Saturday, April 25, 2015

Where am I? (Part 5)


After yesterday’s difficult question, here’s a softball for you. I took this picture (above) Thursday afternoon. Where was I?

If you know, click on the word comments below to give your answer.

Now here’s news about our last winner. My niece Terry deserves an E for effort for researching the name of the figure atop the Jefferson Davis Monument on Monument Avenue: The figure is Vindicatrix, but post-bellum Richmonders took to calling her Miss Confederacy. The imposing monument to the president of the Confederacy was designed by two Virginians, Edward Valentine and William Noland. It was said that 200,000 people attended the unveiling, which was a highlight of a Confederate Reunion here in 1907.

(If you’re coming in during the middle of this exercise on how well you know Richmond, you can start from the beginning by clicking here.)





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    1. Right you are, Becky! The azaleas at Bryan Park look to be at their peak this weekend.

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  2. Bryan Park azalea gardens

    Terry

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