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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
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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
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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
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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
