Washington D.C. (KDCA) → Rocky Mount (KRWI).
1. Newington, Virginia:
A small community near Springfield, Virginia which originated from a private estate and served as a minor railway station until 1971.
2. Aquia Creek, Virginia:
A tributary to Potomac River, Aquia Creek was a quarry site for sandstone from which many iconic buildings of Washington D.C. were constructed, e.g. the White House itself.
3. Fredericksburg, Virginia:
As Virginia’s main port during colonial times as well as a major battle site during the American Civil War, Fredericksburg played a big role in the history of the Eastern United States.
4. Richmond, Virginia:
Richmond is the capital of Virginia as well as the former capital for the Confederacy during the American Civil War, where it was severely damaged as retreating Confederate soldiers destroyed much of the local infrastructure to hamper approaching Union troops.
5. James River, Virginia:
Perhaps the most important river in Colonial history, James River served as the main lifeline of early Virginia, connecting the colony’s interior with the old cities of Jamestown and Williamsburg on the Atlantic coast.
6. Emporia, Virginia:
Named after Emporia, Kansas, this city in southern Virginia developed during a short-lived railroad boom before losing much of its population a few years later in the “Panic of 1893”.
7. Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina:
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina is a former factory town, known for its paper mills. After these mills shut down and cost 3,000 workers their jobs, a pulp and paper company replaced them as the main employer in the area.
8. Dortches, North Carolina:
A small town north of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. In the city of Rocky Mount multiple famous acts of Afro-American activism took place during the 1900s, striking out against segregation and institutional racism.
