The Virginia Landmarks Register
- ISBN-10
- 0813918626
- ISBN-13
- 9780813918624
- Category
- Historic buildings
- Pages
- 601
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Author
- Calder Loth
Description
The Virginia Landmarks Register, fourth edition, will create for the reader a deeper awareness of a unique legacy and will serve to enhance the stewardship of Virginia's irreplaceable heritage.
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