Photo courtesy of Virginia Historical Society
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.
