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Lord Cornwallis Cave

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Description: Entrance to the tourist attraction of Lord Cornwallis Cave. The sign above the door reads, "Admission 10¢." Initials are inscribed in the dirt wall.
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York River

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Description: View down hill toward the York River with small homes on its banks. Long piers stretch into the river.
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Stone Bridge

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Description: View across water toward a stone bridge with two arches, built in the late nineteenth century, in the wooded setting of Bull Run Battlefield.
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Sunken Road

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Description: A man steers a horse-drawn carriage down a sunken dirt road in a rural setting. Dwellings stand at right.
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Country Road Intersection

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Description: View of an intersection of two dirt roads, East Market Street and Lafayette Street. A man, horseback, can be seen on the left, while two people walk past ...
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Town and Countryside

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Description: Elevated view of the town and countryside, looking north. Published by Jackson's Pharmacy.
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View of Town

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Description: Elevated view of town as seen from a hilly landscape. Published by The City Book Store.
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Main Street

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Description: A posed group of townspeople stand outside storefronts on Main Street.
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Stuart Hall

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Description: View of Stuart Hall, a residential mansion used as the Virginia Female Institute. Chartered on January 13, 1744, the school is the state's oldest college p...
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Mason Street

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Description: View down Mason Street featuring Trinity Methodist Church at the Cedar Street intersection. The Gothic structure was built in 1898. Published by Parish &...
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Narrow Residential Lane

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Description: View of four men and a boy walking down a narrow lane lined with homes and a picket fence.
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street, lined with residences.
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President Monroe's Law Office

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Description: Exterior view of President Monroe's Law Office. Sign near entrance reads, "President of the United States and Author of the Monroe Doctrine Feb. 6, 1786 -...
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Tomb of General Sheridan

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Description: Monument tomb of General Sheridan (1831-1888), Union general in the Civil War.
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Lucy House

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Description: Exterior view of Chatham, known as 'Lucy House' during war times. The imposing residence was built in 1730.
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Brompton

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Description: Exterior view of Brompton, built in 1836 by John Lawrence Marye. The house features a colonnaded porch and central stairway.
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Monticello

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Description: Exterior view of Monticello, built in 1769 by Thomas Jefferson. The residence features a colonnaded front porch and a central dome.
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Monticello

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Description: Drawing of the exterior view of Monticello, built in 1769 by Thomas Jefferson. The residence features a colonnaded front porch and a central dome. The prin...
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Ash Lawn

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Description: Exterior of Ash Lawn, the official residence of James Monroe during the years 1799-1823. View features the overseer's cottage with an old stone chimney.
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York Hall

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Description: Exterior view of York Hall, also known as Nelson House, built in 1730 in the Georgian style by "Scotch Tom" Nelson. In the foreground, the gardens can be ...

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