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The rough draft of the New London article is on Caroline's sandbox.


 * Caroline Liberty/sandbox

John Hook Case
During the Revolutionary War John Hook, a Scottish-born merchant living in New London, was accused of being sympathetic to the British. In 1781, John Venable, the commissary for the American army seized two of John Hook's steers for the army to eat. John Hook brought a case against John Venable for taking his property. The case stays on the docket until 1789. During the trial Patrick Henry defended the state and John Venable against John Hook. On September 19, 1789 Patrick Henry delivered his famous "beef speech".

Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson built his retreat Poplar Forest near New London. Poplar Forest is roughly five miles away from New London. Jefferson was invested in the New London Academy. He was friends with James Steptoe

Echols Family
The Echols family was a prominent family in New London. Peregrine Echols purchased a tract of land in New London and built a tavern on the land in 1836. A spring of mineral water was found there and this property later became the location of the Bedford Alum Springs Hotel.

Davis and Maben
John R. Maben purchased the tract of land from the Echols. Maben made improvements to the grounds and constructed a hotel on the property. Using the mineral springs as a draw, Maben created an attraction for visitors to come to New London. http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/campbell/history/chronicles-communities.txt

Thread
New London is currently an unincorporated community and former town located in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. (move sentence from second to last paragraph) The site of the colonial community is eleven miles southwest of downtown Lynchburg, Virginia. In 1754, Bedford County was formed and New London was established as the county seat. Keep next sentence. Rewrite sentence about Johnny Hook trial and place a similar one in the History section - maybe even under its own heading. New London was also home to a Revolutionary-era military arsenal. In 1781, Bedford County was divided in two, forming Campbell County. The county seat was then relocated and the former bustling commercial center declined.

Keep first sentence.The Bedford Alum Springs Hotel, located in New London, drew visitors seeking the benefits of the nearby natural spring. Next sentence is fine.

New London is home to several historic structures. Mead's Tavern....include rest of sentence. Keep next two sentences.

Reword first sentence - In 2015, the Friends of New London, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving historic New London, sold Mead's Tavern to Liberty University. Add sentence about acquiring Bedford Alum Springs Hotel. Keep last sentence.

History
Introductory Sentence

Colonial History
Keep first sentence of former introductory paragraph. This tract of land became New London. Keep the remaining sentences. Add sentence about Patrick Henry and Johnny Hook Case. Mention Mead's Tavern in this paragraph. Mention Thomas Jefferson.

19th Century
Rework last part of the first sentence. Keep other sentences. Create new paragraph starting at "Though". Find a synonym for "macadamized" or link to a definition page. Keep other sentences. Who are the Echols? Add an introductory sentence about their family before this sentence. What is Davis and Maben? Include an introductory sentence about it before this sentence. Add information about the phenomenon of natural spring water at this time.

Military History
Make this a subheading of history instead of its own thing. Edit the first sentence or find a citation.

Arsenal
Keep current information. Add a sentence about ongoing investigation for its location.

Education History
Keep current information.

Mead's Tavern
Separate the sentence about Friends of New London and Liberty University. Update on archaeological, architectural, restorative efforts.

Bedford Alum Springs Hotel
Edit the third sentence - does not make sense / extra "was". Add information on Liberty purchasing it and an update on investigation.

W.W. Driskill Store
Add a sentence about being private property.

Holt-Ashwell House
"who have cleaned out the house and..."

New London Methodist Church
Keep information

New London Methodist Episcopal Church
Keep information

Restoration
Add updates on investigation and restoration plans

Sandbox
Caroline and I have located in New London, decided to use her sandbox for drafting. (Caroline Liberty/ sandbox)

Evaluation of existing New London, Virginia Article

- contains good information in the article - maybe a few minor edits, but nothing substantial

- additional information is needed

- with more information added, the format of the article may need to be edited

- additional pictures will add to the article

- expanding on certain topics / linking to separate articles on these subjects (see below)

New London, Virginia

Subjects to Expand on in the Article:

- Johnny Hook Case

- Bedford-Alum Springs / historical culture of the springs

- New London Academy

- African American / Native American history (even if to only acknowledge lack of sources)

- update on FNL restoration efforts / funding

Potential Source to Include:

~ Updated reports by Randy Lichtenberger

~ “Chancery Causes: Thomas Cooper vs William Inglis” 1762-001, Bedford County, Virginia.

~ Dabney, Virginius. “Jack Jouett’s Ride.” American Heritage 13, no. 1 (December 1961). Accessed November 27, 2018. http://www.americanheritage.com/content/jack-   jouett%E2%80%99s-ride

~ Guide to the John Hook papers, 1737-1889 and undated. Duke University. https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/hookjohn/

~ Henry, William Wirt. Patrick Henry:  Life, Correspondence, and Speeches, Vol. 2 [Scanned  copy]. New York:  Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1891. Accessed November 26, 2018, from https://archive.org/details/pathenrylife02henrrich/page/482

~ Lewis, Charlene M. Boyer. Ladies and Gentlemen on Display: Planter Society at the Virginia Springs, 1790–1860. The American South Series. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2001. EBSCOhost.

~ Lichtenberger, Randy. The Alum Springs Hotel Property at New London: An Historical Overview. The Friends of New London, April 2018.

~ Moorman, John Jennings. Mineral springs of North America; how to reach, and how to use them.Philadelphia, PA:  Lippincott, 1873. Hathi Trust.

~ Moorman, John Jennings. The mineral waters of the United States and Canada, with a map and plates, and general directions for reaching mineral springs. Baltimore, MD:  Kelly & Piet, 1867. Hathi Trust.

~ Moorman, John Jennings. The Virginia Springs of the South and West:  With maps and plates, and the routes and distances to the various springs. Philadelphia, PA:  J. B. Lippincott, 1859. Hathi Trust.


 * Great sources, arlamoureux. Expand your evaluation of the article. Did your partner contribute or is this all yours? dddonald (talk) 14:06, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

Evaluating an Article Assignment ~ North Attleborough, Massachusetts

- town population has not been edited since the 2010 census

- subjects with existing Wikipedia articles are mentioned but not linked to within the article

- there are almost no citations and there are several unsupported claims in the history section

- the demographics section is based on the 2000 census

- needs serious updating and additional source citations

- provides a basic overview of the town including historical significance and current points of interest