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Can you answer this community question about a South Hill place?
Looking for a photo of my Aunt Sallie Maynard’s house that was probably where the Ford dealership is now. I do remember a sawmill being behind the house, last seen in late 1950’s or early 1960’s. My entire maternal family is from South Hill (Harvell, Staples, Merriman, Maynard, Allgood) I am an artist and would…
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Would you join a free virtual call about Mecklenburg, VA history?
I’m passionate about researching Mecklenburg, Virginia history- all of it. The availability of records and the technology to find and access them is always improving. However, as time goes by, the number of people who know stories about the community shrinks, and more of the older buildings and places are lost to time. Although I…
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Boydton: outhouses, early electricity & African American education
The News & Advance 27 Jul 1911, Lynchburg, VA Electricity A newspaper article written in June 1922 talked about the plumbing and electric improvements made to Boydton Institute. I was impressed, like the editor, because this is before the 1935 Roosevelt executive order creating the Rural Electrification Administration (REA), the 1938 Mecklenburg Co-op, and the…
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Boydton’s fire of 1909, damages over $100,000
Boydton 1909 fire, $100,000 damages There are early Virginia Presbyterian records on FamilySearch, but I couldn’t find much about Boydton Presbyterian church. A note in the church history said there were two fires that caused record loss. I looked through newspapers about possible fires that could have affected the Presbyterian church. There were a number…
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The Race to the Dan! Jefferson & Taylor’s Ferries
Taylor’s Ferry & the powder magazine General Nathaniel Greene wrote Thomas Jefferson a letter, requesting the State to “immediately lay up a Magazine of 10,000 barrels of Flour and 5,000 Barrels of Beef and Pork, at Taylor’s Ferry and upwards upon the Roanoke.” The General asked for enough to get them through the winter, including:…
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1774 earthquake & Buffalo Lithia
Earthquakes felt in Mecklenburg Picture from Virginia Department of Energy website Many of us living in Virginia remember where we were and what we were doing August 23, 2011 when a 5.7 earthquake was felt all along the east coast. The epicenter was near the town of Mineral, in Louisa County, Virginia. It was the…
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