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The Reverend James Blair
...that the
Reverend Dr. James Blair
of
Scotland
(pictured)
was a
clergyman
and
missionary
to the
Virginia Colony
, and is best known as the founder in
1693
of the
College of William and Mary
, where he served as President for 50 years?
... that millions have visited the
John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame
, including one who knelt in front of the flame, fell, and burned to death?
... that
Confederate president
Jefferson Davis
had a young
mulatto
ward named
Jim Limber
?
... that
Carvins Cove, Virginia
, was
abandoned
and subsequently inundated to create
Carvins Cove Reservoir
in the 1940s?
...that
Varina Farms
, the plantation of
John Rolfe
and
Pocahontas
, was site of the first successful cultivation of
export
tobacco
in the
Virginia Colony
in
1612
?
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
Portal:Virginia
|
Did you know
The Reverend James Blair
...that the
Reverend Dr. James Blair
of
Scotland
(pictured)
was a
clergyman
and
missionary
to the
Virginia Colony
, and is best known as the founder in
1693
of the
College of William and Mary
, where he served as President for 50 years?
... that millions have visited the
John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame
, including one who knelt in front of the flame, fell, and burned to death?
... that
Confederate president
Jefferson Davis
had a young
mulatto
ward named
Jim Limber
?
... that
Carvins Cove, Virginia
, was
abandoned
and subsequently inundated to create
Carvins Cove Reservoir
in the 1940s?
...that
Varina Farms
, the plantation of
John Rolfe
and
Pocahontas
, was site of the first successful cultivation of
export
tobacco
in the
Virginia Colony
in
1612
?
Archive
–
Start a new article...
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