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Come hear about the disastrous Fire of December 9, 1915, and some new discoveries at 1 pm, December 9, at the Hopewell Library, 209 East Cawson Street, Hopewell.
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History
Lean about the fire that destroyed Hopewell on December 9, 1915
On December 9, Jeanie Langford, local historian at the Hopewell Library, and history buff Johnny Altman will be making a presentation on the "100th Anniversary of the Great Hopewell Fire of December 9, 1915." The fire decimated the City of Hopewell. According to newspaper accounts at the time, 400 structures were destroyed with property loss estimated at $2 million. Ten thousand employees of the DuPont Powder Company were left homeless. Some suspected the fire was the work of a German spy sent to destroy the DuPont plant, which supplied gun cotton to the Allied troops in World War I. Luckily, the plant was not damaged by the fire.
At the lecture you will also have the opportunity to see photographs of the "The Wonder City Inferno." These images are courtesy of the Anne K. and Preston H. Leake Local History and Genealogy Room located in the headquarters building in the Appomattox Regional Library System, Hopewell, Virginia
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Entertainment
392nd Army Band will perform Fort Lee holiday concert on December 12
Fort Lee's traditional holiday concert featuring the 40-member 392nd Army Band will take place at 3 p.m., Dec. 12, in the Lee Theater. The concert is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required.
The 392nd Army Band also will also perform at Fort Lee's Grand Illumination, Dec. 3, 4:30 p.m., outside the Lee Club.
Fort Lee visitors who don't have a DOD-issued identification card or post pass will be required to complete a background check to access post. For more information about this requirement, visit
www.lee.army.mil/access. The visitor control center is located at the Lee Avenue gate.
For more details about upcoming band performances, visit the 392nd's Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/392armyband.
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Community Events
They're off and running for Hopewell Downtown Scavenger Hunt
The hunt started on Friday, Nov. 27th and goes to to Dec. 12th at E Broadway Avenue & N Main Street.
Get ready to Hunt Hopewell in the 2015 Holiday Scavenger Hunt. You are tasked with finding the owl in each of the participating stores for a chance to win a $100 Gift Card!
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