March 3
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Significant events that happened (or will happen) on March 3.
Events
- 1865 – A month before the end of the Civil War (1861–1865), Union cavalry under the command of general Philip H. Sheridan occupied Charlottesville and the University of Virginia. Union troopers burned the Woolen Mills but, apart from widespread foraging and some looting, the town and college remained intact.
- March 6 – Sheridan’s men left Charlottesville, riding south in the direction of Scottsville, on the James River.
- 1970 – Charlottesville holds referendum on merger with Albemarle County. [1]
- 2018 – Adam Hastings resigns from the Charlottesville School Board [2]
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References
- ↑ {{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=March 16, 1970|accessdate=July 3, 2020|id=|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/DocView.aspx?id=157763&searchid=383dece6-6534-4134-a392-7ce52a63bb38&dbid=0
- ↑ Web. City School Board initiates process to fill vacancy, Josh Mandell, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, March 12, 2018, retrieved March 19, 2018.