73

Grand Caverns 73

Massanetta Springs 75

STAUNTON 75

WAYNESBORO AND AFTON 79

NATURAL BRIDGE 81

ROCKBRIDGE 84

The First Academy in the Valley 86

VALLEY INVENTIONS 87

WASHINGTON COLLEGE 88

LEXINGTON 89

THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE 92

CULPEPER MINUTE MEN 94

BLIND PREACHER 95

HEBRON CHURCH 96

HOOVER'S CAMP ON THE RAPIDAN RIVER 97

CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE COUNTY 98

Jack Jouett's Ride 104

Lewis and Clark Expedition 105

FREDERICKSBURG 106

KENMORE--1752 111

THE MARY WASHINGTON HOUSE 115

RISING SUN TAVERN 117

ROANOKE 121

DRAPER'S MEADOW 124

WASHINGTON COUNTY 127

HUNGRY MOTHER STATE PARK 129

WHITE TOP 129

List of Illustrations

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George Washington's Headquarters, Winchester, Virginia 27

View Along the Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park 38

"The Cypress Garden", a Scene in Endless Caverns 57

"The Manse", Woodrow Wilson's Birthplace, Staunton, Virginia 76

Woodrow Wi