•••f I jMft, t nttrr«(f» of \ lraln< 



upon ihc same ficlJ. Both tlu* PiotlniniH scctidii aiul the \alI(.-\ were 

 ihc scene of many valiant slrupples, of whicli the j^louph turns up the 

 leaden testimonies, and it was at Appomattox, just on the lowi-r 

 edge of the Piedmont section, that the curtain was run^' d"un on tlie four 

 years' tragedy. 



The influence of t he old-t ime life in \ irginia is st ill felt, and t he 

 lions and memories of the past contribute largel\ to the charm »)t liie 

 ptc^(ni in this beautiful land ajul among its open-hearie*.! and kindly- 

 iialured people. 



Mount \ernon, the honie of Washington, has been so often po; 

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



a mere mention of it here wouUl seem superfluous. 



Oak Hill, the home of President James MonriK-, located in L)udoun 

 County, near Ixrsburg, is one of the show places of \ irginia, the hand- 

 > >iii< M sidencc and splendid estate combining historical interest with 



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