America turns 250.
Let's go find the candles.
Looking for a history lesson that doesn't feel like homework? You've found it. At 250history.com, the Semiquincentennial Series brings each state's distinctive landmarks to center stage to tell their fast and fun story.
We've wandered through big cities, tiny towns, muddy trails, and neon-lit highways-uncovering 5,000 historic gems along the way.
The Semiquincentennial isn't just a mouthful-it's a reminder that history is alive, sometimes weird, and always waiting to be rediscovered.
Whether you're traveling by road, by printed page, or by imagination; whether you are a lifelong native or visiting for a week, we invite you to explore 100 Virginia landmarks that illuminate the one-of-a-kind story of the Old Dominion.
Pre-historic mounds... octagon houses... The Crooked Road... iron horses... Utopian communities... fire towers... windmills... peanuts... geodesic domes... tobacco... moonshine... the CCC... Art Deco stunners... kit houses...the golden age of motoring... canals... show caves... kissing bridges... Presidents... cast iron... Naval Baseball... Dry Docks... Frank Lloyd Wright... drive-in movies... brick kilns... Carnegie libraries... engineering marvels... shot towers... Nascar... fox hunting. This book will have you telling stories like a native in no time.
The photos and stories collected here are a fast and fun way to learn the explanations behind the quirks, the traditions and the secrets that make Virginia uniquely Virginia. Where will you find America's "first air conditioned building? Solved. Where was the "best World Series no one ever saw" played? A mystery no more. Where can you find entire streets built with kit houses? Identified. Where is the world's largest reinforced thin shell concrete dome? Revealed
It is a story only Virginia can call its own. A story told in 100 landmarks. Almost all the selections within are open to the public, or a t least visible from public spaces. So, fire up the GPS and see the story of the Old Dominion standing in plain sight on Virginia streets!
