Tuesday, December 1, 2009

ON THE COVER

Ok, does anyone remember these? I found some I had from way back when. This one is 53 years old, can you believe it! I was 12 when it was written.

The photograph is of the Capitol building in Richmond, Va. Patterned after the Maison Caree' at Nimes, France, and designed by Thomas Jefferson.

Construction of the main portion was begun in 1785, and finished in abour 1792. It was here that the Confederate House of Representatives met between 1861 and 1865. Here too, Robert E. Lee on April 23, 1861, accepted command of Virginia's military forces.

A real credit to their Architects are the two wings which flawlessly match the original structure although they were not erected until 1905 to give legislators much needed space.

Modern Protection against fire and other hazards recently was provided throughout by ADT AEROTM Automatic Fire Alarm, Sprinkler Supervisory and Waterflow Alarm and Watchman's Security signaling Services.

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