Jackson P. Burley High School is named in memory of Jackson Price Burley, a distinguished educator, church worker, and community leader. The school opened in September 1951 with twenty-six teachers, a principal, assistant principal, secretary, . . . — — Map (db m246902) HM
With reverence and steadfast hearts, we honor the memory of our beloved Burley High School and Mr. Jackson P. Burley. Minds were molded and shaped by the dedicated administrators, teachers and staff who guided us. The legacy of this grand . . . — — Map (db m246956) HM
The City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County opened Jackson P. Burley High School in Sept. 1951 to serve nearly 550 African American students. The 26-classroom building reflected an effort to provide "separate but equal" facilities in an era . . . — — Map (db m246901) HM
In 1951, Patterson, New Jersey native, Coach Robert "Bob" Smith, was tagged to build a sports program for Jackson P. Burley High School; a new negro high school run jointly by Charlottesville City and Albemarle County. Smith used his . . . — — Map (db m246900) HM
Washington, DC native, Walter “Rock” Greene, began his coaching career in 1957 as an assistant football and basketball coach under legendary Coach “Bob” Smith. Coach Greene became head coach to the Burley Bears basketball team in 1960. That year . . . — — Map (db m65229) HM
To the north stood Clermont, the birthplace of Fitzhugh "Fitz" Lee. Born on 19 Nov. 1835, Lee was the nephew of Gen. Robert E. Lee. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1856. During the Civil War, Fitzhugh Lee was commissioned as a . . . — — Map (db m161) HM
The community of Rose Hill was created in 1954. The land was part of an 18th century plantation known as Rose Hill, established by Daniel French, the builder of Pohick Church. The house was the site of a raid by Confederate Maj. John S. Mosby on 28 . . . — — Map (db m160) HM
1954
Connie & Frank Beatty
1955
Twila & Essie Noble •
Anna & Wellington Machmer •
Jean & William Temple •
Jean & Robert Thomson •
Helen Wagness •
Alice & Edward Holloman •
George & Doris Krapf •
Pearl & Wesley . . . — — Map (db m218368) HM
On September 28, 1863, Confederate Maj. John S. Mosby raided the house that stood nearby on the bluff at the end of May Boulevard. The day before, Mosby and eight of his men road from Fauquier County toward Alexandria, where Mosby planned to . . . — — Map (db m67535) HM
Daniel Boone Trail from North Carolina through Virginia to Kentucky
Marked by the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution — — Map (db m233553) HM
In March 1769 Joseph Martin led a party of men to the Powell Valley, and attempted to establish a settlement nearby. By that fall they abandoned the site after conflicting with Native Americans. Martin returned here with a party of men in early 1775 . . . — — Map (db m44357) HM
