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 Home Page To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html