Richmond, part 2

I drove in to Richmond today, wanting to see Monument Avenue.  They have monuments there to famous individuals who lived in Richmond.  I’ll start with this one:

I know it’s hard to see, the sun was behind it, but it is a monument to Arthur Ashe, Jr.  For those who may not be familiar with him (like me), I looked it up.  He was the first black man selected to the U.S. Davis Cup team, and the only black man (so far) to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and the Australian Open.  Impressive man.

There is supposed to be a civil rights monument, but I ran out of time, and didn’t find it.  I did find monuments for Matthew Fontaine Maury, the “Pathfinder of the Seas” (look it up), Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Jeb Stuart, and Jefferson Davis.

I then traveled out to see some of the battlefields around Richmond.  I saw Cold Harbor, which has some of the best preserved entrenchments from the period.  I went to Glendale and Malvern Hill, and I visited Fort Harrison.  I’m not posting pics of those, because to be honest, pictures don’t really do justice to stuff like this, and I’ve shown a bunch of similar pics, so your probably getting ready for something else.  So, I promise, tomorrow, I will try to have something different to show you.  You’ll have to come back tomorrow to see if I succeed.  Happy Road-Tripping!