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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM214D_sharon-baptist-church_Green-Bay-VA.html
On this site prior to 1745 the Church of England's
Raleigh Parish established Sandy River Chapel.
Construction was completed on a new wooden
church by 1765, some of which is believed to
survive within the present building. In 1782 several
dif…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRY5_blanche-kelso-bruce_Green-Bay-VA.html
Blanche Kelso Bruce, African American political leader, was born into slavery south of here on 1 Mar. 1841. He grew up in Virginia, Mississippi, and Missouri before escaping slavery during the Civil War. In 1869 Bruce moved back to Mississippi and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKRE_ccc-company-1390_Green-Bay-VA.html
A short distance west is the site of Camp Gallion, home from 1933 to 1941 of Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1390. This all-African American company performed extensive work in the present-day Prince Edward-Gallion State Forest. Company 1390 b…