Stuart Circle in the Fan district of Richmond, Virginia, with a view of the First English Lutheran Church that was built back in 1911.
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A statue of the famous Confederate General on Monument Ave, Thomas
“Stonewall” Jackson. He earned his nickname at the First Battle of Bull
Run by Brig. Gen. Barnard Elliott Bee, Jr., who called out either
“Look at Jackson standing there like a damned stone wall!” in anger at
Jackson’s lack of an attempt to help Bee or “There is Jackson standing
like a stone wall.” in an attempt to rally his troops back into lines.
Richmond, VA Photograph of Robert E. Lee Statue: Monument Avenue, uploaded originally by lawrence_thefourth
This picture shows a dramatic shot of the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue. Robert E. Lee is known for being a colonel in the United States Army and a general for the Confederate Army in Northern Virginia.
A monument of Bill Robinson, more commonly known as Mr. Bojangles, who was an African-American tap dancer and entertainer on both the stage and in film.
An equestrian bronze statue 15 ft. high mounted on a granite pedestal 7 ½ ft. high embodies the Confederate States Army general of the American Civil War. The statue faces north and is the most animated of the Monument Ave statues. It was dedicated May 30, 1907.
When the leaves fall in Richmond, they fall all the way home.