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4 unusual facts about Stonewall


Lake Lyndon B. Johnson

In addition to his work to enact the Rural Electrification Act that formed the basis for building the Highland Lakes, President Johnson owned a ranch on the lake (which was separate and apart from the LBJ Ranch in Stonewall, Texas), and he and Mrs. Johnson entertained national and foreign dignitaries on the lake during his vice presidency and presidency.

Libraries and the LGBT community

In the post-Stonewall era, the role of libraries in providing information and services to LGBTQ individuals has been a topic of discussion in library profession.

Stonewall, Louisiana

Richard Burford is the Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 7, which includes DeSoto Parish and the adjacent southern portion of Caddo Parish.

Stonewall, Texas

It was named for Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson, by Israel P. Nunez, who established a stage station near the site in 1870.


Azalea Park, Florida

Schools within the neighborhood include Azalea Park Elementary School, Chickasaw Elementary School, Dover Shores Elementary, Englewood Elementary School, Stonewall Jackson Middle School, and Colonial High School.

Barbara Fritchie Handicap

According to legend, Fritchie, a 95-year-old woman at the time, stood in the street and attempted to block or at least antagonize Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and his troops by waving the Union flag as they marched through Frederick, Maryland on their campaign to the Battle of Gettysburg.

Battle of Winchester

First Battle of Winchester, a battle fought on May 25, 1862 during Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign during the American Civil War

Cairo 52

The Cairo 52 were featured in a documentary by After Stonewall Productions, narrated by Janeane Garofalo, entitled Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World.

Dennis Freeman

The seat, which covers all of DeSoto and ten precincts of adjoining Caddo Parish, went to a Republican, Richard Burford of Stonewall, the easy winner of the November 17 general election.

Dwight Ewell

Ewell has worked with film producer Christine Vachon twice, on the films Stonewall and Kiss Me, Guido.

Fred Weller

He has also appeared in several well-received films, such as Stonewall, The Business of Strangers, The Shape of Things, and the 2000 drama/miniseries The Beach Boys: An American Family portraying the character Brian Wilson.

Gabriel Prosser

Tim Barry, a singer/songwriter from Richmond, wrote and performed “Prosser’s Gabriel” for the album 28th & Stonewall.

General Jackson

Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Confederate general in the United States Civil War

LGBT history in New York

The commemorative march held one year after the riots, organized by the impetus of Craig Rodwell, owner of the Oscar Wilde Bookshop, drew 5,000 marchers up New York City's Sixth Avenue, which drew nationwide publicity and put the Stonewall events on the historical map and led to the modern-day pride marches.

Martin Duberman

He has written more than twenty books, including ones about James Russell Lowell (a National Book Award finalist), Charles Francis Adams, Sr. (Bancroft Prize winner), Paul Robeson, Stonewall, a biography of Howard Zinn and the memoir Cures: A Gay Man's Odyssey.

Mary Anna Jackson

Mary Anna Morrison Jackson (July 21, 1831–March 24, 1915) was the second wife, and subsequently widow, of Confederate Army general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.

Michael Chioldi

He made his San Francisco Opera debut as Dr. Falke in Die Fledermaus in 1996 and the following year appeared as Shaunard in La bohème and in the roles of Jack, Supervisor Kopp, and Stonewall Girl, in the West Coast premiere of Stewart Wallace's opera Harvey Milk, based on the life of the San Francisco politician and gay rights activist Harvey Milk, who was assassinated in 1978.

National Union of Students LGBT Campaign

Stonewall, The National Aids Trust, Unison LGBT and others have joined the NUS with the campaign against the ban.

Preservation efforts of the Fredericksburg battlefield

Over this ground Federal troops under Maj. Gen. George Meade and Brig. Gen. John Gibbon launched their assault against Lt. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's Confederates holding the southern portion of the Army of Northern Virginia's line at Fredericksburg.

Richard Ben-Veniste

Richard Ben-Veniste and George Frampton, Stonewall: The Real Story of the Watergate Prosecution Simon & Schuster, 1977, ISBN 0-671-22463-8

Rosie Wilby

In 2012, she appeared at the Bloomsbury Theatre alongside Jen Brister, Zoe Lyons and Susan Calman in aid of Stonewall UK charity event which was headlined by Sarah Millican.

Scally the Dog

When the independent production company, Stonewall Productions took over producing Children's ITV in April '89, Scally was kept on and appeared alongside the new presenter, Jerry Foulkes in the afternoons for the rest of '89.

In Summer 1989, when Stonewall's Children's ITV summer mornings service launched, he appeared with new recruits, Clive Warren and Jeanne Downs as well.

Selkirk—Interlake

In addition to Selkirk, the riding includes the communities of St. Andrews, St. Clements, Rockwood, Woodlands, Brokenhead, Stonewall and the R.M. of Bifrost

Shirley Summerskill

Her mother Edith Summerskill had also been a Labour MP and government minister; her nephew, Ben Summerskill, is chief executive of the UK gay equality charity Stonewall.

Stonewall Jackson House

It is the only house that General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson ever owned.

Stonewall Jackson's Headquarters Museum

Later, while commanding the 4th Virginia Infantry, Moore offered his home to serve as the headquarters for Confederate Major General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.

Stonewall Jackson's Way

The title Stonewall Jackson's Way was used for Stonewall Jackson's Way, a board wargame published by Avalon Hill in 1992.

Thomas R. Ranson

Today, local folks in Ansted, in an area which became the new State of West Virginia, tend the gravesite of the young mother and speak of her little orphaned boy who grew up to be the legendary Stonewall Jackson.

Utah Stonewall Democrats

The word "Stonewall" in the group's name refers to the Stonewall riots of 1969, a pivotal event in the history of protecting equal rights for LGBT people.


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