Across
- 2. This 5th president died on the 4th of July in 1831 & is buried in Richmond
- 5. On May 11, 1862, this Confederate ironclad was blown up by Confederate States of America troops when the North approached Richmond
- 7. Begun in 1785, his capitol building in Richmond was based on a Roman temple in France
- 9. This writer of creepy tales grew up largely in Richmond & one of his last readings was in 1849 at the Exchange Hotel
- 11. I'd buckle up for Richmond Raceway's Toyotacare 250, part of this sports organization's Xfinity series
- 12. This river flows through Richmond, Virginia as well as a historic colonial settlement that bears its name
Down
- 1. Patrick Henry slept at the governor's palace in what's now this Virginia tourist mecca
- 3. 6 days before Robert E. Lee's surrender, the Confederate government fled this city, & Confederate troops burned much of it down
- 4. A statue of this late tennis star now stands on Monument Avenue in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia
- 6. This avenue in Richmond, Virginia was once called "The Prettiest Street in America"
- 8. Maggie Walker was the USA's first woman president of one of these, St. Luke Penny Savings in Richmond
- 10. A poem by Richmond Lattimore titled this holiday says, "Our April is the lamb who died / to paint the year in tones of pride"
