City Cemetery - Lynchburg VA
Red Oak Presbyterian Church Cemetery
The Red Oak Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Ripley, Ohio. A notable burial is Rosa Washington Riles. She was the third popular spokeswoman and symbol for the Quaker Oats Company's Aunt Jemima Pancake products. Rosa traveled around the country making public appearances playing Aunt Jemima from 1930 until 1948.
Holiday Inn Express Lynchburg - Lynchburg, Virginia
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The Holiday Inn Express® Hotel Lynchburg has melded modern necessities with refined Southern charm, and the result is a winning combination of hospitality, comfort and convenience. With the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains offering a scenic backdrop and US-29 and -460 serving as gateways to the entire Commonwealth, this Lynchburg hotel's facilities are a smart choice.
Lynchburg, VA, a popular destination for business, is home to corporations like Areva, Frito-Lay and Georgia Pacific, as well as academic institutions like Liberty University and Lynchburg College. Those who need to host clients or colleagues on-site can employ the use of an event room for up to 15. Airline travelers are also ensured convenience with Lynchburg Regional Airport just four miles from the hotel's location.
While in Lynchburg, VA, the hotel's patrons can explore storied local sites like Old City Cemetery and Appomattox Court House or visit the Natural Bridge, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. The Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre provides the chance to dabble in sports like snowboarding and skiing or to simply watch the experts.
The place to Stay Smart in Lynchburg, this hotel ensures connectivity with free wired and wireless HSIA and satisfaction with the complimentary, hot Express Start Breakfast Bar. Fun is a given thanks to a seasonal, outdoor pool. Book today and start planning your trip.
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The Old & New Glade Spring Cemeteries In Glade Spring VA !
The Old & New Glade Cemetery In Glade Spring VA
The 'Old' Baptist Cemetery on Forest Hill Drive, Glade Spring, VA.
This cemetery is Managed by Glade Spring Baptist Church - on the East side of the road.
The cemetery across the street is called the 'New' Baptist Cemetery of Glade Spring, VA.
Historic Wake Forest Cemetery
Dr. Enoch Holloway, Pastor of Friendship Chapel Baptist Church in the old Forestville section of Wake Forest, guides a tour of a historic African-American cemetery. The cemetery is located in a grove of trees that slaves once used as a secret meeting place.
For more Wake Forest history please visit wakeforestmuseum.org
Montgomery Hill Baptist Church
The Montgomery Hill Baptist Church and its cemetery is located on Montgomery Hill near Tensaw, a few miles north of Stockton on Highway 59.
Built in 1854, it is the oldest Baldwin County church still in use. This church is listed on the county and state historical register.
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Buddy West Funeral Arrangements
Representative Buddy West will lie in state from 8:00am-9:00pm, Thursday, June 26, 2008, and from 8:00am-1:00pm, Friday, June 27, 2008, at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors, 4635 Oakwood Srive, Odessa, Texas 79761, telephone number 432-368-7191.
Visitation is scheduled for 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Thursday, June 26, 2008, at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Funeral service is scheduled for 3:00pm, Friday, June 27, 2008, at First Baptist Church, 709 North Lee, Odessa, 79761, telephone number 432-337-1524.
A graveside service is scheduled for 4:00pm, Saturday, June 28, 2008, at the Texas State Cemetery, 909 Navasota, Austin, Texas 78702, telephone number 512-463-0605.
A reception will follow the internment at 5:00pm at the Texas State Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House, 903 North Sam Houston Avenue, Odessa, 79761, telephone number 432-580-0067, or to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016, telephone number 800-622-9010, or online at kidney.org.
Condolences may be sent to Mrs. Shirley West at #26 Emerald Gardens Dr., Odessa, 79762.
EVP Chant with Nan
I grabbed the EVP digital recorder when Nan started telling me that Alisha was there praying for her and was standing in front of an old church made of rocks. This is what I caught. You can clearly hear two voices chanting. Although I responded to Nan by saying uh huh I could not decipher the words.
The Rev. Larry Clark 1, St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Charleston, WV
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John C. Breckinridge | Wikipedia audio article
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John C. Breckinridge
00:03:50 1 Early life
00:06:39 2 Early legal career
00:09:04 3 Mexican–American War
00:11:47 4 Political career
00:11:56 4.1 Early political career
00:13:19 4.2 Kentucky House of Representatives
00:17:00 4.3 U.S. Representative
00:17:05 4.3.1 First term (1851–1853)
00:21:03 4.3.2 Second term (1853–1855)
00:24:34 4.3.3 Retirement from the House
00:26:24 4.4 Vice Presidency
00:32:55 4.5 Presidential campaign of 1860
00:39:24 4.6 U.S. Senator
00:44:15 5 Civil War
00:44:24 5.1 Service in the Western Theater
00:52:41 5.2 Service in the Eastern Theater
00:58:10 5.3 Confederate Secretary of War
01:02:31 6 Escape and exile
01:07:53 7 Return to the U.S. and death
01:12:13 8 Legacy
01:12:22 8.1 Historical reputation
01:13:18 8.2 Monuments and memorials
01:15:05 9 See also
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- Socrates
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John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. He represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever Vice President of the United States, serving from 1857 to 1861. He was a member of the Democratic party. He served in the U.S. Senate during the outbreak of the American Civil War, but was expelled after joining the Confederate Army. He was appointed Confederate Secretary of War in 1865.
Breckinridge was born near Lexington, Kentucky to a prominent local family. After non-combat service during the Mexican–American War, he was elected as a Democrat to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1849, where he took a states' rights position against interference with slavery. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1850, he allied with Stephen A. Douglas in support of the Kansas–Nebraska Act. After reapportionment in 1854 made his re-election unlikely, he declined to run for another term. He was nominated for vice-president at the 1856 Democratic National Convention to balance a ticket headed by James Buchanan. The Democrats won the election, but Breckinridge had little influence with Buchanan and, as presiding officer of the Senate, could not express his opinions in debates. In 1859, he was elected to succeed Senator John J. Crittenden at the end of Crittenden's term in 1861. As vice president, Breckinridge joined Buchanan in supporting the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitution for Kansas, which led to a split in the Democratic Party.
After Southern Democrats walked out of the 1860 Democratic National Convention, the party's northern and southern factions held rival conventions in Baltimore that nominated Douglas and Breckinridge, respectively, for president. A third party, the Constitutional Union Party, nominated John Bell. These three men split the Southern vote, while more anti-slavery Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln won all but three electoral votes in the North, allowing him to win the election. Breckinridge carried most of the Southern states. Taking his seat in the Senate, Breckinridge urged compromise to preserve the Union. Unionists were in control of the state legislature, and gained more support when Confederate forces moved into Kentucky.
Breckinridge fled behind Confederate lines. He was commissioned a brigadier general and then expelled from the Senate. Following the Battle of Shiloh in 1862, he was promoted to major general, and in October he was assigned to the Army of Mississippi under Braxton Bragg. After Bragg charged that Breckinridge's drunkenness had contributed to defeats at Stone River and Missionary Ridge, and after Breckinridge joined many other high-ranking officers in criticizing Bragg, he was transferred to the Trans-Allegheny Department, where he won his most significant victory in the 1864 Battle of New Market. After participating in Jubal Early's campaigns in the Shenandoah Valley, Breckinridge was charged with defending supplies in Tennessee and Virginia. In February 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis appointed him Secretary of War. Concludi ...
Oakland Baptist Church & Cemetery
This all-new production features recent digital video shot with a Traveler HD 10X Digital Video Camera.
This was recorded on Friday, October 7, 2011 while visiting family and friends in Tennessee:
Welcome to Oakland Baptist Church and Cemetery, located on Highway 76 East near Springfield, TN.
In this video, I capture a few scenes of this quaint rural setting as it appeared in early October. You'll see some panoramic views of the area including exterior shots of the church and grounds as well as the Cemetery which is situated directly across the road in front of the church.
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Evening News : 2019-04-17
The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America
While a destructive and bloody war raged across Virginia in the aftermath of Gettysburg, free black families sent husbands and sons to fight with the U.S. Colored Troops. In letters home, even as Lincoln commemorated the dead at Gettysburg, they spoke of a war for emancipation. In The Thin Line of Freedom, acclaimed historian Edward L. Ayers, discusses the end of slavery, Reconstruction, the Freedmen’s Bureau, and new society struggling to emerge. A book signing will follow the program.
Thomas S. Bocock | Wikipedia audio article
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Thomas S. Bocock
00:00:20 1 Early and family life
00:02:38 2 Early legal career
00:04:09 2.1 Elections
00:05:15 2.2 Civil War
00:06:15 3 Postwar career
00:07:42 4 Death and legacy
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- Socrates
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Thomas Salem Bocock (May 18, 1815 – August 5, 1891) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from Virginia. After serving as an antebellum United States Congressman, he was the Speaker of the Confederate States House of Representatives during most of the American Civil War.
2018 Winter Lecture Series - Early at the Gates: The Battle of Fort Stevens
The role of the fortifications around Washington, D.C. and how they were instrumental in the defense of the capital city in 1864 during the raid of Confederate Gen. Jubal Early are examined in this winter lecture.
Will Allen - Speaking at JHSPH
Will Allen - Speaking at JHSPH
William McKinley | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:35 1 Early life and family
00:05:45 2 Civil War
00:05:55 2.1 Western Virginia and Antietam
00:09:27 2.2 Shenandoah Valley and promotion
00:13:59 3 Legal career and marriage
00:18:23 4 Rising politician 1877–1895
00:18:36 4.1 Spokesman for protection
00:23:25 4.2 Gerrymandering and defeat for re-election
00:26:15 4.3 Governor of Ohio (1892–1896)
00:31:29 5 Election of 1896
00:31:39 5.1 Obtaining the nomination
00:36:49 5.2 General election campaign
00:43:59 6 Presidency (1897–1901)
00:44:11 6.1 Inauguration and appointments
00:48:05 6.1.1 Cabinet
00:48:13 6.2 Cuba crisis and war with Spain
00:53:30 6.3 Peace and territorial gain
00:56:37 6.4 Expanding influence overseas
00:59:01 6.5 Tariffs and bimetallism
01:00:54 6.6 Civil rights
01:04:02 6.7 1900 election
01:07:36 6.8 Second term
01:08:28 6.9 Assassination
01:12:48 7 Funeral, memorials, and legacy
01:12:59 7.1 Funeral and resting place
01:15:19 7.2 Other memorials
01:17:08 7.3 Legacy and historical image
01:22:15 8 See also
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- Socrates
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William McKinley (born William McKinley Jr.; January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his assassination six months into his second term. During his presidency, McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to promote American industry and kept the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of free silver (effectively, expansionary monetary policy).
McKinley was the last president to have served in the American Civil War and the only one to have started the war as an enlisted soldier, beginning as a private in the Union Army and ending as a brevet major. After the war, he settled in Canton, Ohio, where he practiced law and married Ida Saxton. In 1876, he was elected to Congress, where he became the Republican Party's expert on the protective tariff, which he promised would bring prosperity. His 1890 McKinley Tariff was highly controversial, which together with a Democratic redistricting aimed at gerrymandering him out of office led to his defeat in the Democratic landslide of 1890. He was elected governor of Ohio in 1891 and 1893, steering a moderate course between capital and labor interests. With the aid of his close adviser Mark Hanna, he secured the Republican nomination for president in 1896 amid a deep economic depression. He defeated his Democratic rival William Jennings Bryan after a front porch campaign in which he advocated sound money (the gold standard unless altered by international agreement) and promised that high tariffs would restore prosperity.
Rapid economic growth marked McKinley's presidency. He promoted the 1897 Dingley Tariff to protect manufacturers and factory workers from foreign competition and in 1900 secured the passage of the Gold Standard Act. McKinley hoped to persuade Spain to grant independence to rebellious Cuba without conflict, but when negotiation failed he led the nation into the Spanish-American War of 1898. The United States victory was quick and decisive. As part of the peace settlement, Spain turned over to the United States its main overseas colonies of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines while Cuba was promised independence, but at that time remained under the control of the United States Army. The United States annexed the independent Republic of Hawaii in 1898 and it became a United States territory.
Historians regard McKinley's 1896 victory as a realigning election in which the political stalemate of the post-Civil War era gave way to the Republican-dominated Fourth Party System, which began with the Progressive Era. McKinley defeated Bryan again in the 1900 presidential election in a campaign focused on imperialis ...
Tennessee | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:23 1 Etymology
00:05:27 1.1 Nickname
00:06:18 2 Geography
00:08:05 2.1 East Tennessee
00:10:50 2.2 Middle Tennessee
00:12:28 2.3 West Tennessee
00:14:05 2.4 Public lands
00:15:41 2.5 Climate
00:18:34 3 Major cities
00:19:26 4 History
00:19:35 4.1 Early history
00:24:20 4.2 Statehood (1796)
00:26:45 4.3 Civil War and Reconstruction
00:32:41 4.4 20th century
00:35:44 4.5 21st century
00:37:11 5 Demographics
00:41:13 5.1 Birth data
00:41:47 5.2 Religion
00:43:35 6 Economy
00:46:21 6.1 Tax
00:47:55 6.2 Tourism
00:49:57 7 Culture
00:50:06 7.1 Music
00:51:28 7.2 Literature
00:51:36 7.3 Sports
00:56:15 7.3.1 Sports teams
00:56:23 8 Transportation
00:56:32 8.1 Interstate highways
00:58:00 8.2 Airports
00:58:37 8.3 Railroads
00:59:24 9 Governance
01:01:48 9.1 Politics
01:08:27 9.2 Law enforcement
01:08:36 9.2.1 State agencies
01:09:41 9.2.2 Local
01:11:36 9.2.3 Firearms
01:12:07 9.2.4 Capital punishment
01:13:41 9.3 Tribal
01:14:08 10 Media
01:14:16 11 Education
01:14:36 11.1 Colleges and universities
01:15:05 11.2 Local school districts
01:15:34 12 State symbols
01:15:50 13 See also
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- Socrates
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Tennessee ( (listen), locally ; Cherokee: ᏔᎾᏏ, translit. Tanasi) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th largest and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Tennessee is bordered by Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the west, and Missouri to the northwest. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Nashville is the state's capital and largest city, with a population of 660,388. Tennessee's second largest city is Memphis, which has a population of 652,717.The state of Tennessee is rooted in the Watauga Association, a 1772 frontier pact generally regarded as the first constitutional government west of the Appalachians. What is now Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later part of the Southwest Territory. Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. Tennessee was the last state to leave the Union and join the Confederacy at the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. Occupied by Union forces from 1862, it was the first state to be readmitted to the Union at the end of the war.Tennessee furnished more soldiers for the Confederate Army than any other state besides Virginia, and more soldiers for the Union Army than the rest of the Confederacy combined. Beginning during Reconstruction, it had competitive party politics, but a Democratic takeover in the late 1880s resulted in passage of disenfranchisement laws that excluded most blacks and many poor whites from voting. This sharply reduced competition in politics in the state until after passage of civil rights legislation in the mid-20th century. In the 20th century, Tennessee transitioned from an agrarian economy to a more diversified economy, aided by massive federal investment in the Tennessee Valley Authority and, in the early 1940s, the city of Oak Ridge. This city was established to house the Manhattan Project's uranium enrichment facilities, helping to build the world's first atomic bombs, two of which were dropped on Imperial Japan near the end of World War II.
Tennessee's major industries include agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism. Poultry, soybeans, and cattle are the state's primary agricultural products, and major manufacturing exports include chemicals, transportation equipment, and electrical equipment. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the nation's most visited national park, is headquartered in the eastern part of the state, and a section ...
Richmond, Virginia | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:14 1 History
00:03:23 1.1 Colonial era
00:04:19 1.2 Revolution
00:05:17 1.3 Early United States
00:08:04 1.4 Civil War
00:12:57 1.5 Postbellum
00:14:23 1.6 20th century
00:17:56 2 Geography and climate
00:19:37 2.1 Cityscape
00:23:23 2.2 Climate
00:27:59 3 Demographics
00:31:44 3.1 Crime
00:33:59 3.2 Religion
00:40:42 4 Economy
00:45:40 4.1 Fortune 500 companies and other large corporations
00:48:28 4.2 Poverty
00:49:22 5 Arts and culture
00:49:31 5.1 Museums and monuments
00:53:19 5.2 Visual and performing arts
00:54:05 5.2.1 Murals
00:54:23 5.2.2 Professional performing companies
00:57:50 5.2.3 Other venues and companies
01:02:07 5.3 Literary arts
01:03:33 5.4 Architecture
01:09:12 5.5 Historic districts
01:10:05 5.6 Food
01:10:39 6 Parks and outdoor recreation
01:14:38 7 Sports
01:18:11 8 Media
01:20:06 9 Government and politics
01:23:55 10 Education
01:25:15 10.1 Colleges and universities
01:26:32 11 Infrastructure
01:26:42 11.1 Transportation
01:30:22 11.2 Major highways
01:30:30 11.3 Utilities
01:32:53 12 International relations
01:33:03 12.1 Sister cities
01:33:33 13 See also
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I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
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Richmond () is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Greater Richmond Region. Richmond was incorporated in 1742 and has been an independent city since 1871.
As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 204,214; in 2016, the population was estimated to be 223,170, making Richmond the fourth-most populous city in Virginia. The Richmond Metropolitan Area has a population of 1,260,029, the third-most populous metro in the state.
Richmond is located at the fall line of the James River, 44 miles (71 km) west of Williamsburg, 66 miles (106 km) east of Charlottesville, 100 miles (160 km) east of Lynchburg and 98 miles (158 km) south of Washington, D.C. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties, the city is located at the intersections of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64, and encircled by Interstate 295 and Virginia State Route 288. Major suburbs include Midlothian to the southwest, Chesterfield to the south, Varina to the southeast, Sandston to the east, Glen Allen to the north and west, Short Pump to the west and Mechanicsville to the northeast.
The site of Richmond had been an important village of the Powhatan Confederacy, and was briefly settled by English colonists from Jamestown in 1609, and in 1610–1611. The present city of Richmond was founded in 1737. It became the capital of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia in 1780, replacing Williamsburg. During the Revolutionary War period, several notable events occurred in the city, including Patrick Henry's Give me liberty or give me death speech in 1775 at St. John's Church, and the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom written by Thomas Jefferson. During the American Civil War, Richmond served as the second and permanent capital of the Confederate States of America. The city entered the 20th century with one of the world's first successful electric streetcar systems. The Jackson Ward neighborhood is a national hub of African-American commerce and culture.
Richmond's economy is primarily driven by law, finance, and government, with federal, state, and local governmental agencies, as well as notable legal and banking firms, located in the downtown area. The city is home to both the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, one of 13 United States courts of appeals, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, one of 12 Federal Reserve Banks. Dominion Energy and WestRock, Fortune 500 companies, are headquartered in the city, with others in the metropolitan area.