Old Hall of Delegates - Capitol Building

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Stock #: 311346
Type: Large Format Postcard
Era: Chrome
City: Richmond
State: Virginia (VA)
County: Richmond (city)
Publisher: Virginia Photo Color Cards
Size: 5.25" x 7" (14 x 17.75 cm)

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The oldest law-making body in the Western Hemisphere, the Virginia Legislature, assembledhere from 1788 to 1906. In 1807, Aaron Burr was tried in this room for high treason and acquitted by Chief Justice John Marshall. Also the Confederate Congress convened here from 1861 to 1865

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