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American History.United States: Local History and Description.The South. South Atlantic States.
Virginia Virginia.
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Arlington County
Arlington Memorial AmphitheatreArlington Memorial Amphitheatre is situated near the center of Arlington National Cemetery, behind the Tomb of the Unknowns. The Amphitheatre is the site of the national Easter, Memorial Day and Veterans Day celebrations, and has also "hosted" the state funerals of several American military heroes.
JamestownJamestown On April 26, 1607, three ships - carrying 103 men arrived at present-day Cape Henry, at the southern entrance to Chesapeake Bay. After a brief exploration of the area, the small fleet sailed another 60 miles up the James River and, on May 14, established the first permanent English colony in America.
Nat Turner's Rebellion (aka Southampton Slave Revolt)Nat Turner's Rebellion (aka The Southampton Slave Revolt) Early in the morning of August 21, 1831, a band of eight Black slaves, led by a lay preacher named Nat Turner, entered the house of James Travis in Southampton County, Virginia, and killed five members of the Travis family. Over a thirty-six hour period, this band of slaves grew to sixty or seventy in number and killed fifty-eight White persons before the local community could act to stop them.
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