Forge House 1937

Forge House 1937
Forge House, Providence Forge, 1934 WPA drawing Elsie Mistie

Monday, July 22, 2013

Swim to Freedom

"But it wasn’t until recently that Ghee learned that 150 years ago today, his great-great-grandfather was one of at least 20 slaves who took a daring swim in the James River to enlist in the Union Navy."
An article on Charles City and the Civil War from the Richmond Times Dispatch.

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