Gardens at Oak hill
Photo by Jack Kotz, 1995, © jack Kotz
Hallowed Ground: Preserving America's Heritage
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
| The gently rolling hills and valleys of Virginia's northern Piedmont cover an area of about 3,000 square miles. Bounded roughly by Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Manassas. Leesburg and Upperville. this part of the country is the site of more history than any other area in the United States. It was home to Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe and John Marshall, and its graceful foothills and fertile soil helped nurture the ideas that inspired the American Revolution. During the Civil War, Piedmont fields and forests became bloody battlegrounds for the nation's survival at such places as Manassas, Chancellorsville and the Wilderness. No fewer than 16 Civil War battlefields, 13 historic towns, and 17 historic districts lie within the region. Today, these quaint villages and quiet valleys face a different kind of threat - from a "blacktop and concrete" revolution. However, the remarkable photographic images in this exhibition take the viewer on an insider's excursion down the scenic byways and into the storied past of this special region. The exhibition is supported by Protect Historic America. |
Lighting strike at The Plains
Photo by Jack Kotz, 1995, © Jack Kotz
Hallowed Ground: Preserving America's Heritage
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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