One hundred fifty-four years ago this month, a crucial court case brought scores of people to the Virginia Capitol. Disaster struck seconds after 11 AM. Read more about what became known as the Capitol Disaster in today's The UncommonWealth.
https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2024/04/10/the-richmond-calamity-the-capitol-collapse-of-1870/
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