Carrying Me Back to Old Virginia Quiz

Answer: James and Rosalynn Carter

Rosalynn Carter, wife of President James Carter, was born on August 18, 1927, in Plains, Georgia.
Martha Washington wife of President George Washington was born at Cedar Grove, New Kent County Virginia on June 2, 1731.
Letitia Tyler, first wife of President John Tyler, was born on her family plantation, in King George County, Virginia, November 1, 1790.
Edith Wilson, wife of President Woodrow Wilson, was born in Wyethville, Virginia, on October 15, 1872. George, John and Woodrow were all Virginia born.
James Carter was born in Plains, Georgia.

Answer: George Washington inherited it

In 1674, Mount Vernon, George Washington's home, was initially given to John Washington and Nicolas Spencer by a grant from Lord Culpepper of England. One half of the five thousand acres situated on the west bank of the Potomac River was divided and was left to Lawrence Washington, who in 1743 built Mount Vernon. Lawrence Washington named his home Mount Vernon after the British Admiral, Edward Vernon. Lawrence Washington died in 1752 and his estate was bequeathed to his half brother, George Washington.

Answer: Carpenters' Hall

In 1785, George Washington held a conference at Carlyle House, in what is now referred to as Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. The aim of the conference was to settle the boundary between the states of Virginia and Maryland.
The history of Christ Church, in Old Town Alexandria, dates from 1765. George Washington was a vestry man there.
In 1842, the Marquis de Lafayette visited Gadsby's Tavern which reportedly was the last place the Marquis visited before returning to his homeland. Carpenters' Hall is in the historic section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Answer: Thomas Jefferson

Prior to the erection of Oak Hill, one of the country plantations of James Monroe, this fifth President of the United States lived at one time in a small farmhouse which is still located on a part of the Oak Hill estate. The plantation mansion, Oak Hill, was designed by Thomas Jefferson who had written a letter dated June 27, 1820 to James Monroe in which he detailed the outline and design of Oak Hill. Oak Hill was built between 1821-22 on an eighteen hundred acre estate. In an attempt to pay off debts said to be have incurred during his presidency (1817-1825), James Monroe tried unsuccessfully in 1825 to sell Oak Hill. Ash Lawn is another home of James Monroe.

The construction of Oak Hill was supervised by James Hoban, designer and builder of the White House.

Answer: Young maidens

An invitation by the early Virginia settlers was sent to England inviting young women to aid in the settlement of the new vast country. The first 'cargo' consisting of approximately one hundred young English maidens who reputedly were of good name and character. Wooed and wed, these young maidens established homes and families promoting the settlement of the new land.

Answer: Dysentery

Dysentery, a disease prevalent in medieval and early modern times, is a bacterial infection with symptoms of high fever, bloody stools and diarrhea. Dysentery's common name was "flux" or bloody flux". Nathaniel Bacon, who led his troops not only into Jamestown where he and his men burned down the young town but also through the swamps and wilderness of the uncivilized parts of the Virginia territory, died from dysentery on October 1, 1676. Bacon's followers hid the site of his burial so that the then Governor of Virginia, Sir William Berkeley, an enemy of Nathaniel Bacon could not find and hang Bacon's body in the public square.

Today, with the advent of clean water and antibiotics, it is almost unknown to contract dysentery. In researching this I found a web site that reported: " A handy tip, in case you ever need to know: camel feces and sheep feces contain a natural antibiotic against dysentery."

Answer: The Rappahannock River

Belle Grove, the birthplace of President James Madison, is located in King George County, Virginia, upon the north bank of the Rappahannock River. When James Madison was born there on March 16, 1791, the property was owned by his grandfather, Francis Conway. Nearby, on a bluff overlooking the Rappahannock River, is Ferry Farm, the boyhood home of George Washington.

Answer: Virginia Military Institute

Because of the amount of arms and munitions left over from the War of 1812, the General Assembly of Virginia in 1816 established an arsenal in Lexington, Virginia. Stationed at this arsenal were twenty-eight men and one captain. To keep these guards from spending their leisure time in a non-productive manner, by the Act of March 22, 1836, the arsenal was made a military school as a branch of Washington College. In 1839, the college was established with its own and separate identity, the Virginia Military Institute.

Answer: Richmond

Richmond, the capital of the state of Virginia, has on display in its Capitol Square a statue of George Washington mounted on his horse. This large sculpture is known as the "Virginia Washington Monument". It was the second city in the US to honor Washington with an equestrian statue.

The first equestrian statue of Washington was built in 1856 and is located in Union Square, Manhattan. The Virginia Washington Monument is divided into three tiers. The top tier is George Washington on his horse. Below George Washington on the second tier are standing figures of six Revolutionary War patriots: Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, Patrick Henry, John Marshall, Andrew Lewis and Thomas Nelson.

The bottom tier has allegorical female figures and inscribed facts about the Revolutionary War.

The sculptor of the Virginia Washington Monument is Thomas Crawford.

Answer: The Breadbasket of the Confederacy

Along with its strategic and tactical military advantages, the Shenandoah Valley was of great value to the Confederacy during the American Civil War. This beautiful valley has been described as the Breadbasket of the Confederacy.
Shenadoah Valley was a fertile agriculture region producing many grains, particularly wheat and corn. It also had livestock and horse farms. The Confederate Army relied heavily on the valley as a source of draft horses.