Virginia Legends Walk: Inductees

Inductees

	Arthur Ashe World-Class Tennis Champion
	Pearl Bailey World's "Ambassador of Love"
	Richard E. Byrd Pioneer of Polar Exploration
	The Carter Family America's Country Music Legends
	William Clark America's Trailblazer
	Patsy Cline Queen of Country Music
	Katie Couric Solo Anchor and Managing Editor
	Ella Fitzgerald First Lady of Jazz
	William Henry Harrison Old Tippecanoe
	Patrick Henry Leader of American Liberty
	T.J. "Stonewall" Jackson Soldier and Educator
	Thomas Jefferson Author of the Declaration of Independence
	James Patrick Lannon Medal of Honor & Navy Cross Recipient
	Robert E. Lee General, Educator and Statesman
	Meriwether Lewis America's Trailblazer
	Douglas MacArthur Five-Star Army General
	James Madison "Father of the Constitution"
	George C. Marshall Nobel Peace Prize Winner
	John Marshall Founder of Constitutional Law
	George Mason Author of Virginia's Declaration of Rights
	Cyrus McCormick Inventor

	James Monroe Founder of U.S. Foreign Affairs
	George S. Patton Superlative Military Commander
	Pocahontas Princess and Peacekeeper
	Edgar Allan Poe "The Dark Genius" of Literature
	Chief Powhatan Native American Leader
	Walter Reed Medical Pioneer
	Claude V. Ricketts Seaman Apprentice to Four-Star Admiral
	Bill "Bojangles" Robinson Superstar Dancer, Entertainer
	Secretariat Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
	Alan B. Shepard First American in Space
	Captain John Smith America's Earliest National Hero
	William Styron Pulitzer Prize Writer
	Zachary Taylor "Old Rough and Ready"
	John Tyler Established "Full Presidential Powers"
	Booker T. Washington Educator, Race Relations Pioneer
	George Washington Father of Our Country
	L. Douglas Wilder First elected African-American Governor
	Woodrow Wilson Author of the Versailles Treaty
	Tom Wolfe Father of New Journalism

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