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*[[1825]]  &ndash; The University’s first proctor, Arthur S. Brockenbrough, paid John M. Perry $6,600.93 for 153 acres of land between the [[Rotunda]] and [[Observatory Hill]]. In [[1828]], part of the land became the [[University of Virginia Cemetery|Cemetery at the University of Virginia]].
*[[1881]] &ndash; '''[[John West]]''' was elected to the Charlottesville Town Council from the Second Ward. Born a slave in Charlottesville and freed at the end of the civil war, he was a prominent businessman and civic leader.
*[[1935]] &ndash; State Corporation Commission orders the [[Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway Co.]] to operate buses over the same route on which it operates street cars.
*[[1972]] &ndash; Downtown Charlottesville Inc. presents the mall proposal to skeptical Charlottesville business leaders.

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May 9:

  • 1825 – The University’s first proctor, Arthur S. Brockenbrough, paid John M. Perry $6,600.93 for 153 acres of land between the Rotunda and Observatory Hill. In 1828, part of the land became the Cemetery at the University of Virginia.
  • 1881 – John West was elected to the Charlottesville Town Council from the Second Ward. Born a slave in Charlottesville and freed at the end of the civil war, he was a prominent businessman and civic leader.
  • 1935 – State Corporation Commission orders the Charlottesville and Albemarle Railway Co. to operate buses over the same route on which it operates street cars.
  • 1972 – Downtown Charlottesville Inc. presents the mall proposal to skeptical Charlottesville business leaders.
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