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Colonial Heights city (1990 pop. 16,064), in, but independent of, Chesterfield co., SE Va.; inc. as a city 1948. Chemicals, metal products, and whiskey are manufactured and peanuts, grain, soybeans, and tobacco are grown. Of particular interest is the Violet Bank Library and Museum and the giant cucumber tree in front of it. In 1864, during the Civil War, Gen. Robert E. Lee made his headquarters under the tree while directing the defense of besieged Petersburg (across the Appomattox River from Colonial Heights).
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Colonial Heights celebrates its 60th
Newspaper article from: Progress-Index, The Petersburg, Va. MARKUS SCHMIDT May 8, 2008 700+ words COLONIAL HEIGHTS -- It's rare when some of a city...are older than the city itself. In Colonial Heights this is still possible -- the community...Jamestown on May 14, 1607, the site of Colonial Heights was part of the American Indian confederation... |
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SCLC Plans to March In Colonial Heights, Va.
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Donald P. Baker March 29, 1987 700+ words ...are black, bought a house in Colonial Heights. This suburban municipality...Because of its "whiteness," Colonial Heights-sometimes called "Colonial...situation in compact, urbanized Colonial Heights is hardly similar to that in... |
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Police Blotter - Colonial Heights
Newspaper article from: Progress-Index, The Petersburg, Va. June 29, 2009 700+ words Colonial Heights The following information was provided to The Progress-Index by the Colonial Heights Police Department. - Victor Allen...the 1200 block of W. Roslyn Road, Colonial Heights, was charged with violation of court... |
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Colonial Heights/Dinwiddie Police Blotter
Newspaper article from: Progress-Index, The Petersburg, Va. September 14, 2009 700+ words Colonial Heights The following information was provided to The Progress-Index by the Colonial Heights Police Department. - Robert Daniel...19, of the 100 block Tudor Road, Colonial Heights, was charged with driving under the... |
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Colonial Heights marked by tragedy, celebration
Newspaper article from: Progress-Index, The Petersburg, Va. JULIE BUCHANAN January 1, 2007 700+ words COLONIAL HEIGHTS -- The past year was marked by both...times of tragedy for the small city of Colonial Heights. Three of the top news stories of...citizens together more than the loss of Colonial Heights police Lt. James H. Sears, known... |
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Police Blotter - Colonial Heights/Chesterfield
Newspaper article from: Progress-Index, The Petersburg, Va. June 8, 2009 700+ words Colonial Heights The following information was provided to The Progress-Index by the Colonial Heights Police Department. - Marvin Hobson...200 block of Lakeview Park Road, Colonial Heights, was charged with fail to appear... |
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IT'S NO SLUM, RESIDENTS SAY?COLONIAL HEIGHTS INSPIRES LOYALTY
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) Gregory Beals, Record Staff Writer January 14, 1991 700+ words ...S NO SLUM, RESIDENTS SAY?COLONIAL HEIGHTS INSPIRES LOYALTY By Gregory...streets that funnel through Colonial Heights garden apartments in Parsippany...generation Americans looking at Colonial Heights as a stop on the route to their... |
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COLONIAL HEIGHTS - Forget lipstick on pigs - when it's election [Derived...
Newspaper article from: Progress-Index, The Petersburg, Va. MARKUS SCHMIDT September 23, 2008 700+ words COLONIAL HEIGHTS - Forget lipstick on pigs - when it's election time in Colonial Heights, it's the real issues that matter...affection for the city. "I love Colonial Heights," he said. Green said he was running... |
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Fatal pursuit suspect has hearings in Chesterfield, Colonial Heights
Newspaper article from: Progress-Index, The Petersburg, Va. JULIE BUCHANAN September 1, 2006 700+ words ...connection with the Aug. 12 death of Colonial Heights police Lt. James H. "Jamie...hearings in both Chesterfield and Colonial Heights general district courts. Brown...without a prescription. In Colonial Heights, Brown was charged this week... |
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Colonial Heights Police Blotter
Newspaper article from: Progress-Index, The Petersburg, Va. May 18, 2009 700+ words Colonial Heights The following information was provided to The Progress-Index by the Colonial Heights Police Department. - Benjamin Thomas...the 300 block of Hamilton Ave., Colonial Heights, was charged with assault & battery... |
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Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Queenston Heights, battle of, 1812. The first major battle of the War of 1812...Push on, brave York volunteers’, addressed to colonial troops. Queenston Heights thus became a symbolic Canadian rejection of the USA. Brock... |
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Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Virginian opposition to the British colonial policy, and served (1774-75...strategic move of occupying Dorchester Heights, forcing the British to evacuate...skill through trial and error. With colonial morale at its lowest ebb, he invaded... |
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