. Virginia in black and white . 53 through its educational institutions. It has five seminaries for youngladies, besides a military academy for young men. It sits in the midst ofa rolling plateau, between the Blue Ridge and the Alleghany mountainsystems. The city is also the station for several springs. The HotelAltamont will be constructed at an early date, and op a magnificent scale,and will prove a delightful resting place for the tourist. Lexington.— This charming old town is at the terminus of the Lexingtonbranch of the James River division. Here is the Virginia Military Institute,. THE C
. Virginia in black and white . 53 through its educational institutions. It has five seminaries for youngladies, besides a military academy for young men. It sits in the midst ofa rolling plateau, between the Blue Ridge and the Alleghany mountainsystems. The city is also the station for several springs. The HotelAltamont will be constructed at an early date, and op a magnificent scale,and will prove a delightful resting place for the tourist. Lexington.— This charming old town is at the terminus of the Lexingtonbranch of the James River division. Here is the Virginia Military Institute,. THE CAPITOL. of which Robert E. Lee was so long the president; and Washington and LeeUniversity is also located here. The remains of General Lee and Stone-wall Jackson also lie here, and their statues ornament the place. In theneighboring streams and forests fine fishing and hunting may be had. Charlottesville is the seat of the University of Virginia, founded byThomas Jefferson, and is beautifully situated at the foot of the Blue RidgeMountains. In and around the place everywhere rests the shadow and thespirit of Jefferson. Monticello, his home while living, overlooks the town 54 from its lofty plateau, and his remains repose in a tomb on the hillside ;while near by at Shadwell, the place of his birth, may be seen the ruins of amill built by him. Monticello is perhaps the best-preserved place of historicinterest in Virginia, its possessor, Mr. Jefferson Levy, a gentleman of exten-sive means, taking an especial pride in perpetuating the appearance of theproperty when the home of its r
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