Historic Shrines of America

Paul Revere's house, Faneuil Hall, the Craigie House where Longfellow wrote, a hundred more — an American pilgrimage told building by building, when many of these places were still fighting to survive.

St. John's Church, Richmond

3 shrines in this part of Historic Shrines of America.

St. John's Church, Richmond

WHERE PATRICK HENRY SAID, "GIVE ME LIBERTY, OR GIVE ME DEATH” The In 1611 Sir Thomas Dale founded his town of Henricopolis, the second…

St. John's Church, Richmond: Vestry

John's Church, because of the increase of population in Richmond. The first action was recorded as follows: "At a Vestry held at Curls…

St. John's Church, Richmond: Cloth

For the new church there were imported from England: "One Parsons Surples, a Pulpit Cushen and Cloth, two cloths for Reading Desks, a…

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