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'''[[Pantops Mountain]]''' is in Albemarle County, directly east of Charlottesville across the Rivanna River. In 1777, Thomas Jefferson purchased some of the land for use as a farm. | '''[[Pantops Mountain]]''' is in Albemarle County, directly east of Charlottesville across the Rivanna River. In 1777, Thomas Jefferson purchased some of the land for use as a farm. | ||
According to Edward C. Mead, "Pantops--formerly written 'Pant-Ops'--was therefore, so named by Mr. Jefferson from two Greek words...meaning 'all-seeing,' significant of the extended view from its summit."<ref>Mead, Edward C. Historic Homes of the South-West Mountains Virginia. 1978. C.J, Carrier Company, Harrisonburg, VA. 41.</ref> | According to Edward C. Mead, "Pantops--formerly written 'Pant-Ops'--was therefore, so named by Mr. Jefferson from two Greek words...meaning 'all-seeing,' significant of the extended view from its summit."<ref>Mead, Edward C. Historic Homes of the South-West Mountains Virginia. 1978. C.J, Carrier Company, Harrisonburg, VA. 41.</ref> <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Yesteryears: Pantops, Part 1: Education an important part of corridor's early history|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/lifestyles/yesteryears-pantops-part-education-an-important-part-of-corridor-s/article_d34fcb6e-ce0a-11e6-8215-93cac68a33e4.html|author=David Maurer|pageno=|printdate=December 31, 2016|publishdate=December 31, 2016|accessdate=January 5, 2017}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 22:03, 5 January 2017
Pantops Mountain is in Albemarle County, directly east of Charlottesville across the Rivanna River. In 1777, Thomas Jefferson purchased some of the land for use as a farm.
According to Edward C. Mead, "Pantops--formerly written 'Pant-Ops'--was therefore, so named by Mr. Jefferson from two Greek words...meaning 'all-seeing,' significant of the extended view from its summit."[1] [2]
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Pantops could refer to:
- Pantops Shopping Center,
- Pantops (neighborhood), a growth-area neighborhood in Albemarle County,
- the Pantops Master Plan for that neighborhood, or
- the proposed Pantops fire station
- Pantops Community Advisory Council
References
- ↑ Mead, Edward C. Historic Homes of the South-West Mountains Virginia. 1978. C.J, Carrier Company, Harrisonburg, VA. 41.
- ↑ Web. Yesteryears: Pantops, Part 1: Education an important part of corridor's early history, David Maurer, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 31, 2016, retrieved January 5, 2017.