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HENRICO, Virginia in the 1870s: 1 through 10 of 13

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  1. Temperance Begins in Richmond
    date July 8, 1861 to 1874map HENRICO, Virginiatags Church/Religious-Activity, Health/Death, Economy, Government, Law, Urban-Life/Boosterism, Women

    NO ALCOHOL SALES ON SUNDAY signs popped up everywhere after July 8, 1861 when an ordinance prohibiting the sale of liquor on Sunday passed. The Richmond Daily Examiner reported that the city council of Richmond now required that Hotel-keepers, restaurant owners, beer saloons, or any place that sells spirits, beer, or cider must close every day at ten o'clock at night and may not open at all on Sundays....

  2. Condition of Public Schools in Virginia
    date January 13, 1871map HENRICO, Virginiatags African-Americans, Education, Race-Relations, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    Dr. William Ruffner, the Superintendent of Public Instruction for Virginia, published a report in Educational Journal of Virginia about the condition of the public school system in Virginia in 1871. Many problems plagued the public school system at the time, including necessary funding and the inclusion of African-Americans into the system. The state did not have enough money to fund the school system...

  3. Northern Neck of Virginia Desires Immigrants
    date 1872map HENRICO, Virginiatags Agriculture, Economy, Politics, Migration/Transportation, Slavery

    The Board of Immigration from the counties of Richmond, Westmoreland, Lancaster, and Northumberland assembled to compose their forthcoming pamphlet enticing immigrants to their regions of Virginia: ...our earnest desire is to attract to it and immigration not only from the northern and north-western states, but also from Canada and Europe. This immigration will bring the industry and capital requisite...

  4. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Completed
    date January 29, 1873map HENRICO, Virginiatags Migration/Transportation, Urban-Life/Boosterism

    The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway began as the Louisa Railroad of Louisa County, Virginia in 1836. By 1850, the Louisa Railroad was built east to Richmond and west to Charlottesville. As the railway extended, it was renamed the Virginia Central Railroad. Desiring to move forward with internal improvements, the Commonwealth of Virginia allotted money to continue to expand the line. Moving westward, the...

  5. The Political Struggle of Virginia is Forecasted
    date April 9, 1873map HENRICO, Virginiatags Race-Relations

    As the controlling Radical Republican Party mainly legislated reforms during Reconstruction, Virginia virtually avoided the reconstructive efforts because the Republicans never actually gained complete control over the state. Initially, Republicans shared power with the Democrats in the state. However, with state elections approaching in November, both parties began to prepare for the significant political...

  6. Virginia Objects to a Civil Rights Bill
    date January 5, 1874map HENRICO, Virginiatags Race-Relations

    On January 5, 1874 both houses of Virginia's General Assembly met and decided to recognize the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution as law because they agreed with the interpretation of the amendment by the Supreme Court of the United States. However, the General Assembly in Virginia was in opposition to the civil rights bill that was currently being debated in Congress because they contended...

  7. Newspapers and Magazines close their doors
    date November, 1874 to January, 1875map HENRICO, Virginiatags Arts/Leisure, Economy

    As reported by the American Journalist, more than 200 magazines and newspapers closed their doors in the first weeks of 1875. This was a time of change and evolution for the print industry, as newspapers moved form admittedly opinionated and biased rumor and news mills, to objective fonts of factual stories and reliability. The industry was changing, and not all the papers could keep up as the readership...

  8. Male delegate spoke at Women's Suffrage Convention
    date January, 1878map HENRICO, Virginiatags Women

    A male Virginian delegate spoke at a Women's Suffrage Convention on January 9, 1878. According to the Daily Dispatch, he made the well applauded comment that “those engaged in the women's movement were the advanced guard of civilization.' Also according the newspaper he spoke about a broad range of subjects that was long and rather boring to the audience. However, this does not diminish the significance...

  9. Remarks of Governor Holliday about the current situation of Virginia
    date March 7, 1878map HENRICO, Virginiatags Economy

    Communicating with the General Assembly, Governor Holliday of Virginia spoke about the dismal financial situation of the Old Dominion. According to The Washington Post he declared “he could find no excuse for the denial of the debt' and that the state was “bound morally and legally to pay this debt.' In response to calls for a constitutional convention to solve remedy the situation, he thought...

  10. Revivals occurring in black churches throughout Richmond
    date April, 1878map HENRICO, Virginiatags African-Americans, Church/Religious-Activity

    In Richmond during April 1878, many black churches in Richmond, Virginia began having revivals. The revivals drew large crowds and lasted for several days. It was so startling and peculiar the Daily Dispatch ran a large article about the uprising in religious activity among blacks. It dramatically stated the revivals had “no parallel in our history and is remarkable alike for the suddenness with...

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