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Preservation Virginia

Index Preservation Virginia

Founded in 1889, the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities was the United States' first statewide historic preservation group. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 51 relations: Accomac, Virginia, American Revolution, Bacon's Castle, Blacksburg, Virginia, Cape Henry Lighthouses, Chief justice, Colonial Williamsburg, Debtors' Prison (Accomac, Virginia), Eastville, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe Museum (Richmond, Virginia), English people, Farmers' Bank (Petersburg, Virginia), Fredericksburg, Virginia, George Washington, Gloucester County, Virginia, Governor of Virginia, Hanover County, Virginia, Historic Jamestown, Historic preservation, Historic Richmond Foundation, Hugh Mercer Apothecary, Jamestown Rediscovery, Jamestown, Virginia, John Marshall, John Marshall House, London Company, Mary Ball Washington House, National Trust, National Trust for Historic Preservation, North America, Northampton County Courthouse Historic District, Northampton County, Virginia, Old Isle of Wight Courthouse, Patrick Henry, Pear Valley, Petersburg, Virginia, President of the United States, Public works, Richmond, Virginia, Rising Sun Tavern (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Scotchtown (plantation), Smith's Fort Plantation, Smithfield (Blacksburg, Virginia), Smithfield, Virginia, Surry, Virginia, United Kingdom, United States, Virginia, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Walter Reed Birthplace, ... Expand index (1 more) »

  2. 1889 establishments in Virginia
  3. Historical societies in Virginia
  4. Museums in Virginia
  5. Organizations established in 1889
  6. State history organizations of the United States

Accomac, Virginia

Accomac is a town in and the county seat of Accomack County, Virginia, United States.

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American Revolution

The American Revolution was a rebellion and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies which peaked when colonists initiated an ultimately successful war for independence against the Kingdom of Great Britain.

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Bacon's Castle

Bacon's Castle, also variously known as "Allen's Brick House" or the "Arthur Allen House" is located in Surry County, Virginia, United States, and is the oldest documented brick dwelling in what is now the United States.

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Blacksburg, Virginia

Blacksburg is an incorporated town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 44,826 at the 2020 census.

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Cape Henry Lighthouses

The Cape Henry Lighthouses are a pair of lighthouses at Cape Henry, the landform marking the southern entrance to Chesapeake Bay in the U.S. state of Virginia.

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Chief justice

The chief justice is the presiding member of a supreme court in many countries with a justice system based on English common law, such as the High Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Supreme Court of Ghana, the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong, the Supreme Court of India, the Supreme Court of Ireland, the Supreme Court of Japan, the Supreme Court of Nepal, the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the Supreme Court of Singapore, the Supreme Court of the United States, and provincial or state supreme courts/high courts.

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Colonial Williamsburg

Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and private foundation presenting a part of the historic district in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia.

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Debtors' Prison (Accomac, Virginia)

The Debtors' Prison is a historic debtors' prison in Accomac, Virginia.

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Eastville, Virginia

Eastville is a town in Northampton County, Virginia, United States.

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Edgar Allan Poe Museum (Richmond, Virginia)

The Poe Museum or the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, is a museum located in the Shockoe Bottom neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, United States, dedicated to American writer Edgar Allan Poe.

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English people

The English people are an ethnic group and nation native to England, who speak the English language, a West Germanic language, and share a common ancestry, history, and culture.

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Farmers' Bank (Petersburg, Virginia)

Farmers' Bank is the first bank museum of its kind found in Virginia.

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Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fredericksburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States.

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George Washington

George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.

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Gloucester County, Virginia

Gloucester County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Governor of Virginia

The governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia serves as the head of government of Virginia for a four-year term.

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Hanover County, Virginia

Hanover County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Historic Jamestown

Historic Jamestown is the cultural heritage site that was the location of the 1607 James Fort and the later 17th-century town of Jamestown in America.

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Historic preservation

Historic preservation (US), built heritage preservation or built heritage conservation (UK) is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance.

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Historic Richmond Foundation

Historic Richmond Foundation was founded in 1956 by Elisabeth Scott Bocock, Louise Catterall, Mary Wingfield Scott, Dr. Preservation Virginia and Historic Richmond Foundation are historic preservation organizations in the United States.

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Hugh Mercer Apothecary

Hugh Mercer Apothecary was an apothecary founded by Hugh Mercer in the mid-18th century.

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Jamestown Rediscovery

Jamestown Rediscovery is an archaeological project of Preservation Virginia (formerly the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities) investigating the remains of the original English settlement at Jamestown established in the Virginia Colony in North America beginning on May 14, 1607. Preservation Virginia and Jamestown Rediscovery are history of Virginia.

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Jamestown, Virginia

The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.

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John Marshall

John Marshall (September 24, 1755July 6, 1835) was an American statesman, lawyer, and Founding Father who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835.

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John Marshall House

The John Marshall House is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at 818 East Marshall Street in Richmond, Virginia.

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London Company

The London Company, officially known as the Virginia Company of London, was a division of the Virginia Company with responsibility for colonizing the east coast of North America between latitudes 34° and 41° N.

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Mary Ball Washington House

The Mary Washington House, at 1200 Charles Street in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is the house in which George Washington's mother, Mary Ball Washington, resided towards the end of her life.

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National Trust

The National Trust (Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol; Iontaobhas Náisiúnta) is a heritage and nature conservation charity and membership organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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National Trust for Historic Preservation

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately funded, nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., that works in the field of historic preservation in the United States. Preservation Virginia and National Trust for Historic Preservation are historic preservation organizations in the United States.

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North America

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

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Northampton County Courthouse Historic District

The Northampton County Courthouse Historic District is a nine-acre historic district in Northampton County, Virginia.

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Northampton County, Virginia

Northampton County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Old Isle of Wight Courthouse

The Old Isle of Wight Courthouse was built in 1750-51 and was used as the main courthouse for Isle of Wight County, Virginia until a new courthouse was built at Isle of Wight, Virginia in 1800.

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Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 June 6, 1799) was an American politician, planter and orator who declared to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786.

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Pear Valley

Pear Valley is a one-room yeoman's cottage and prime example of vernacular architecture in Eastville, Virginia.

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Petersburg, Virginia

Petersburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Preservation Virginia and Petersburg, Virginia are history of Virginia.

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President of the United States

The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Public works

Public works are a broad category of infrastructure projects, financed and procured by a government body for recreational, employment, and health and safety uses in the greater community.

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Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Rising Sun Tavern (Fredericksburg, Virginia)

The Rising Sun Tavern is a historic building in Fredericksburg, Virginia.

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Scotchtown (plantation)

Scotchtown is a plantation located in Hanover County, Virginia, that from 1771 to 1778 was owned and used as a residence by U.S. Founding Father Patrick Henry, his wife Sarah and their children.

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Smith's Fort Plantation

Smith's Fort Plantation is a house and parcel of land located in Surry County, Virginia, United States.

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Smithfield (Blacksburg, Virginia)

Smithfield is a plantation house in Blacksburg, Virginia, built from 1772 to 1774 by Col. William Preston to be his residence and the headquarters of his farm.

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Smithfield, Virginia

Smithfield is a town in Isle of Wight County, in the South Hampton Roads subregion of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia in the United States.

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Surry, Virginia

Surry (formerly Cross Roads, McIntosh's Cross Roads, McIntoshs Cross Roads, Scuffletown, Smithville, Surry Court House, and The Crossroads) is an incorporated town in Surry County, Virginia, United States.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Virginia

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Virginia Beach, Virginia

Virginia Beach, officially the City of Virginia Beach, is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Walter Reed Birthplace

Walter Reed Birthplace is a historic home located near Belroi, Gloucester County, Virginia.

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Williamsburg, Virginia

Williamsburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States.

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See also

1889 establishments in Virginia

Historical societies in Virginia

Museums in Virginia

Organizations established in 1889

State history organizations of the United States

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preservation_Virginia

Also known as APVA, APVA Preservation Virginia, Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiqities, Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.

, Williamsburg, Virginia.