CSPAN2 Charlottesville Driving Tour April 15, 2017
Because its on the back of the nickel. Monticello right . Thats correct. As we speak were driving towards monticello. It is that rise right there, the Little Mountain and Thomas Jefferson was born here on apri. His father had moved out here to the west to get land and his father Peter Jefferson was a surveyor. He actually coauthored, in 175d what was the official new map of virginia. At that time it was nothing like it was the best map of virginia. So, little tommy was raised on stories by this man who would go out and explore and make maps and discover. If you think about it Peter Jefferson w...