In early 1836, he took part in the Texas Revolution and was killed at the Battle of the Alamo in March. Crockett became famous during his lifetime for larger-than-life exploits popularized by stage plays and almanacs. After his death, he continued to be credited with acts of mythical ...
Thestate capitol in Richmondwas designed by Thomas Jefferson and Charles-Louis Clérisseau, and was based on the Maison Carrée, a Roman temple in Nîmes, France. The state's General Assembly first met there in 1788. A life-sized, marble statue of George Washington stands in the rotunda, ...