Jefferson Davis Richmond Walking Tours this Summer

Friday, August 20, 2010 - Noon-1 PM
Saturday, September 18, 2010 - Noon-1 PM

See Richmond through the eyes of Jefferson Davis, the embattled leader of the Confederacy. This one-hour walking tour incorporates various anecdotes about Davis and stories of Richmond during the Civil War. Highlights include Capitol Square, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Davis's executive office building and home sites of Alexander Stephens, Mary Chestnut, Matthew Maury and more.
Reservations are required.

The Museum of the Confederacy
1201 E. Clay Street
Richmond, VA 23219

Civil War Living History at Endview Plantation in Newport News

Built in 1769 by William Harwood, the ‘T'- frame Georgian-style house renamed Endview in the 1850s, served as a Confederate hospital during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Surrounded by prime farmland, Harwood situated his home atop a little knoll with a spring at the base. The inviting location, with its abundance of game and fresh water had attracted bands of Native Americans as early as 1,200 BC. Archaeological evidence has shown that the later Woodland-Riverine tribes, popularly known as the Powhatan Confederation, seasonally occupied the area up to the time of the English settlement at Jamestown in 1607.

As the English colonists spread inland, the native population was pushed north and west. By 1635, Captain Thomas Harwood, the grand ancestor of William Harwood, added the Endview lands to his holdings. Captain Harwood had emigrated from England in 1622 and eventually served as the Speaker of the House of Burgesses. During the next hundred years, the Harwoods continued to acquire land in what would eventually become Warwick County, passing the estate from father to son through subsequent generations. The area was continually occupied during that period as evidenced by archaeological excavations which have uncovered remains of a post building, a root cellar, as well as numerous domestic artifacts.

Civil War Living History at Endview Plantation in Newport News

Built in 1769 by William Harwood, the ‘T'- frame Georgian-style house renamed Endview in the 1850s, served as a Confederate hospital during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Surrounded by prime farmland, Harwood situated his home atop a little knoll with a spring at the base. The inviting location, with its abundance of game and fresh water had attracted bands of Native Americans as early as 1,200 BC. Archaeological evidence has shown that the later Woodland-Riverine tribes, popularly known as the Powhatan Confederation, seasonally occupied the area up to the time of the English settlement at Jamestown in 1607.

As the English colonists spread inland, the native population was pushed north and west. By 1635, Captain Thomas Harwood, the grand ancestor of William Harwood, added the Endview lands to his holdings. Captain Harwood had emigrated from England in 1622 and eventually served as the Speaker of the House of Burgesses. During the next hundred years, the Harwoods continued to acquire land in what would eventually become Warwick County, passing the estate from father to son through subsequent generations. The area was continually occupied during that period as evidenced by archaeological excavations which have uncovered remains of a post building, a root cellar, as well as numerous domestic artifacts.

August Events at Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center

WAA (Wickham Avenue Alliance) Summer Movie Series

Ella Fitzgerald Theater at the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center

Every Tuesday, Now - August 24, 2:00pm

Offering community youth a variety of summer activities, the WAA-Wickham Avenue Alliance presents the Summer Movie Series every Tuesday: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs -Aug 17, The Twilight Saga: New Moon -Aug 24

Audience: Family/Kids, Free to the Public.

The White House of the Confederacy

Designated a National Historic Landmark, the White House of the Confederacy is one of the nation's finest historic, architectural and decorative treasures. The Washington Post has written that the White House of the Confederacy "is a meticulously restored neoclassical masterpiece that, in terms of quality, historical associations and authenticity, probably is second only to Mount Vernon among restorations of historic American dwellings."

FREE Dairy Queen at Nauticus

Every Sunday in August, kids (up to age 12) get a coupon for a free Dairy Queen ice cream cone with the purchase of one child admission. While supplies last!

Click here to see all the cool things going on this August at Nauticus!