April 21
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Significant events that happened (or will happen) on April 21.
Events
- 1779 - The Albemarle County Declaration of Independence is signed by numerous prominent citizens, formally declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- 1903 – Virginia Department of Highways announces the allocation of funds to maintain the secondary highway system. Albemarle is to receive $118,886. [1]
- 1948 – Game and soil experts plant the area's first wild life protection demonstration areas on the farm of Wilson D. Michie on U.S. 29 seven miles south of Charlottesville. [2]
- 1958 – Charlottesville’s first Dogwood Festival kicked off on this day. The festival was originally held in the fall, beginning in 1950, and called the Apple Harvest Festival. The change to a springtime event was intended to showcase the city’s beauty and to coincide with Historic Garden Week.[3]
- 1958 – Charlottesville City Council agrees to enter into an agreement with Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority for terms on how a public housing project would proceed at Vinegar Hill. Such an agreement would be required before the federal government would provide funding. [4] [5]
References
- ↑ Web. Albemarle Allotted $118,866 for roads, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, April 22, 1943, retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ↑ Web. First Wild Life Strips Planted, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, April 22, 1948, retrieved April 22, 2023. Print. April 22, 1948 page 2.
- ↑ Web. First Dogwood Festival celebrated 59 years ago kicked off April 23, The Daily Progress staff, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, Apr 21, 2017, retrieved Apr 21, 2021.
- ↑ Web. City Will Be Asked to Agree to Conditions for Housing Project, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, April 18, 1958, retrieved April 21, 2023. Print. April 18, 1958 page 9.
- ↑ Web. Council Okays Housing Pact; Voting Machines Ordered, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, April 22, 1958, retrieved April 21, 2023. Print. April 22, 1958 page 1.