How about William Styron and, of course, Nat Turner......actually, I'll bet
, Anne, that you already have Turner on your list.!
Deane Mills
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Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: Famous Virginians
> In a message dated 7/17/03 3:43:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>
> >
> > As an addition to my Famous Americans pages for the persons specified in
> > the SOLs for study, I have started a collection of Famous Virginians.
Most
> > of the ones on there now were from the SOLs: Pocahontas, George
Washington,
> > Thomas Jefferson, Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, James Monroe, Booker
T.
> > Washington, Maggie Walker, Harry F. Byrd Sr., Arthur Ashe, Jr., and L.
> > Douglas Wilder. So far I've added three more, Woodrow Wilson, Irene
Morgan,
> > and Joseph Jenkins Roberts.
> >
> > Any suggestions on who else would be of interest to Virginia and other
> > students?
> >
> > Anne
> >
> >
>
> How famous is famous?
>
> Some others that have VA Connections I haven't seen yet.
>
> Sam Houston
> Stephen Austin - Fathers of Texas, both Virginia natives
> J.E.B. Stuart - C.S. General
> Joseph E. Johnston - C. S. General
> John B. Floyd - Governor, Cabinet Secretary, C.S. General
> James Madison - President of the U.S.
> John Tyler - President of the U.S.
> George Mason - Statesman
> Patrick Henry - Governor Revolutionary War Figure
> John Smith to go along with Pocahontas
> Samuel Rolfe to go along with Pocahontas
>
> And the list can go on quite extensively. But of course I suffer from
> terminal curiosity. :-)
>
> Warm regards
> Jeff Weaver
> PO Box 351
> Saltville, Smyth County, VA
> http://www.ls.net/~newriver/nrv.htm - New River Notes
> http://members.aol.com/jweaver300/grayson/vacwhp.htm - Virginia Civil War
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