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New Hope & Court House NNO3661 |
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Since the establishment of the Court House during the mid-eighteenth century this area has served as a community center for the entire county. During the Revolution and the Civil War the area was the site of military encampments. A tavern built in the colonial era was destroyed by fire and replaced by a house and store owned first by the Nances and later by the Majors. Landmarks in the Court House area have included a blacksmith shop, county jail, post office (est. 1803), Hubbard’s store, Greenway School , Charity School (est. 1810) and Charles City High School (est. 1924). Prominent area homes include Greenway, Mons Sacre, Woodpark and the Brown-Jones House. The area east of the Glebe Creek was known as New Hope . Area landmarks have included the store of Fielding Lewis, the Glebe Lane School , Waddill’s Mill and Haupt’s Store, earlier known as Major’s Store. Prominent area homes include the Glebe of Westover Parish, Little Glebe, Bush Hill, the home of several doctors, and Millford, the home of Edmund Waddi
Charles City County, Virginia
John Tyler Memorical Hwy Charles City County Virginia.
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