pre-Civil War
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A. In many ways, the campus feels the same—the curving brick paths, the historic pre-Civil War era buildings and the genteel feel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Once upon a time, in places like pre-Civil War Virginia and North Carolina, the law forbade enslaved people from gathering for any reason, even to worship.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2025
The charge is a pre-Civil War statute colloquially known as seaman’s manslaughter that was designed to hold steamboat captains and crew responsible for maritime disasters.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024
Originally, the deep-sea hunters who started searching for the pre-Civil War steamship in the 1980s had their eye on the same prize usually found in pirate chests.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
It had been built on the site of a pre-Civil War prison called Snake Hill.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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