Sometimes we forget to admire the things that were created in the past that we use today. We learned about how things went from bad to good because of a very important person, William A. Handley or "Captain Handley". Now I'm going to tell you about Captain Handley, and the wonderful things he did for this town.
The gold rush was a great spike in mining for people that wanted to have money, or use it for other goods, gold was even found in our county. Captain Handley installed a railroad in Roanoke so that things could get imported and exported in a faster and easier way. Captain Handley firmly belived that education was the key to success, therefore he opened up The Handley Mills for kids that couldn't afford to go to school, and he also payed some children schools fee. It was hard for native American during the time of the Indian Removal Act, but land opened up for people like Captain Handley just like the places we went to as we retraced his footsteps.
He had did the most unforgettable thing ever as we learned that he had donated to build Handley High School, he never acted above anyone. Walking in the footsteps of Captain Handley have taught me things I never knew about Roanoke, so I guess you could say that this town was boomin in the past!
The gold rush was a great spike in mining for people that wanted to have money, or use it for other goods, gold was even found in our county. Captain Handley installed a railroad in Roanoke so that things could get imported and exported in a faster and easier way. Captain Handley firmly belived that education was the key to success, therefore he opened up The Handley Mills for kids that couldn't afford to go to school, and he also payed some children schools fee. It was hard for native American during the time of the Indian Removal Act, but land opened up for people like Captain Handley just like the places we went to as we retraced his footsteps.
He had did the most unforgettable thing ever as we learned that he had donated to build Handley High School, he never acted above anyone. Walking in the footsteps of Captain Handley have taught me things I never knew about Roanoke, so I guess you could say that this town was boomin in the past!
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