Tour of Davis Circle at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA with Robin on the Road

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Join me, Robin on the Road, Your Concierge for all Things Travel, for a tour of Davis Circle in the iconic and beautiful Hollywood cemetery in Richmond, VA. This is part of my complete tour map video Hollywood Cemetery guidebook tour. I cover stop #3, the grave of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy. Stop #4 the grave of Fitzhugh Lee, nephew of Robert E. Lee, cavalry commander during the Civil War and Governor of Virginia. Stop #16, the grave of J.L.M. Curry, Civil War soldier, lawyer and leader for the creation of schools for former slaves and the dispossessed. Stop #18, the grave a of Eppa Hunton III, Civil War Officer and Lawyer. (I mispronounce his name as Huntington in the video.) Stop #30, the grave of John Randolph of Roanoke, feisty orator, member of congress and founding father. Stop #15, the grave of John R. Cooke. Civil War soldier wounded many times in battle. Post war will help run the soldiers home in Richmond.

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All cemetery photos and videos are by Robin on the Road. Photos of people are from Library of Congress.
Music from YouTube
Hollywood Cemetery Website: https://www.hollywoodcemetery.org

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