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*[[1869]] &ndash; '''[[Samuel Miller]]''', a 19th-century philanthropist, died (aged 70). His Last Will and Testament provided for the majority of his estate to be used for the establishment of a boarding school for orphaned children, a school to be located near his birthplace in [[Albemarle County]]. Found in [[1878]], the '''[[Miller School|Miller Manual School]]''' was a pioneer in combining the value of hands on labor with a liberal arts education.
*[[1834]] &ndash; '''[[Wilson Cary Nicholas Randolph]]''' was born at “[[Edgehill]]’’ to Thomas Jefferson Randolph (grandson of [[Thomas Jefferson]]) and Jane Nicholas. He became a leading physician in the community, rector of the [[University of Virginia]] for eight years and was appointed to the Council of the Town of Charlottesville during Reconstruction.

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