A Bit of Deaf History: George R. L. Turberville II
veditzkat June 21, 2019 in ASL 13 Subscribers Subscribe
George Richard Lee Turberville II once owned this Leeton Grove House on Leeton property in Chantilly, Virginia. George was one of four first deaf students in America at Braidwood Institute for the Deaf near Petersburg, Virginia, 1815-1816 then 1817-1818 in Manchester, Virginia. he completed his studies at American School for the Deaf, 1818-1821.
Narrated by Kathleen L. Brockway
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