilded Age.

Located in the heart of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, Staunton has interesting historic architecture, some dating back to the 18th century.

This fort was never captured by the Confederates, and it became a safe haven for escaped slaves seeking refuge which gave the fort its nickname ‘Freedom’s Fortress’.

Monticello was the home of Declaration of Independence author, architect, Governor of Virginia, Ambassador to France, U.S. Vice President, two-term President and Founding Father Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson called Monticello his home from 1770 until his death in 1826.

Today, Colonial Williamsburg is the world’s largest living history museum and part of a 301-acre historic district. It contains several hundred restored or re-created 17th, 18th and 19th century buildings with costumed staff as guides.

Fredericksburg is famous for being George Washington’s childhood hometown and playing a significant role in the Civil War.

Norfolk’s West Freemason neighborhood was almost completely destroyed twice, once by the British during the Revolutionary War and leveling the area during the 1960’s.

I was told by the guide that this land was going to become a Walmart and public opposition won and this is Ferry Farm re-created. George Washington was 6 years old when the family moved here in 1738.

George Washington purchased a three-room cottage for his mother, Mary Ball Washington in 1772. The house you see today was extensively expanded over the years.

Founded in 1887, Virginia Beach was developed as a resort area, but after World War I it became an important base in the national coastal-defense system.

Chincoteague Island is quaint seaside village. It is a short drive to Virginia’s Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, on Assateague Island, where you can see the world-famous Chincoteague Ponies.

Gadsby’s Tavern Museum consists of two buildings, a tavern built in 1785, and the City Tavern & Hotel built in 1792. This establishment was the center of Alexandria’s social, political and commercial life.

The Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden was constructed 1785 and is located in Old Town Alexandria. The house and its collections present a timeline of nineteenth and early twentieth century history and family life.

In this post I highlight the downtown area, Church Hill and the Hollywood Cemetery.

Mount Vernon is an American landmark and once a vibrant 18th century plantation and home to the first President of the United States. The estate is located on the banks on the Potomac River.

Just off bustling King Street, is Carlyle House, built by merchant John Carlyle between 1751 and 1753 in the Georgian-style. The house is architecturally unique as the only stone 18th century residence in Alexandria.