The University of Virginia
Doug and I went to the University of Virginia (UVA) in Charlottesville primarily to see the beautiful Rotunda designed by Thomas Jefferson, but also to see the (alleged) Edgar Allan Poe Room, the “Declaring Independence …
Category: US Presidents
Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest
Most people have heard of Thomas Jefferson’s main home Monticello, but how about his “retreat home,” Poplar Forest, in Lynchburg, Va.? We had previously visited Monticello, which is about 80 miles away, and is fabulous. …
Searching for Andrew Jackson’s Birthplace
Andrew Jackson, the problematic seventh President of the United States, was born in 1767 in South Carolina, at the plantation farm belonging to his mother’s sister and her husband, the Crawfords. Or maybe he was …
President James K. Polk Birthplace
James Knox Polk was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. Before he became president, Polk was the governor of Tennessee, and then served as the speaker of the U.S. …
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Random Sites In and Around Baltimore
By a totally crazy coincidence, Doug and I were visiting Baltimore at the same time as our lovely and adventurous friends Don and Jen. Don was in town for a conference, so we only got …
President James Buchanan Sites in Mercersburg, Penn.
A rainy April day had us once again chasing sites related to one of the worst US Presidents, our 15th President, James Buchanan. A refresher: Buchanan served immediately before Lincoln and his choice to take …