Only in Virginia: The Unique History, Humor, and Heart of the Old Dominion
- ISBN-10
- 0399515569
- ISBN-13
- 9780399515569
- Category
- Virginia
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Perigee
- Authors
- Carrie Shook, Robert L. Shook
Description
One of Lexington's oldest and most elegant buildings , the six - suite Alexander - Withrow Inn , was built in 1789 by William Alexander . Maple Hall was constructed by John Beard Gibson around 1850 on the 257 - acre Maple Hill ...
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