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Statue Stories: George Washington’s Statue of the Deathless Name

This post is Part 2 in a sometimes series about the statues of Virginia's Capitol Square. See Part 1 here. "In his quiet Roman workshop…

Meghan TownesDecember 13, 2019

I’ll drink to that! Governor Henry Stuart Records Processed

The Executive Papers of Governor Henry C. Stuart, 1914-1918 (LVA accession 28722) are now available to researchers as part of an ongoing project to arrange and describe the…

Craig MooreJune 12, 2013

A Brief History of the Public Privy on Capitol Square

Editors Note: This post originally appeared in the former “Virginiana” section of Virginia Memory. When we think of Capitol Square, it conjures up visions of Thomas…

Craig MooreJanuary 12, 2011