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Agecroft Hall-Tudor Living in Richmond, VA

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December 23rd 2009
Am starting to explore Richmond a bit more. Today, went and did a tour of Agecroft Hall. This is a 15th century English Tudor home which was moved to Richmond from England in the 1900s. The home in England was in danger of being demolished. They only moved a part of it but it's still huge. They took it apart piece by piece, numbering each piece for assembly in the US. The home was put togeth ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more