What is Cvillepedia?
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| Cvillepedia is a wiki dedicated to sharing and building community knowledge and history about the people, places, and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. This site is built with the same software as Wikipedia and is a free, public, collaborative encyclopedia that anyone can edit and improve. On June 1, 2023, Charlottesville Tomorrow's board of directors gave Cvillepedia to the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library for continued stewardship.
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On this day in history...
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April 12:
- 1893 – According to the Daily Progress, “John L. Sullivan in 'The Man from Boston' is the attraction at the Opera House this evening. In the last act occurs the pugilistic encounter between Sullivan and Dan Droyer, which is the popular feature of the play.” Known simply as John L., he was the last Bare-knuckle Boxing Champion.
- 1917 – Detailed to watch a downtown warehouse following a series of thefts, Extra Policeman Meredith A. Thomas confronted a man caught stealing hams. While struggling with the thief, the thief's partner struck Thomas on the head with a brick from behind, took his revolver and shot him in the abdomen. Both thieves were captured, convicted, sentenced to death and executed in the electric chair later that year on June 20th.
- 1922 – Henry Merwin Shrady died in New York City while both the Grant and Lee monuments were being cast by Roman Bronze Works.
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As of 2024, 44 residents of Albemarle and surrounding areas have competed on Jeopardy, and 60 regular questions have featured Charlottesville, Staunton or UVA.
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A list of demolished buildings and structures in Charlottesville, such as UVA's Anatomical Theater demolished in 1939.
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Charlottesville folk artist Frances Brand painted nearly 150 portraits she considered notable in her "Firsts" series.
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Julian Bond (1940-2015) worked at the University of Virginia as a history professor from 1992-2012, while simultaneously serving as Chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
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The Dewberry Hotel is a partially constructed building on the Downtown Mall, proposed as a nine-story, 100-room luxury hotel. The idea was to build a $30 million, nine-story luxury boutique hotel. Construction was abandoned in January 2009. The Charlottesville City Council directed staff in January 2016 to pursue legal action to either force construction or to force public acquisition through eminent domain, but the building is still standing unfinished as of 2024.
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