Greenway and Sherwood Forest, Virginia
Greenway and Sherwood Forest, Virginia
TWO OF THE HOMES OF JOHN TYLER A little girl was responsible for the fact that John Tyler, who became the tenth president of the United…
Greenway and Sherwood Forest, Virginia: Tyler
Hours later the schoolmaster was released by a passing traveller, who heard his cries. At once the enraged man hastened to Judge Tyler and…
Greenway and Sherwood Forest, Virginia: Jefferson
Some years later, when Judge Tyler was Governor of Virginia, he announced impressively to John that Thomas Jefferson would be among the…
Greenway and Sherwood Forest, Virginia: Whigs
Not long after the beginning of life at Sherwood Forest he was appointed overseer of the road on which his estate was located. Some claimed…
Greenway and Sherwood Forest, Virginia: Courthouse
During the Revolution, the patriots were called together, from time to time, by the bell in the picturesque tower. It was fitting, then…
Greenway and Sherwood Forest, Virginia: Henry
A frequent visitor to the Williamsburg Courthouse was the brilliant lawyer Patrick Henry, whose reputation as an orator was made long…