Tabb Monument
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The Tabb Monument, dedicated in 1936, is a monument in Amelia County, Virginia
dedicated to Virginia
-born Catholic
poet John Bannister Tabb
. The marker, and the 1 acres (4,046.9 m²) plot of land surrounding it, are managed as a state park
by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Amelia County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,400 people, 4,240 households, and 3,175 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile . There were 4,609 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
dedicated to Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
-born Catholic
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
poet John Bannister Tabb
John Bannister Tabb
Father John Banister Tabb was an American poet, Roman Catholic priest, and professor of English....
. The marker, and the 1 acres (4,046.9 m²) plot of land surrounding it, are managed as a state park
State park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the federated state level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or recreational...
by the Commonwealth of Virginia.