Lunenburg County. Area 430 Square Miles. Formed in 1746 from Brunswick. Named for King George II, who was also duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg. Tarleton passed though the county in 1781.
Mecklenburg County. Area 669 . . . — — Map (db m31875) HM
Two miles south of Kenbridge stood Craig's Mill on Flat Rock Creek. There flour was ground and supplies were stored for the Revolutionary army. Tarleton, the British cavalryman, burned the mill in July, 1781, when raiding through the Southside. Rev. . . . — — Map (db m31868) HM
Two miles southwest of Kenbridge stood Craig's Mill on Flat Rock Creek. The Rev. James Craig, minister of Cumberland Parish and proponent of American independence, purchased the property in 1775 and built a complex that included a fulling and grist . . . — — Map (db m182556) HM
Near this intersection stood Kennedy's Store, one of the first buildings, and early post office, of "Tinkling." This is the original store building with Mr. William F. Kennedy standing in the doorway. The land had formerly been owned by William . . . — — Map (db m182554) HM
Lunenburg County. Lunenburg County was formed in 1746 from Brunswick County. Named for King George II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a German possession of England's Hanoverian kings, Lunenburg County's territory originally included the . . . — — Map (db m31878) HM
In June 1864, to deny Gen. Robert E. Lee the use of the South Side R.R. and the Richmond and Danville R.R., Gen. Ulysses S. Grant sent Gen. James H. Wilson and Gen. August V. Kautz south of Petersburg on a cavalry raid to destroy track and . . . — — Map (db m20172) HM
Three miles west stood St. John’s Protestant
Episcopal Church of Cumberland Parish. Bishop
William Meade consecrated the building, later
known as St. John’s Woodend, in 1832. The Rev.
Charles C. Taliaferro was its first minister. The
church’s . . . — — Map (db m107697) HM
Kenbridge was settled during the late nineteenth century as a farming community. It was originally named Tinkling for a post office that was established here in Feb. 1890. The Virginia Railway laid its track through the community by 1907 and a . . . — — Map (db m31869) HM
In memory of the
Confederate Soldiers
of Lunenburg County,
and the cause for which
they fought from
1861 to 1865
(side)
The fame and deeds
of heroes wil live
(rear)
We fought for
the sovereignty
of the . . . — — Map (db m20214) HM
William Howard and Dabney Cosby, who had
worked for Thomas Jefferson, completed this
courthouse in 1827. The second courthouse to
occupy this site, it is a temple-form building
employing the Doric order and was influenced by
Jefferson’s Roman . . . — — Map (db m107577) HM
In 1880 a German Lutheran minister, the Rev. W. R. Buehler, a well-educated man who had worked for five years as a missionary in Africa, moved with his family to Green Bay, Virginia. He had not been in Green Bay long when the black community, . . . — — Map (db m31035) HM
In 1880 a German Lutheran minister, the Rev. W.R. Buehler, a well-educated man who had worked for five years as a missionary in Africa, moved with his family to Green Bay, VA. He had not been in Green Bay long when the African American . . . — — Map (db m180619) HM
[Captions:]
Patrick Henry Hotel and Theatre
Victoria, Virginia
One of our five warehouses where we carry a full line of building material, household goods and hardware
Victoria Supply Company, Victoria, Virginia
Bank of . . . — — Map (db m182567) HM
African American patrons, lacking facilities for secondary education, established Lunenburg Training School here about 1920. The school benefited from the support of the Jeanes Fund, which sponsored African American supervisors of education in rural . . . — — Map (db m182557) HM
Nathaniel Lee Hawthorne, civil rights leader,
campaigned for racial and social justice for the
people of Southside Virginia. A native of
Lunenburg County and a World War II veteran, he
conducted his work despite death threats and
other attempts . . . — — Map (db m107599) HM
[Captions:]
Henry Huttleston Rogers (left)
Born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, Henry Huttleston Rogers was a well-known businessman and financier. Rogers co-founded the Virginian Railway and was good friends with Mark Twain. Rogers . . . — — Map (db m182562) HM
[Captions:]
Dave's Auto Treat
First school house in Victoria
First pumper 1941 Chevrolet (watch out)
1941 Chevrolet Oren Fire Truck
First factory-built fire truck for the town, built in Roanoke, Virginia and delivered . . . — — Map (db m182569) HM
[Captions:]
Victoria Yard
July 5, 1911
Last passenger train
January 29, 1956
Aerial view of Virginian Railway Yard in Victoria, 1957
Turntable and roundhouse
Late 1950's . . . — — Map (db m182560) HM
To the south stood the Glebe House of Cumberland
Parish, residence of Anglican minister Rev. James
Craig from 1759 until his death in 1795. An
ardent patriot during the Revolutionary War,
Craig allowed his mill on Flat Rock Creek to be
used as . . . — — Map (db m107640) HM
On May 13, 1947, several African American leaders in Lunenburg County met at First Baptist Church in Victoria to discuss the need for a centrally located building large enough to accommodate county-wide gatherings. Out of a need to deal with . . . — — Map (db m182559) HM
On May 13, 1947, several African-American leaders in Lunenburg County met at First Baptist Church in Victoria to discuss the need for a centrally located building large enough to accommodate countywide gatherings and educational activities . . . — — Map (db m31856) HM
The town of Victoria, located halfway between Roanoke and Norfolk, was conceived in 1906 when the Virginian Railway was built to transport coal from Southwest Virginia to Tidewater. Henry H. Rogers, builder of the Virginian Railway, probably named . . . — — Map (db m20236) HM
