those who were very different than her native people rank her as one of the most captivating and intriguing women in American history. She will forever endure as the first and only true “American” Princess to set foot on foreign (English) soil. A life-sized statue of Pocahontas graces the garden at St. George’s Church, Gravesend, Kent, England.
Other Gloucester Notables
In 1714 the first coin made in the colonies was known as the “Gloucester Token.” This is bound to have greatly irritated the crown. John Buckner, Gloucester County’s clerk of the court owned the first printing press in Virginia in 1682.
On July 14, 1770, one of the first Tea Parties took place in Gloucester County (on the York), with unanimous support from officials in both Gloucester and Yorktown. Thomas Calhoun Walker (1862–1953)
heard the emancipation proclamation read from under a honey pod tree as a small boy. As he grew, he sought every opportunity to work and educate himself.
As a young man, he literally talked his way into admittance at Hampton Institute where he was initially rejected for lack of education. He went on to become one of the most well-loved citizens in Gloucester and the first black attorney to practice law in Gloucester County. He was a strong advocate for the importance of education, personal responsibility and land ownership for blacks. He was elected twice to the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors from 1891–1895. Walker was appointed as the Commonwealth of Virginia’s first black collector of customs in 1893 and became the only black to hold statewide office in President Roosevelt’s Works Project Administration. Thomas Jefferson and George
Washington spent many years in Gloucester County visiting either friends or family at Warner Hall and Rosewell. Rosewell, built by the Mann family of Gloucester, was the grandest colonial home ever built in Virginia. The ruins that remain to this day attest to its grandeur. With so much yet to tell, the vast
History of Gloucester and her marvelous estates are still relatively untouched.
Remembering Thomas Calhoun, the first black attorney to practice law in Gloucester County.
I hope this article has uncovered some of the lesser known things that might provoke a greater appreciation and understanding of the forces that collided here and left their mark for future generations to ponder. H
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