Charlottesville in 1875 [manuscript], 1940 May.

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Charlottesville in 1875 [manuscript], 1940 May.

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In his reminiscences Waddell describes Charlottesville in 1875, discussing the layout of the streets, prominent citizens, and a visit from President Rutherford B. Hayes. He concludes that "Charlottesville in 1875 was the best of Virginia's small towns."

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Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893

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Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, in 1822 and earned degrees from Kenyon College and Harvard Law School before starting a career as a lawyer in Cincinnati. Hayes served as a major general in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1864. Hayes then was elected Governor of Ohio and later served one term as President of the United States (1877-1881) before retiring to his home in Fremont, Ohio, where he died in 1893.President of the Uni...

Waddell, William Wirt, 1870-1941.

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