Template:Did you know nominations/John Baker White (Virginia)

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 19:52, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

John Baker White (clerk of court)

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• ... that during the American Civil War, court clerk John Baker White (pictured) salvaged records from destruction by Union Army forces who later turned the Hampshire County Courthouse into a stable?

• Reviewed: Sheep farming in New Zealand
• Comment: As there is a lot of content within this article, I'm open to alternative hook suggestions.

Created by Caponer (talk). Self nominated at 04:25, 1 July 2013 (UTC).

• New enough, long enough, reliably referenced, and no copyright problems. I assume good faith on the references that I cannot read. The image is free use. The article has a lot of content, but this hook looks fine to me. SL93 (talk) 05:07, 9 July 2013 (UTC)