Скачать или смотреть Famous Goshen Pass & Matthew Fontaine Maury

Matthew Fontaine Maury born January,14,1806 in Spottsylvania County, Virginia died February,1,1873 at age 67 in Lexington, Virginia. he was an American Astronomer, Historian, Oceanographer, meteorologist, cartographer, author, geologist, and educator! He was Nicknamed, " Pathfinder Of The Seas" the mighty Maury River named after Matthew Fontaine Maury runs thru a Scenic Pass along side Highway 39 between Little North Mountain called Goshen Pass. When Matthew Maury died his last request was that when his body was taken from VMI Virginia Military Institute via Goshen Pass on its was to the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia the coach would stop at the pass and pick his favorite spring flowers Rhododendrons and Mountain Ivy. Today you will find in this video the Memorial that was put up to celebrate that time and moment in history! Now you know the rest of the story.