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Richmond VA Medical Center

Richmond Veterans Administration Medical Center, formerly known as Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center or McGuire VA Hospital, is located in Richmond, Virginia. History The hospital was first activated on December 27, 1943, following four months of construction. Its first patients were received on June 30, 1944. The United States Army oversaw the hospital before it was handed over to the Veterans Administration on April 1, 1946. In January 2023, The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center in Richmond, Virginia, officially changed its name from Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center to Richmond VA Medical Center. VA Secretary Denis McDonough officially announced the change in a letter to the office of the late Rep. Donald McEachin, Virginia's 4th Congressional District, which also included notices to the Virginia Governor and Mayor of Richmond. The change reflects the federal government's movement to rename facilities whose namesake honored Confederate Soldiers from the American Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865. The facility was formerly named in honor of Hunter Holmes McGuire, M.D. (1835–1900), a famous Virginian notable for being the young personal physician to Confederate Major General Stonewall Jackson during the American Civil War (1861–1865). The Richmond Veterans Administration Medical Center was established on the land of Broad Rock that was once a horse racing track built soon after the Civil War in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The land was purchased by Thomas Marcellous Cheatham in 1892 who built a home for himself and his new bride. The facility was established after World War II along State Route 10 and Richmond's Belt Boulevard, an early highway bypass. The Cheatham family had no choice but to give up their land under eminent domain. That area of the county, about 6 miles (10 km) from downtown Richmond in the Southside area, was annexed by the independent city in 1970. The facility was the first Veterans Administration hospital to perform heart transplant surgery in the 1970s, under the leadership of Dr. Szabolcs Szentpetery. It is also a major facility for patients with spinal cord injuries. The physical plant was entirely rebuilt and expanded in the late 20th century. A building there is named for WW2 Medal of Honor recipient Van T. Barfoot. Richmond Veterans Administration Medical Center offers alternative medicine such as acupuncture and a "zen den". References External links Official website
Huntington Park (Newport News, Virginia)

Huntington Park is a park located in Newport News, Virginia, US. It offers a beach, two fishing piers, gardens, tennis, and museums. It is run by the Newport News Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. It was formed through a 1924 donation to the city of Newport News by Henry E. Huntington. Location Huntington Park is located near the James River, and it is northwest to the James River Bridge. Offerings The park has several different activities available to visitors: Fort Fun Fort Fun is a playground built in 1992 in the park. A community group, the Huntington Park Playground Association, was established to develop the playground in the early 1990s. The playground was designed professionally, but with significant contributions from local children on what they wanted to see in their new playground. The playground was then built as a volunteer effort – over 1,000 people contributed their time and effort to getting the playground built. The original wooden Fort Fun was replaced with a metal and plastic playground structure in 2012. Fishing Pier The James River Fishing Pier is a privately managed saltwater fishing pier. It utilizes what remains of the old, 2-lane James River Bridge. It is popular year-round with local fishermen. There is a charge to fish this pier, currently $8.50 for adults and $6 for children. There is also a Children's Fishing Pier, which utilizes Lake Biggins. This is a freshwater lake located in the park. Tennis The Huntington Park Tennis Center consists of twenty hardcourts. The courts are lighted for use at night. Several city tennis leagues are run at the center, and instructional classes are available for all ages and skill levels. There is a tennis pro on staff at the center. Beach A moderately sized beach is located where the park meets the James River. The beach is staffed with lifeguards from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Concessions are available. Museums and memorials Three memorials, remembering servicemen who died in the Vietnam War, the Four Chaplains who gave up their lifejackets to save others in the sinking of the USAT Dorchester during World War II, and victims of the Holocaust, are located at the park. Huntington Park is also the location of the Virginia War Museum. References External links Official site
I. C. Norcom High School

I. C. Norcom High School is a public high school located at 1801 London Boulevard in Portsmouth, Virginia, and administered by Portsmouth City Public Schools. The school colors are maroon and grey and greyhounds are the school mascot. A historical marker commemorates his history. It was formerly known as Chestnut Street School, and High Street School. History I. C. Norcom High School was founded as Chestnut Street School and it opened in 1878, for Black elementary and high school students. In 1913, the name was changed to High Street School for a few years. The I. C. Norcom High School name was changed again, and it was named after Israel Charles Norcom (1856–1916), an African American educator, and its first supervising principal. Other schools named for Norcom have been in various locations. The current school building opened September 1997 under the leadership of Walter Taylor. The first graduating class of the new location was the class of 1998, but the first graduating class that attended four years at this school was the class of 2002. Athletics Norcom's football team won the 1993 state championship, defeating Langley High School 19-0. Norcom's boys basketball team won the 2010 and 2011 VSHL State Championship in Division AAA. The Greyhounds won four straight championships from 2014 to 2017, the first two in division 4A, the others in Division 3A. Extracurriculars I. C. Norcom has a well-decorated NJROTC unit. They came in first place in the 2013 Fishbowl parade. They earned top spots in many current competitions and events. Notable alumni E. J. Josey (1940), African-American activist James W. Holley III (1944), former mayor of Portsmouth, Virginia Ruth Brown (1945), singer known as the Queen of R&B Junius Kellogg (1946), basketball player L. Louise Lucas, state legislator George Moody (1955), college football coach Alonzo Short (1957), former director of the Defense Information Systems Agency Linda B. Hayden (1967), mathematician George Evans (1997), basketball player Julius Gregory (2006), football player Vernon Macklin (2006 and transferred), NBA player Melvin Gregg (2009), actor Darius Theus (2009), basketball player Dorian Finney-Smith (2011), NBA player Joe Powell (2012), football player Travis Fields Jr. (2016), basketball player Karon Prunty (2020), football player References
Aetna Hill (Midlothian, Virginia house)

Aetna Hill is a house in Midlothian, Virginia. It was built soon after 1791 by Thompson Blunt, who had just married Frances Morrisette, a granddaughter of Pierre Morrisette, one of the early Huguenot settlers. This original building consisted of "a 1 1/2 story Huguenot-style structure with a three-bay facade and twin front doors". In 1831, Thompson Blunt retired to Powhatan County and left Aetna Hill and its lands to his daughter Moriah and her husband, Elijah Brummall. A large addition was made to the house around 1840, when a 2+1⁄2-story, side passage house adjoining the west side of the original house was completed. In 1928, the house was in the possession of a local preacher named Robert H. Winfree. How the house came into the possession of Rev. Winfree is unclear, but it might have been inherited by his wife, Maria P. Watlington Winfree. Maria was the daughter of John O. W. Watlington and Ann Maria Brummall, who was the daughter of Elijah and Moriah. Winfree was the pastor of nearby Jerusalem Baptist Church (later renamed Winfree Memorial Baptist Church, in honor of him and his father David B. Winfree, Jerusalem's first pastor), where he preached for more than 30 years. The Midlothian and Chesterfield County historian, Bettie Woodson Weaver, also lived here with her mother, who was Robert H. Winfree's daughter, in her early years. After going to college and marrying Albert Weaver, Bettie returned to Aetna Hill after World War II and started renovated the building over the next three years, adding heating, electricity, and indoor plumbing to the 150-year-old house. The facade of the original 1791 house was altered when one of the front doors was taken off and replaced with a wide double window. Weaver lived at the house until very shortly before her death, writing and publishing 11 books and countless articles. In the present day, Aetna Hill is largely untouched and the main house appears as it did in the 1840s, with slight alterations. Its lands are one of the largest sections of still standing forests in central Midlothian. References
Emmanuel Episcopal Church (Alexandria, Virginia)

Emmanuel Episcopal Church is an Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia in the city's North Ridge neighborhood. Emmanuel Church is a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. History In 1908, G.P. Christian and J. H. Gibbony, two students at the Virginia Theological Seminary, organized a Sunday School for children in what was known as the Braddock Heights area of Alexandria. In 1910, a chapel was built as the Braddock Heights Episcopal Mission. During the 1911 Christmas holidays, the two seminarians serving at the mission decided to name the church "Emmanuel" after the Virginia Theological Seminary Chapel. In 1922, Emmanuel Episcopal Church acquired independent status with the Rev. Samuel A. Wallis. In 1944, the then Rector of Emmanuel, the Rev. Edward Tate, founded the Episcopal School, St. Stephen’s School for Boys. Tate resigned from Emmanuel in 1945 to become headmaster. Throughout its history, Emmanuel has maintained a close relationship with both the Virginia Theological Seminary, as well as St. Stephen's (now known as St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes). In 1968, Emmanuel established the Emmanuel Episcopal Preschool. Emmanuel's Preschool is located within Emmanuel and serves children aged two through five years old.[1] In 2002, under the leadership of the Rev. Daniel W. Eckman, Jr., Emmanuel underwent an extensive $2 million building renovation of the entire complex including the sacristy, the memorial room, the parish hall and Emmanuel Preschool. Current practice Today, the parish proclaims itself to be committed to worship and preaching, ministry to children, and outreach to the community and the world. Emmanuel Church has an active service ministry with many local outreach activities focused on feeding, education, housing, and welcoming refugee families. The church also maintains a strong connection to its partner parish, Sainte Croix in the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti located in Léogâne, Haiti. Worship Worship services are at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Emmanuel Church uses Rite II from the Book of Common Prayer for worship services. Architecture The current church building was constructed in 1910 in Gothic Revival style. The most significant element inside the sanctuary is the cross-beam, or scissor truss, timber ceiling. References
Island Roxy

The Island Theatre is a historic U.S. building located at 4074 Main Street, Chincoteague, Virginia. It still serves as an operational movie theater. Originally named Island Theatre, the theatre was renamed Island Roxy from the 1980s until the name was reverted to Island Theatre in 2013. History The theater, a Art Deco building, opened in 1945. Misty In 1960, 20th Century Fox filmed the movie Misty on location at Chincoteague. In the same town, at the premiere of the film, in 1961, the star of the film, a Chincoteague Pony named Misty of Chincoteague marched down the aisles of the theater before the showing. The town memorialized Misty by encasing her hoofprints in concrete in front of the theatre (see image). Every year, the film is screened for free at the theatre. Notes
Ivy Hill Cemetery (Alexandria, Virginia)

Ivy Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in the Rosemont Historic District of the North Ridge neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia, United States. Burials began at the site in 1837, when it was a family cemetery, and it received a charter as a community cemetery in 1856. The adjoining residential neighborhood was developed beginning in 1908 as a streetcar suburb of Washington, D.C., as trolley lines of the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon railway extended from Alexandria's nearby Union Station (opened 1905). The cemetery is now known for its rare and protected flora and fauna. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025. Notable burials Judge Albert Vickers Bryan Congressman Charles Creighton Carlin Catharine Carter Critcher, painter, daughter of John Critcher Congressman John Critcher Bryan Fairfax, 8th Lord Fairfax of Cameron Charles M. Goodman, acclaimed modernist architect Fairfax Harrison, railroad magnate Vola Lawson, first female city manager of Alexandria Lucy Randolph Mason (1882–1959), labor activist and suffragist Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow, infamous Confederate spy Nicholas Trist Wernher von Braun, aerospace engineer and space flight pioneer Harry H. Vaughan, military aide to President Harry S. Truman Amelita Ward Descendants of the Washington family, including W. Selden Washington References External links Official website
J. J. Kelly High School

J. J. Kelly High School is a former public high school in Wise, Virginia. The school was opened in 1953. It was part of the Wise County Public Schools system. It was named after a former county school board superintendent, Dr. J. J. Kelly, Jr. The enrollment in 2005 was 504 students and employed 41 teachers. The mascot for J. J. Kelly High School was the Indian. The school's colors were red and white. The Indians competed in the Virginia High School League's Single A Lonesome Pine District with five other schools from around Southwest Virginia. J. J. Kelly High School was merged with Pound High School in 2011 to form Central High School, which is now located in a new facility outside of Wise. Athletics State Championships (won) Baseball - 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1998, 2008 Basketball (Girls) - 2002 Cross County (Boys) - 1988 Football - 1981 Golf - 2003 Tennis (Girls) - 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Theatre - 2007 Wrestling - 1983, 1988 Records J. J. Kelly still holds the Virginia High School League record for most state championships won by any school in baseball and girls tennis. The girls tennis program also holds the record for most consecutive state titles, having won seven, and consecutive team matches won, with a record of 128–0. The state record for most consecutive baseball championships is also held by the Indians, as they won four from 1981 to 1984. Notable alumni Carroll Dale - Former Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers receiver and Virginia Sports Hall of Fame inductee References
J. W. Wood Building

The J. W. Wood Building is a historic commercial building located at Lynchburg, Virginia. The 29,000-square-foot (2,700 m2) commercial building in a modified Greek Revival-style. It was built between 1851 and 1853 as a warehouse. It is the largest and best preserved of the few pre-Civil War commercial structures remaining in Lynchburg. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. References
Jackson Ferry Shot Tower

The Jackson Ferry Shot Tower is a 75-foot (23 m) tall tower used for manufacturing lead shot located in Wythe County, Virginia and now adjacent to the New River Trail State Park, a lineal rail trail park connecting the historic towns of Pulaski and Galax, Virginia. As one of the few remaining shot towers in the United States, the Jackson Ferry tower was constructed by Thomas Jackson and is the centerpiece of the Shot Tower Historical State Park. Construction began on the tower shortly after the American Revolutionary War and was completed in 1807. The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1969. Manufacturing process Shot towers or shot factories were designed and constructed to manufacture lead shot for firearms. At the top of the tower a firewood furnace melted lead with arsenic, which was poured through a sieve; forming drops of lead corresponding to the size of the sieve. The lead droplets would then fall 150 feet to become spherical and cool sufficiently to become rigid. At the bottom of the tower was large kettle of water for the shot to land in, in order to complete the cooling process and provide a soft enough landing to keep it from deforming. The finished shot was then marketed to hunters, traders and merchants. Design The Wythe County Shot Tower is unique for several reasons. Unlike most other shot towers, which were constructed of brick, this shot tower was built of limestone. The 2.5-foot-thick solid stone walls not only made the structure stronger, but kept its interior temperature cooler and more consistent, improving the quality of the shot it produced. Designers also used the local terrain to reduce the height of the tower by building the tower on the edge of a cliff and digging a 75-foot vertical shaft to accomplish the 150-foot vertical constraint. Access to the bottom of the shaft was made by a horizontal adit that opened up near the shore of the New River. Controversy There have been claims that the Jackson Ferry Shot Tower predates the recognized year of 1807, and that Moses Austin & his brother, Stephen Austin (not to be confused with Moses's son, Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas") were producing drop shot in Wythe County prior to 1800 at the Jackson Ferry Shot Tower. Those who hold this view reference newspapers of the era; however, the newspapers identify factories in cities such as Lynchburg and Richmond, VA, both located on the James River in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and likely don't relate to what would be the Jackson Ferry Shot Tower, located on the New River in the Ohio River watershed. Letters from the time also very explicitly identify Richmond as the location of the factories. The confusion likely stems from Moses Austin & Co. owning the Austinville lead mines, near where they would build the shot factory in Jackson Ferry. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Wythe County, Virginia References External links Virginia.gov
George Washington Masonic National Memorial

George Washington Masonic National Memorial – loża wolnomularska i pomnik położony w Alexandrii w amerykańskim stanie Wirginia, poświęcony pamięci George'a Washingtona, pierwszego prezydenta Stanów Zjednoczonych, który był wolnomularzem. Loża wolnomularska w Alexandrii, do której za życia należał George Washington, po jego śmierci w 1799 roku i śmierci jego żony w 1802 roku zaczęła otrzymywać liczne przedmioty i pamiątki od rodziny i przyjaciół prezydenta. Chcąc zapewnić odpowiednie miejsce do przechowywania i ekspozycji tych przedmiotów, w rocznicę urodzin Washingtona na spotkaniu lóż wolnomularskich z całych Stanów Zjednoczonych 22 lutego 1910 roku postanowiono o wybudowaniu w tym celu pomnika. Budowa rozpoczęła się w 1923 roku i została ukończona w 1932 roku, w dwusetną rocznicę urodzin Washingtona. Architektura Projekt pomnika czerpie z wielu starożytnych kultur i symboli. Wejście do budynku przypomina swym wyglądem grecki Partenon. Trzy sekcje wieży zbudowane są w różnych porządkach architektonicznych starożytnej Grecji. Najniższy poziom stylizowany jest na porządku doryckim, poziom środkowy zbudowany jest w porządku jońskim, zaś najwyższa sekcja w porządku korynckim. Jeszcze wyżej na wieży znajduje się piramida nawiązująca do piramid egipskich, a całość zwieńczy kwiaton w kształcie płomienia w nawiązaniu do starożytnych latarni morskich, w szczególności latarni morskiej na Faros, jednego z siedmiu cudów świata, strzegącej wejścia do portu starożytnej egipskiej Aleksandrii. Budynek posiada dziewięć pięter i znajdują się w nim liczne pomieszczenia, spośród których wiele udostępnionych jest dla zwiedzających. Na czwartym piętrze znajduje się muzeum poświęcone George'owi Washingtonowi. Na piątym piętrze zlokalizowane są między innymi replika Arki Przymierza oraz murale Świątyni Salomona. Na szóstym piętrze umieszczono bibliotekę. Na ósmym piętrze położona jest kaplica zakonu templariuszy. Jedną z głównych atrakcji jest platforma widokowa na dziewiątym piętrze, skąd rozpościera się panorama na Alexandrię, Waszyngton i okolicę. Przypisy Linki zewnętrzne George Washington Masonic National Memorial (ang.)
Масонский национальный мемориал Джорджа Вашингтона

Масонский национальный мемориал Джорджа Вашингтона — масонское здание, которое было построено в городе Алегзандрия (Виргиния) в честь Джорджа Вашингтона, первого президента США и видного американского масона. Джордж Вашингтон был членом ложи «Александрия» № 22. Несмотря на название, правительством страны не признан национальным мемориалом. История Возведение здания началось в 1923 году и было завершено в 1932 году. Это единственное масонское здание, которое поддерживалось и поддерживается 52 великими ложами Соединенных Штатов. Такое положение противоположно текущей масонской практике, где здание поддерживается только великой ложей того штата, в котором оно расположено. В здании также находится коллекция ложи «Александрия», в которой представлена большая часть личных вещей Джорджа Вашингтона. См. также House of the Temple Масонский храм Торонто Монреальский масонский мемориальный храм Масонский храм Детройта Голливудский масонский храм Масонский храм Санта-Крус-де-Тенерифе Масонский храм Манхэттена Ссылки George Washington Masonic National Memorial «George Washington Masonic National Memorial.» HABS VA-1431. Historic American Buildings Survey. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior.
JMU Convocation Center

The JMU Convocation Center is a 6,426-seat multi-purpose arena in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The arena opened in 1982, and was home to the James Madison Dukes men's basketball and James Madison Dukes women's basketball teams through the 2019–20 season. It hosted the 1984 ECAC South men's basketball tournament (now known as the Coastal Athletic Association). It was one of the rotating host venues for the Coastal Athletic Association women's basketball tournament, having hosted the tournament six times since 1987. JMU's University Program Board (UPB) hosts concerts at the Convocation center each semester. Past concerts have included: The Kinks, Third Eye Blind, Jason Derulo, Wale, Wiz Khalifa, Macklemore, and Big Sean. The Convocation Center also hosts numerous other functions including the winter commencement ceremony. The Convocation Center hosted its last basketball games in February 2020. The Dukes moved into the 8,500-seat Atlantic Union Bank Center for the 2020–21 season. The Convocation Center was converted into practice facilities and home court for the Dukes women's volleyball team. References External links Official website