1897
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Events
- November 30 – Charlottesville City Council holds a special meeting to discuss supplementing the area's water supply and agreed to sell $35,000 worth of bonds to finance improvements. [1]
Births
- January 6 – Burnett Watson is born to William and May Watson in Albemarle County. He served as a corporal in World War I and had his portrait photograph prominently included within the Holsinger Studio Collection.
Deaths
- January 14 – Charles Meriwether Brand, first city editor of the Daily Progress [2]
Images
Notes
References
- ↑ Web. Still the Water Question, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, December 1, 1897, retrieved December 1, 2022. Print. December 1, 1897 page 1.
- ↑ Web. Charles Meriwether Brand - His Death in This City Occurred this Morning, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, January 14, 1897, retrieved January 14, 2023. Print. January 14, 1897 page 1.