▁the ▁James ▁River , ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Central ▁Virginia ' s ▁best ▁collection ▁of ▁memor abil ia , ▁furn ish ings , ▁cost umes ▁and ▁industrial ▁history . ▁ ▁Pe aks ▁of ▁Ot ter : ▁Three ▁mountain ▁pe aks ▁in ▁the ▁Blue ▁R idge ▁Mountains , ▁over looking ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Bed ford , ▁Virginia ▁and ▁in ▁prominent ▁view ▁throughout ▁most ▁of ▁Lyn ch burg . ▁ ▁Point ▁of ▁Honor : ▁The ▁Federal - era ▁m ansion ▁of ▁Dr . ▁George ▁Cab ell , ▁Sr ., ▁friend ▁and ▁phys ician ▁of ▁the ▁patri ot ▁Patrick ▁Henry , ▁and ▁John ▁S . ▁Lang hor ne ▁whose ▁daughter ▁Elizabeth ▁Lang hor ne ▁Lewis ▁led ▁the ▁fight ▁for ▁women ' s ▁suff rage . ▁His ▁grand d augh ters ▁include ▁Mrs . ▁Charles ▁D ana ▁Gib son , ▁the ▁original ▁" G ib son ▁Girl " ▁and ▁Nancy ▁Lang hor ne , ▁Lady ▁Ast or , ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁Pop lar ▁Forest : ▁Thomas ▁Jefferson ' s ▁retre at ▁home . ▁Jefferson ▁designed ▁the ▁oct ag onal ▁house ▁during ▁his ▁second ▁term ▁as ▁president ▁and ▁so j ourn ed ▁here ▁in ▁his ▁ret irement ▁to ▁find ▁rest ▁and ▁le is ure ▁and ▁escape ▁public ▁life . ▁O ng o ing ▁rest oration ▁and ▁arch ae ology ▁is ▁taking ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁site . ▁A ▁future ▁access ▁road / park way ▁is ▁planned ▁between ▁the ▁property ▁and ▁the ▁Wy nd h urst ▁community ▁with ▁an ▁existing ▁signal