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Title: Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Snowden, William H. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway. (from old catalog)
Publisher: Alexandria, Va., Printed by G. H. Ramey & son
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ashion and gayety in old Londontown, and the jilted and inconsolable lover, was for years a dweller under the sameroof. We know, too, that in those halls were gravely talked over and considered bymany great minds of the time, various measures for the public weal in the infant colonyI reparatory to their proposal and final enactment in the House of Burgesses at the OF VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. 99 vice-regal capital of Williamsburg. This is all of the story which has come down to usthrough the long lapse of the years. The rest of it for the most part is silent foreverwith the dust of the many actors of those times. Some of it may still be preserved inmusty letters and other papers of old lofts and garrets, some time, it may be, to be res-cued and unfolded for the curious listener by faithful chroniclers yet to come. But inour fondness for all such reminiscences of the olden times, we may go back in imagi-nation through the dim and shadowy vistas of the past, and giving loose rein to fancy,
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