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Virginia Madden
New Online Travel Itinerary Celebrates Virginia’s Hallowed Ground
-Maddens Tavern in Culpeper County. This tavern is a rare surviving example of pre-Civil War black entrepreneurship in rural Virginia, first owned and operated by Willis Madden and now owned by his descendants. ... [Read More]
Introduction to the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Travel Itinerary
This itinerary focuses on the variety of buildings and landscapes that comprise the Piedmont. The Piedmont witnessed some of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War, now reflected in historic landscapes such as Manassas and Ball's Bluff National Cemetery , the nation's smallest military burial ground and the site of a disastrous Union defeat in the first year of the Civil War. Madden's Tavern , built in 1840, is a rare surviving example of pre-Civil War black entrepreneurship in rural Virginia, first owned and operated by Willis Madden and now owned by his descendants. Numerous small towns, such as Culpeper or Warrenton , contribute to the character of the region, as do the green expanses of rural historic districts such as Madison-Barbour and Green Springs . This verdant region has been called the "cradle of democracy": Thomas Jefferson , James Madison , and James Monroe each made their home here--estates that visitors can visit today. The great Supreme Court Chief Justi ... [Read More]
Text Only Version of Journey Through Hallowed Ground: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary along Route 15 through Virginia's Piedmont
This itinerary focuses on the variety of buildings and landscapes that comprise the Piedmont. The Piedmont witnessed some of the bloodiest battles in the Civil War, now reflected in historic landscapes such as Manassas and Ball's Bluff National Cemetery , the nation's smallest military burial ground and the site of a disastrous Union defeat in the first year of the Civil War. Madden's Tavern , built in 1840, is a rare surviving example of pre-Civil War black entrepreneurship in rural Virginia, first owned and operated by Willis Madden and now owned by his descendants. Numerous small towns, such as Culpeper or Warrenton , contribute to the character of the region, as do the green expanses of rural historic districts such as Madison-Barbour and Green Springs . This verdant region has been called the "cradle of democracy": Thomas Jefferson , James Madison , and James Monroe each made their home here--estates that visitors can visit today. The great Supreme Court Chief Justi ... [Read More]
Partnership Enhances Water Quality in West Virginia (December 8, 2004) | NRCS This Week | NRCS
With help from NRCS, the owners of the West Virginia farm have established a successful cheese-making business and improved water quality on their 260 acres – a relationship that inspired NRCS district conservationist Larry Greynolds last summer to nominate the Savas for SARE’s Patrick Madden Award for Sustainable Agriculture . In October, SARE awarded the couple an honorable mention for their exemplary farming practices and highlighted their achievements in the 2004 Patrick Madden Award booklet . ... [Read More]
America at Work / America at Leisure, 1894-1915
Thanks go to the following individuals for their assistance: David Francis, Chief of M/B/RS; Patrick Loughney, Head of Moving Image Section, M/B/RS; Ken Weissman and his staff at the LC Motion Picture Conservation Center in Dayton, Ohio; Nancy Eichacker; Melissa Levine; David Woodward, Sally Arason, Liz Madden, Martha Anderson, Andrew Lisowski, Ken Carpenter, Tom McCready; Carl Fleischauer; Danna Bell-Russell; the staff of the MBRS recording laboratory; and the staff of Roland House in Arlington, Virginia, and Bell Atlantic Video Services in Reston, Virginia. Return to America at Work, America at Leisure Home Page ... [Read More]
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