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Cyrus McCormick portrait

The Reaper Man

International Harvester founder and Rockbridge County native Cyrus McCormick, Montpelier chatelaine Marion du Pont Scott, and Pulitzer-prize winning writers and editors Virginius Dabney and Douglas Southall Freeman of Richmond left lasting legacies. Read about these strong-willed, brilliant and tenacious Virginians below.

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