Historical Guide to Old Charlottesville: With mention of its statues and of Albemarle's shrinesRawlings, Mary
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Historical Guide to Old Charlottesville: With mention of its statues and of Albemarle's shrines
Rawlings, Mary
Albemarle County (Va.) -- Guidebooks; Charlottesville (Va.) -- Guidebooks
HISTORICAL GUIDE
TO OLD CHARLOTTESVILLE
With Mention of Its Statues
and of Albemarle’s Shrines
Compiled by
Mary Rawlings
Honorary President of
The Albemarle County Historical Society
Copyright 1958
Mary Rawlings and Velora C. Thomson
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
CONTENTS
PAGE
ALBEMARLE COUNTY COURT HOUSE 2
TARLETON AND JACK JOUETT. 3
PRESENT COURT HOUSE BUILDING 4
JEFFERSON’S WILL 5
COURT HOUSE VOTING 5
JOHN S. MOSBY. 6
BUILDINGS ON THE SQUARE 7
TOWN HALL 7
SWAN TAVERN 7
SLAVE TRADE 8
VILLAGE LIBRARY 9
SWISS WATCH-MAKER 9
EAGLE TAVERN 9
“SATAN’S THUMB” 10
CIVIL WAR PERIOD 11
SHERIDAN’S RAID 11
ESCAPE FROM GALLOWS 12
MILITARY OCCUPATION 13
ALBEMARLE’S SHRINES 16
MONTICELLO 16
ASH LAWN 16
BUILDING OF ASH LAWN 18
SALE OF ASH LAWN 18
BOXWOOD GARDEN AND STATUE 19
THE MICHIE TAVERN 20
CHARLOTTESVILLE’S STATUES 22
LEWIS AND CLARK STATUE 22
LOCATION OF STATUE 22
MERIWETHER LEWIS 22
WILLIAM CLARK 23
LOUISIANA PURCHASE. 23
STONEWALL JACKSON STATUE 24
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