Tag: tobacco
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Alvy Dortch left Mecklenburg for economic reasons
Alvin (Alvy) Dortch endured many tragedies and hardships. He was one of five children. His mother Sarah Poythress died when he was only age 9. His father and two other siblings died by the time he was age 14. He also suffered from severe depression. I assume Alvin’s older sister Martha was like a mother…
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Boydton train depot
When I first saw this picture, I wondered where the depot was? I’d been to Boydton several times but had not seen a depot. I’m told it had been torn down, and that it used to be located on the south side of the tracks on Washington street, (the street seen crossing the tracks in…
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Tobacco-Mecklenburg’s cash crop
I love this picture of 3 sisters linked arm in arm. I think they look adorable! I like to imagine from the way they look here that they were friends, and stood by each other through both good times and tough times. This is the only picture I know of, with my Virginia family on…
Julie's Mecklenburg, Virginia Discoveries 