1870
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The population of Charlottesville was for the first time taken separately from that of the county in 1870, its numbers were 2,838.
1870’s – Major industries in the city at that time were the Charlottesville Wollen Mills, R. F. Harris & Sons, a business that supplied farm equipment, and Charlottesville Milling and Manufacturing Co., a wagon and carriage manufacturer
Births
April 20 – William Peter Dickerson (1870–1943), African-American physician and banker, was born in Keswick, Albemarle County.[1] [2]
References
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=Wko6P5M3QbAC&pg=PA91&lpg=PA91&dq=1944+births+charlottesville&source=bl&ots=dD5Pce9_um&sig=ACfU3U1UjoPmQ1rt5BnH1_hpceql-NChJw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiu_onc0efjAhUy1lkKHfRcDCIQ6AEwEHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=1944%20births%20charlottesville&f=false
- ↑ https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/dvb/bio.asp?b=Dickerson_William_Peter