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Introduction to Fredericksburg
November 20, 2006
Like Alexandria, Richmond, Williamsburg and other early Virginia towns, Fredericksburg is steeped in American history. It came into being in 1728 as a 500-acre frontier settlement on the banks of the Rappahannock River, and its heritage spans colonial, Revolutionary, and Civil War events. George Washington, James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson, and George Mason are among the great men who walked Fredericksburg's cobblestone streets. For Civil War buffs, Fredericksburg is almost a holy shire. Heroes such as Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson fought a major battle in town and others nearby at Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House. Jackson was shot (mistakenly) by his own men at Chancellorsville; his amputated arm is buried at Ellwood Plantation, where the Battle of the Wilderness would be fought a year later. Each year, hundreds of thousands of visitors come to the battlefields, now part of a national military park.
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Two-Wheeling Virginia's Two-Lanes
September 08, 1991
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A Genteel Land of War and Heroes
April 14, 2000
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Two-Wheeling Virginia's Two-Lanes
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A Genteel Land of War and Heroes
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