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  2. Nannie Cox Jackson - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the Jackson family, the "Four Hundreds Club" included the Coles, Bells (owner of the J.F. Bell Funeral Home), Tonslers, and Inges families. The Jackson family lived at 520 Pearl Street in Charlottesville's predominantly African-American neighborhood, Vinegar Hill. In 1939, white city officials intentionally destroyed the home and ...

  3. Basil L. Gildersleeve - Wikipedia

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    Basil L. Gildersleeve. Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve (October 23, 1831 – January 9, 1924) was an American classical scholar. An author of numerous works, and founding editor of the American Journal of Philology, he has been credited with contributions to the syntax of Greek and Latin, and the history of Greek literature. [1]

  4. Highland (James Monroe house) - Wikipedia

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    Highland, formerly Ash Lawn–Highland, located near Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, and adjacent to Thomas Jefferson 's Monticello, was the estate of James Monroe, a Founding Father and fifth president of the United States. Purchased in 1793, Monroe and his family permanently settled on the property in 1799 and lived at Highland for ...

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    Main Street from Water Street to East 7th Street and pedestrianized sections of 1st Street, East 2nd Street, East 3rd Street, and East 5th Street. 38°01′47″N 78°28′43″W. /  38.0298°N 78.4785°W  / 38.0298; -78.4785  ( Charlottesville Downtown Mall Historic District) 12. Dabney-Thompson House. Dabney-Thompson House.

  6. Charlottesville, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Charlottesville is located in central Virginia along the Rivanna River —a tributary of the James —just west of the Southwest Mountains, a range which parallels the Blue Ridge about 20 miles (32 km) to the west. Charlottesville is 99 miles (159 km) from Washington, D.C., and 72 miles (116 km) from Richmond.

  7. Carrsbrook - Wikipedia

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    Carrsbrook. /  38.09333°N 78.45528°W  / 38.09333; -78.45528. Carrsbrook is a historic home and farm complex located near Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. The main house was built about 1785, and is a five-part Palladian style dwelling. It has a central, projecting -story, three-bay-wide section flanked by -story, single-bay ...

  8. Carrie Buck - Wikipedia

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    Vivian Dobbs (1924–1932) Carrie Elizabeth Buck (July 3, 1906 – January 28, 1983) [1] was the plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court case Buck v. Bell, after having been ordered to undergo compulsory sterilization for purportedly being "feeble-minded" by her foster parents after their nephew raped and impregnated her.

  9. Jack Jouett - Wikipedia

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    John Jouett Jr. (December 7, 1754 – March 1, 1822) was an American farmer and politician in Virginia and Kentucky best known for his 40-mile (64 km) ride during the American Revolution. Sometimes called the " Paul Revere of the South ", Jouett rode to warn Thomas Jefferson, then the outgoing governor of Virginia (and the Virginia legislature ...

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