Template:On this day/April 1

Copy the 3-5 most noteworthy events from the corresponding date page. Please change to past tense and bold the key article. You may also include a relevant photo, sized between 100-140px wide and aligned right.

April 1:

• 1801 – Meriwether Lewis is appointed Secretary to the President by President Thomas Jefferson. The two were acquainted through Virginia society, including connections in Albemarle County.

• 1906 – The new Federal Building is ready for occupancy. The building now houses the central branch of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library.

• 2023 – The Charlottesville City Market opens its 50th season in Downtown Charlottesville.