Leesburg

Dodona Manor is a National Historic Landmark, located in Leesburg, Virginia. It is owned by the George C. Marshall International Center, which is... currently restoring the property to its Marshall era appearance. Dodona Manor was constructed in the mid-1820s for John Dirsh. The house soon passed into the possession of the Ball family, who added an addition. There is evidence that the building served as a female boarding school in the 1850s. George C. Marshall bought the house in 1941 and lived there until his death in 1959. The Marshall's major contribution to the property was the addition of lush gardens and landscaping. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996. In 2009 Virginia U.S. Senator Jim Webb and U.S. Representative Frank Wolf proposed legislation to study the affiliation Dodona Manor with the National Park Service. Affiliation would allow the site to remain in private ownership and would not result in staffing by the Park Service, but would result in a greater level of exposure through the Park Service's website. Exploring Leesburg: Guide to history and architecture.
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For the German anarchist, see Johann Most. John Most is an American poet. John Most, poet, was born Jonathan Eccard in Covington, Virginia, a small... mill town in the Alleghany Mountains, the son of Emmitt and Sandra Eccard. His parents, both native Ohioans, moved to Virginia in 1971, where his father continued his work as a United Methodist minister. Most and his brother, Alex Eccard, who is a CPA at Yount, Hyde, & Barbour, grew up in several towns in Virginia, including Covington, Waynesboro, Leesburg, and Lynchburg. In 1995, Most graduated from E.C. Glass High School and went on to attend the University of Virginia, double majoring in Psychology and Religious Studies. After graduating in 1999, he lived for three years in Richmond, Virginia. While in Richmond, he married his long-time girlfriend, Lynne Wesley in 2000. Most and his wife moved to New York City in 2003. Most had relocated to Manhattan because his wife was pursuing a graduate degree in graphic design from Pratt Institute. While in New York, Most founded the arts organization AQP Collective and started writing poetry, publishing work in places like Lungfull! and Jacket.
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Tiffany Taylor is an American nude model, best known for her many appearances in Playboy. She is Playboy's Playmate of the Month for November 1998.... Taylor was born in Leesburg, Virginia. She attended the University of Maryland. She majored in psychology until her junior year, at which point she switched to criminal justice. She graduated with a degree in that field.
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Virginia , officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state located in the South Atlantic region of the United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth... is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most populous city and Fairfax County the most populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's population is over eight million. The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607 the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent New World English colony. Slave labor and the land acquired from displaced Native American tribes each played a significant role in the colony's early politics and plantation economy.
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