Richmond in the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 6 people and 14 moments here, from 1780 to 1836. The most recorded lives are Edgar Allan Poe, James Madison and James Monroe.

Edgar Allan Poe
from 1811 to 1836
5 moments here
American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…
George Washington
in 1791
1 moment here
George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…
James Madison
from 1785 to 1829
3 moments here
James Madison (1751–1836) was a Virginia planter, revolutionary politician, delegate to the Continental and Confederation congresses, architect of…
James Monroe
from 1780 to 1829
2 moments here
James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…
John Tyler
from 1809 to 1829
2 moments here
John Tyler was an American lawyer, Virginia politician, tenth vice president, and tenth president of the United States.…
Thomas Jefferson
in 1781
1 moment here
Thomas Jefferson was an American lawyer, Virginia political leader, diplomat, secretary of state, vice president, and third president of the United…