We are in Virginia! We left Baltimore this morning, and arrived here this afternoon. We are staying with friends, in a little town near Charlottesville, VA.We visited Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello, today. For some of his home, he used ideas from Roman and French architecture and implemented them into the house. Today, the structure is over 200 years old, and 60% of the items in the house are originals.
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, the Statute of Virginia, and founded what is now the University of Virginia. He died exactly 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed - July 4, 1826.
4 comments:
This is really cool! I always wanted to see that house. It sounds as though you are having a great time sight seeing and such! Thanks for writing!!! I really like the way you include facts in your post. It makes your blog really interesting. Hope to see more posts soon.
Wow! How exciting! I can't wait to hear more. Hope you have a fabulous time during the rest of your trip!
Cool! Sounds pretty fun!!!
Hannah*
Great start! See you soon.
Aunt Sarah
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