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A crooked road to civil war: Union, Confederate allegiances
On the 150th anniversary of Virginia's secession from the Union, it can be hard to remember how — for many months in early 1861 — the Commonwealth steadfastly resisted joining its Deep South neighbors.
When the voters of Elizabeth City,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Navy Yard, Abraham Lincoln, Elections, Politics
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Landmark Hampton church traces roots to 1610
When Union troops occupied Hampton during the Civil War, they couldn't help but be impressed by the ancient brick walls of St. John's Church.
Many admiring Yankees wrote home describing its weighty aura of antiquity. One souvenir seeker even sent back...Tags: Hampton University, Mariners' Museum, John Tyler, England, Religion and Belief
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Becoming Hampton: Burned to the ground by its own citizens
Daily PressFor a town that would suffer so much during the Civil War, Hampton showed some remarkably strong pro-Union sentiments in the weeks before the great conflict started. Landowner Joseph E. Segar never wavered in his loyalty to the federal cause, not only...Tags: Colonial Williamsburg, Career and Workplace, Fort Monroe, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Unions
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Becoming Hampton: Dates to remember
Daily PressSept. 12, 1570 Spanish Jesuits stop at Indian village of Kecoughtan en route to establishing settlement on the York River. 1597 Chief Powhatan's warriors seize Kecoughtan and install his son Pochins as chief. April 30, 1607 English settlers land at...Tags: USS Monitor, Edgar Allan Poe, Natural Disasters, Buckroe, England
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Becoming Hampton: A haven for technology
Daily PressFew real estate deals have had more impact on the history of Hampton than the sale of 1,659 acres of Back River farmland to the federal government in 1916. Engineered by a small group of local businessmen, the $290,000 transaction quickly transformed...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), NASA, Science, U.S. Army, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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Hampton is birthplace of black America, history enthusiast says
247-4783When you can reach as far back into the past as the city of Hampton, chances are that at least some people will sit up and take notice. But even in this old seaport town, not enough people are paying attention to the unsurpassed collection of...Tags: Festive Events, Fort Monroe, Arts and Culture, Slavery
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Paul D. Merkel
Forbes, N.D.: Mass of Christian burial for Paul D. Merkel, 75, of Forbes will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, at St. Helena's Catholic Church in Ellendale, N.D. The Rev. Don Glover will officiate. There will be a flag presentation from Herman...Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, American Legion, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Roman Catholicism, Christianity
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Another big National Signing Day for state champion Phoebus
For Phoebus coach Stan Sexton, last Dec. 11 was the ultimate. Few teams win a state championship, let alone three in a row. But National Signing Day also has become pretty sweet on Ireland Street. Phoebus had four seniors from the 2010 state...Tags: Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Human Interest, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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Six Missing Boaters Found Alive Off New Jersey Coast
The Coast Guard has found six boaters missing since Sunday alive and well on their disabled boat about 120 miles off the New Jersey coast.
Search and rescue teams are hovering around the Black Magic and preparing to bring the men aboard rescue...Tags: North Carolina, Jerry Lewis, Fishing, Radio Industry, New Jersey
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Part-time Police Officer Charged in Shooting at Bible College
Staff WriterA part-time police officer has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a fellow student at a Bible college in North Carolina. Multiple media outlets reported 23-year-old Christopher David Amyx was charged late Wednesday with first-degree murder...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Assault, North Carolina, Crimes, Murder
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Fort Monroe: The freedom fort
Daily PressOn the night of May 23, 1861, Frank Baker, Sheppard Mallory and James Townsend slipped into a skiff and rowed across Hampton Roads from Sewell's Point in Norfolk to Old Point Comfort. Being out at night without permission was dangerous for slaves. That...Tags: Democratic National Conventions, Fort Eustis, Pennsylvania, Sewell's Point, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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American Idol Top 36: Ricky Braddy
![<strong>American Idol</strong>" <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/americanidoltracker/season_8/index.html"><strong>Season 8</strong></a> contender <strong>Ricky Braddy</strong> comes from Music City-- Nashville, Tenn. via Elizabeth City, N.C. The 25-year-old auditioned in Louisville, Ky. and became one of <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/americanidoltracker/paula_abdul/index.html"><strong>Paula</strong></a>'s favorites. Read more about Ricky Braddy from a <a href="http://hamptonroads.com/2009/01/local-rumored-be-american-idol-contestant"><strong>hometown paper</strong></a> that's rooting for him to make his way to the top of the "Idol" list. He's already started making his new town proud as well, with a recent article in the <a href="http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/2009/02/american_idol_news_ricky_bradd.php"><strong>Nashville Scene</strong></a>.](http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-02/45034056-12144530.jpg "<strong>American Idol</strong>" <a href=\"http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/americanidoltracker/season_8/index.html\"><strong>Season 8</strong></a> contender <strong>Ricky Braddy</strong> comes from Music City-- Nashville, Tenn. via Elizabeth City, N.C. The 25-year-old auditioned in Louisville, Ky. and became one of <a href=\"http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/americanidoltracker/paula_abdul/index.html\"><strong>Paula</strong></a>'s favorites. Read more about Ricky Braddy from a <a href=\"http://hamptonroads.com/2009/01/local-rumored-be-american-idol-contestant\"><strong>hometown paper</strong></a> that's rooting for him to make his way to the top of the "Idol" list. He's already started making his new town proud as well, with a recent article in the <a href=\"http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/2009/02/american_idol_news_ricky_bradd.php\"><strong>Nashville Scene</strong></a>.")
American Idol" Season 8 contender Ricky Braddy comes from Music City-- Nashville, Tenn. via Elizabeth City, N.C. The 25-year-old auditioned in Louisville, Ky. and became one of Paula's favorites. Read more about Ricky Braddy from a hometown paper that's...Tags: Television, MySpace, Louisville, Twitter, Inc., Nashville
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