Author: Alan Richman

The state of Virginia blessed this country with Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe, boldface names from our political past, and added four later presidents as a bonus. Native sons drafted the Declaration of Independence and much of the Constitution, a proud accomplishment, but the state would ultimately falter. Less than a hundred years later, with nearly a third of its population in slavery, Virginia left the Union and Richmond became the capital of the Confederacy. In other words, a checkered past.

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Source: Town & Country, obtained 10/13/16
http://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/travel-guide/a7991/long-weekend-in-virginia/