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==Events==  
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*[[December 31]] &ndash; On this New Years Eve at about 7 p.m., J.S. Goodwin, a veteran Civil War artilleryman who had a store on [[Court Square]], fired one of the cannons in front of the [[Albemarle County Circuit Court|Albemarle County Courthouse]].  While there was no cannon ball, the amount of gunpowder used was sufficient to cause significant damage and alarm in the area.<ref>Maurer, David A. "New Year 2010 rang in with a mighty bang in Charlottesville." Daily Progress [Charlottesville] 3 Jan. 2010: C1-C2. Charlottesville Daily Progress. 3 Jan. 2010. Web. 3 Jan. 2010. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/lifestyles/columnists/yesteryears/article/new_year_2010_rang_in_with_a_mighty_bang_in_charlottesville/50559/>.</ref>
*[[May 5]] &ndash; The dedication of the Confederate Monument on Court Square, as reported by The Daily Progress, was afforded all the pomp and pageantry that the city could muster. <ref>{{cite web|title=Monument is Unveiled Today |url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2090743/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2090744/5309/740/4/1/0 |author=staff |work= |publisher=Daily Progress |location= |publishdate=May 05, 1909 |accessdate=December 26, 2019 }}</ref>
*[[May 5]] &ndash; The dedication of the Confederate Monument on Court Square, as reported by The Daily Progress, was afforded all the pomp and pageantry that the city could muster. <ref>{{cite web|title=Monument is Unveiled Today |url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2090743/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2090744/5309/740/4/1/0 |author=staff |work= |publisher=Daily Progress |location= |publishdate=May 05, 1909 |accessdate=December 26, 2019 }}</ref>
*[[December 7]] &ndash; Charlottesville votes to remain “dry”. After more than two years’ experience of “no saloons,” in Charlottesville, local option election resulted in an overwhelming vote to keep “dry” by a majority of 180 out of a total of 762 votes. Two year prior, out of 833 votes cast there was a “dry” majority of only 40.  The Anti-Saloon League estimated that only about 600 saloons remain in Virginia.
*[[December 7]] &ndash; Charlottesville votes to remain “dry”. After more than two years’ experience of “no saloons,” in Charlottesville, local option election resulted in an overwhelming vote to keep “dry” by a majority of 180 out of a total of 762 votes. Two year prior, out of 833 votes cast there was a “dry” majority of only 40.  The Anti-Saloon League estimated that only about 600 saloons remain in Virginia.

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Events

  • December 31 – On this New Years Eve at about 7 p.m., J.S. Goodwin, a veteran Civil War artilleryman who had a store on Court Square, fired one of the cannons in front of the Albemarle County Courthouse. While there was no cannon ball, the amount of gunpowder used was sufficient to cause significant damage and alarm in the area.[1]
  • May 5 – The dedication of the Confederate Monument on Court Square, as reported by The Daily Progress, was afforded all the pomp and pageantry that the city could muster. [2]
  • December 7 – Charlottesville votes to remain “dry”. After more than two years’ experience of “no saloons,” in Charlottesville, local option election resulted in an overwhelming vote to keep “dry” by a majority of 180 out of a total of 762 votes. Two year prior, out of 833 votes cast there was a “dry” majority of only 40. The Anti-Saloon League estimated that only about 600 saloons remain in Virginia.

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  1. Maurer, David A. "New Year 2010 rang in with a mighty bang in Charlottesville." Daily Progress [Charlottesville] 3 Jan. 2010: C1-C2. Charlottesville Daily Progress. 3 Jan. 2010. Web. 3 Jan. 2010. <http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/lifestyles/columnists/yesteryears/article/new_year_2010_rang_in_with_a_mighty_bang_in_charlottesville/50559/>.
  2. Web. Monument is Unveiled Today, staff, Daily Progress, May 05, 1909, retrieved December 26, 2019.