(1850-1933)
"Frank Trigg came into this world a slave and was buried a retired college president." He was born in 1850 at the Governor's Mansion in Richmond, as his parents, Sarah and Frank Sr., served Governor John B. Floyd. At age 13 he lost an arm in a farming accident and his owner said "since he was no more good with his hands, he'd see how good he could be with his head." His education to come to Hampton Institute where he graduated in 1873, one class year ahead of his friend, Booker T. Washington. They both shared a strong lifetime allegiance to Hampton, as well as to the industrial education movement.HM Number | HM1ENC |
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Date Added | Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 5:03pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 663110 N 4142583 |
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Decimal Degrees | 37.41570000, -79.15680000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 24.942', W 79° 9.408' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 24' 56.52" N, 79° 9' 24.48" W |
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Area Code(s) | 434, 540 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 301 Monroe St, Lynchburg VA 24504, US |
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