Near Green Bay in Prince Edward County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Twin Lakes State Park
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Parks & Recreational Areas.
Location. 37° 10.54′ N, 78° 16.734′ W. Marker is near Green Bay, Virginia, in Prince Edward County. It is at the intersection of County Road 629 and Goodwin Lake Road, on the left when traveling west on County Road 629. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 788 Co Rd 629, Green Bay VA 23942, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont, in Southside Virginia, and specifically in Central Virginia. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pushing the Boundaries (approx. half a mile away); Prince Edward State Park: A Refuge of Freedom (approx. half a mile away); Prince Edward State Park for Negroes (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Prince Edward State Park for Negroes (approx. 1.6 miles away); Prince Edward County / Nottoway County (approx. 2.3 miles away); CCC Company 1390 (approx. 3.3 miles away); Blanche Kelso Bruce (approx. 3.3 miles away); Sharon Baptist Church (approx. 3.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Green Bay.
Also see . . . Twin Lakes State Park (Virginia). Wikipedia article about the park (Submitted on September 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Additional commentary.
1. About Twin Lakes State Park and the marker
Twin Lakes State Park is historically two distinct parks -- Goodwin Lake and Prince Edward Lake, for Whites and Blacks respectively during the 1950s. The National Register plaque stands on the
— Submitted September 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Additional keywords. segregation; Jim Crow South
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 275 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
