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'''The Eagle Tavern''' was a public house in historic [[Court Square]] that opened in 1791. <ref>{{cite web|title=Charlottesville Downtown Walking Tour | '''The Eagle Tavern''' was a public house in historic [[Court Square]] that opened in 1791. <ref>{{cite web|title=Charlottesville Downtown Walking Tour | ||
|url=http://www.greatstreets.org/MainStreets/MainStImages/MainCharlottesvilleImages/Images/CharvilleWalkingTour.html|author=Tom Kloster|work=Great Streets|publisher=Tom Kloster|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 16, 2012}}</ref>. One owner was John G. Wright, who reopened the tavern on January 4, 1822. <ref>{{cite web|title=This Day in Charlottesville History|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=3193|author=|work=|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 16, 2012}}</ref> The structure was located at 100 Court Square on the site of the old [[Farrish House Hotel]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Charlottesville & Albemarle County Courthouse District|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/journey/cha.htm|author=|work=Journey Through Hallowed Ground|publisher=National Park Service|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 16, 2012}}</ref> | |url=http://www.greatstreets.org/MainStreets/MainStImages/MainCharlottesvilleImages/Images/CharvilleWalkingTour.html|author=Tom Kloster|work=Great Streets|publisher=Tom Kloster|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 16, 2012}}</ref>. One owner was John G. Wright, who reopened the tavern on January 4, 1822. <ref>{{cite web|title=This Day in Charlottesville History|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=3193|author=|work=|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 16, 2012}}</ref> The structure was located at 100 Court Square on the site of the old [[Farrish House Hotel]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Charlottesville & Albemarle County Courthouse District|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/journey/cha.htm|author=|work=Journey Through Hallowed Ground|publisher=National Park Service|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 16, 2012}}</ref> Served as a site for Charlottesville's Slave Trade.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/12/magazine/1619-project-slave-auction-sites.html|title=1619 Project - Slave Auction Sites|last=|first=|publishdate=February 20th, 2020|publisher=New York Times|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
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The Eagle Tavern was a public house in historic Court Square that opened in 1791. [1]. One owner was John G. Wright, who reopened the tavern on January 4, 1822. [2] The structure was located at 100 Court Square on the site of the old Farrish House Hotel. [3] Served as a site for Charlottesville's Slave Trade.[4]
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- ↑ Web. Charlottesville Downtown Walking Tour, Tom Kloster, Great Streets, Tom Kloster, retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ↑ Web. This Day in Charlottesville History, City of Charlottesville, retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville & Albemarle County Courthouse District, Journey Through Hallowed Ground, National Park Service, retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ↑ Web. 1619 Project - Slave Auction Sites, New York Times, February 20th, 2020