Mercer Hugh Cosby Farm

Mercer Hugh Cosby Farm (HM17HB)

Location: Glen Allen, VA 23059 Henrico County
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N 37° 41.885', W 77° 37.831'

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Significant for its ownership by one African-American family dating back to the late 1800s, Mercer Hugh Cosby built the farmhouse in the 1880s on 52-acres. He grew tobacco and had an orchard on the property. The farm passed to his youngest son William in 1952. William Darl Cosby Sr. became a prominent educator in Henrico County, following his service in World War II. He worked as a teacher and principal through the period of school desegregation in 1969. Until his death in 2006, Mr. Cosby was the curator of the Virginia Randolph Museum, a National Register Landmark.
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HM NumberHM17HB
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Marker NumberHC-31
Year Placed2010
Placed ByCounty of Henrico
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Date Added Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 6:21pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 268083 N 4175574
Decimal Degrees37.69808333, -77.63051667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 41.885', W 77° 37.831'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 41' 53.10" N, 77° 37' 49.86" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5949-5999 Pouncey Tract Rd, Glen Allen VA 23059, US
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