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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1966
Page
11
Clarke County marks 130 years since its county status with notes on George Rogers Clark and early settlers. The piece lists Washington family ties and local figures who shaped Clarke from its Shenandoah Valley beginnings to modern agriculture and manufacturing shifts.
Grounded in memories of 85 year old George B. Thomas the piece recalls the old Academy building once serving as county center 130 years ago and housing the Berryville Fire Department while stray cattle were impounded nearby. It notes the fate of the Academy and the lack of clear records about the Court House construction and county headquarters.
Charles W. Byars, 73, of Albemarle County was fatally burned Wednesday when a trash burn along a stream bottom flared. The report notes a separate statistic that the average American now lives about 22 years longer than in 1900.
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