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Attendees gather at the cross next to the Cape Henry Lighthouse for the annual Cape Henry Pilgrimage in 1926.

A black and white photograph of the location plan for the proposed college site that would become Virginia Wesleyan College.

Two buildings on the Virginia Tech ornamental/truck research extension center land on Diamond Springs Road in Princess Anne County, Virginia when acquired in 1907.

A brochure outlining the cause for a new college in Tidewater, Virginia.

A boy pulls his wagon of goods at the Women of Wesleyan (WOW) flea market.

The Botanical Garden Society stand at the October 1972 Women of Wesleyan Flea Market. The WOW Flea Market served as a fundraising initiative for the institution.

Picture postcard featuring activity on the Virginia Beach boardwalk, 1909.

Black and white photograph of nineteen of the twenty-two charter trustees, including Counsel Eastwood Herbert. The trustees were gathered at the Admiralty Hotel on Military Highway in Norfolk, Virginia for the organizing meeting of the Board of…

The mayors of five southeastern Virginia cities act as shovel-holders at the Virginia Wesleyen College Village 1 groundbreaking ceremony on July 18, 1965. Each mayor was paired with members of the College Board of Trustees.

Photographs from the Virginia Wesleyan College production, Blood wedding, by Federico Garcia Lorca. Blood wedding was presented by the players on November 14-18, 1972 and directed by Rick Hite.

Bishop Goodson at the podium during the 1974 Virginia Wesleyan College commencement ceremony.

Vacationers at the beach in Virginia Beach on an unspecified date.

Barrels on unspecified land in Princess Anne County, Va.

A black and white photograph of C and P Telephone Company manager Bailey Condrey (left) and the first dean of the college, Dr. Robert C. Provine, looking at a site plan for the new college.

The back side of President Johnston addressing spectators at the Virginia Wesleyan College Village 1 groundbreaking ceremony on July 18, 1965.

The legal document establishing the Virginia Wesleyan College corporation.

The annual Princess Anne Garden Club Rose Show in 1953.

On February 18, 1966, the Virginian-Pilot newspaper published an announcement about the first three students enrolled at Virginia Wesleyan College.

Amphibious training with landing craft at Ft. Story, Virginia.

Three unidentified African American men who appear to be working on a farm as evidenced by the plow behind them.