. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . lSquare, they located the various State offices ofthe defunct Confederacy, had a look at the gov-ernors mansion in the park, and visited the White House of the Confederacy — the housein which Jefferson Davis had lived during thewar. They saw the house of Chief-Justice Mar-shall, now old and time-worn. They saw onMain street the roomy old Allan mansion, inwhich Edgar Allan Poe lived as a boy. Theystood, as you already know, in the very pew in i i c^ T 1_ > /-I \ c 1 • U t> • 1 LJ- OLD STO
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . lSquare, they located the various State offices ofthe defunct Confederacy, had a look at the gov-ernors mansion in the park, and visited the White House of the Confederacy — the housein which Jefferson Davis had lived during thewar. They saw the house of Chief-Justice Mar-shall, now old and time-worn. They saw onMain street the roomy old Allan mansion, inwhich Edgar Allan Poe lived as a boy. Theystood, as you already know, in the very pew in i i c^ T 1_ > /-I \ c 1 • U t> • 1 LJ- OLD STOVE IX STATE CAPITOL. old St. John s Church trom which ratnck Henry declared for liberty or death ; they saw that later church, with the needle-like spire, where Davis received word from Lee that the cause was lost andRichmond must be evacuated; they visited the Monumental Church,erected on the site of the dreadful Richmond theater fire of 1811 ; theyadmired Richmond College standing in its attractive grounds near to theLee monument; they located, as far as possible, the notable battle spots. I IO THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS
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