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upon the same field. Both the Piedmont section and the Valley were 

 the scene of many valiant struggles, of which the plough turns up the 

 leaden testimonies, and it was at Appomattox, just on the lower 

 edge of the Piedmont section, that the curtain was rung down on the four 

 years' tragedy. 



The influence of the old-time life in Virginia is still felt, and the associa- 

 tions and memories of the past contribute largely to the charm of the 

 present in this beautiful land and among its open-hearted and kindly- 

 natured people. 



Mount Vernon, the home of Washington, has been so often portrayed, 

 and its history and its beauty are so widely known, that any more than 

 a mere mention of it here would seem superfluous. 



Oak Hill, the home of President James Monroe, located in Loudoun 

 County, near Leesburg, is one of the^how places of Virginia, the hand- 

 some residence and splendid estate combining historical interest with 



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