Don attended the ICMA conference in Richmond Virginia 9-20 through 9-24. Michelle joined him thereafter on a self-guided history tour, which included Petersburg (civil war history), and then Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown, where the country began.
We toured the Pamplin Historical Park & National Museum in Petersburg. This was the site on the Pamplin plantation where Union troops were able to break the defenses of the Confederates, and led to the taking of Petersburg and Richmond. Robert E. Lee surrendered 9 days later.
We toured the Pamplin Historical Park & National Museum in Petersburg. This was the site on the Pamplin plantation where Union troops were able to break the defenses of the Confederates, and led to the taking of Petersburg and Richmond. Robert E. Lee surrendered 9 days later.
We spent time in Colonial Williamsburg viewing the colonial palace, courthouse, and capital, etc., At Yorktown, there is an excellent museum and charming waterfront. At Jamestown, we saw the recreation of the Jamestown settlement where John Smith met Pocahontas. It poured that day and we were soaked, but it was warm. We also saw a couple of plantations and colonial farms. Most of the sites we visited were “living history”, where the people dressed and spoke as in colonial times.
