June 6, 8 am - Hollywood Cemetery, part A *

"This Meetup will be limited to no more than ten people and staying at least six feet away from others unless you re from the same household."

Here are some things you ll learn on this hike I bet your friends don t know.

- How could J. E. B. Stuart s receding chin have precipitated events that nearly changed the course of American history?

- Who is the sculptor that you have never heard of who designed four prominent monuments in Richmond, and what are those monuments?

- Who is the "Founder" of Richmond, and what were the sexual exposes involving him and his much younger wife all about?

- Why did Democratic Virginia Senator Byrd work against the election of Democratic Presidential candidate Truman?

- What did General "Extra Billy" Smith do at Gettysburg that caused him to abruptly resign his military commission in the Confederate Army?

- How did Elizabeth Glasgow become famous?

- What s the jaw-dropping thing about the criminal who placed the capstone on the Confederate Monument that is as incredible as the story about how we got that job done?

- What s the controversy about the first Confederate to die in the war about?

- What famous woman insisted her husband had a bastard son? Was she right?

- What was the "conspiracy of silence" among lots of U. S. Army soldiers prior to the War Between the States? Hint: It involved American Indian women.

- Why were two women buried in the Confederate section of the cemetery when it was strictly reserved for Confederate soldiers and neither was a soldier? Who are they?

Some of my hikes include much historical commentary, and others are primarily just hikes. This one is in the former category so expect to make frequent stops to discuss the historical sites we ll come by.

We did this hike Nov. 8, 2015 covering 3.7 miles in 4 hr 8 min. Here s the map:

http://gps.motionx.com/maps/adea2c8bf6e82182895544b51d2a6735

Parking is available on the street and eleven specific spaces on the 1st level of the parking structure across Lombardy Street from One Monument Avenue apartments and behind the First English Lutheran Church. The address of the church is 1603 Monument Ave, Richmond, VA 23220.

Eleven first level spaces with signs "Reserved for OMA" are available for you at no cost. Other spaces in the parking structure require a $5 fee as described by the signage.

The address of the church is 1603 Monument Ave, Richmond, VA 23220. We will assemble here at the front of One Monument Avenue.