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Virginia Capitol Building

Mark Greenough gave a tour of Virginia’s capitol building, home to the oldest elected legislative body in the Western Hemisphere. The state’… read more

Mark Greenough gave a tour of Virginia’s capitol building, home to the oldest elected legislative body in the Western Hemisphere. The state’s capitol moved to Richmond in 1785, and Thomas Jefferson is credited with its design. Mr. Greenough explained the building’s significance marking American history from the conclusion of the American Revolution through the Civil War and into the 20th century.

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2017 LCV Cities Tour” in Richmond, Virginia, from January 21-27 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close

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Program ID:
424157-1
Category:
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Format:
Tour
Location:
Richmond, Virginia, United States
First Aired:
Feb 19, 2017 | 11:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Jan 06, 2018 | 5:37am EST | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

  • Feb 19, 2017 | 11:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 19, 2017 | 2:00pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 20, 2017 | 4:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 26, 2017 | 6:00pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 26, 2017 | 10:00pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Mar 04, 2017 | 10:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 25, 2017 | 8:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 26, 2017 | 12:01am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 26, 2017 | 4:01am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 28, 2017 | 3:26pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 31, 2017 | 4:40pm EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Jan 05, 2018 | 8:40pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Jan 05, 2018 | 11:37pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Jan 06, 2018 | 2:39am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Jan 06, 2018 | 5:37am EST | C-SPAN 3
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