Cool thing to do on a cloudy Saturday in Richmond, was that some various sights in Richmond offered free admission to some of their attractions. Though I had been by the Confederate White House a number of times, got to tour it for the first time since I have been here. I was very impressed...while much of the house has been remade, there were quite a few items which were in the house during the Civil War. Tour guide was very good, and really brought the history of the place alive. The Civil War was a dark period in our nations history but is a big part of living here due to this being the capital of the rebel states.
I also toured this house below, which was the home of Supreme Court Justice John Marshall. Once again, many of the items inside there were in the house during the period he lived there. A very important Chief Justice (I believe he was the 4th in the history of the Nation) he also served the longest. Many places in Richmond are named for the man, and he had a great influence on the laws of this country. He is also buried in Richmond.
Final stop unlike the other two was a place I have been before. The Poe Museum has a number of items in the life of the noted author who did live in Richmond for a time. He however did NOT live in the house where the museum is which also happens to be the oldest surviving house in Richmond. His mother is buried not far from this museum in another historic Richmond place (St. John's Church where Patrick Henry gave his "Give me Liberty, or Give me Death" speech) .
In addition to these I also made an earlier visit to Maymont on what was a full day (have been to Maymont many times before). This day was the start of what turned out to be a very fine and fun weekend in Richmond, and the last weekend of Winter.
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