Virginia's back roads and rural areas are dotted with traces of
once-thriving communities. General stores, train depots, schools,
churches, banks, and post offices provide intriguing details of a
way of life now gone. The buildings may be empty or repurposed
today, the existing community may be struggling to survive or
rebuilding itself in a new and different way, but the story behind
each community's original development is an interesting and
important footnote to the development of Virginia and the United
States.
"Lost Communities of Virginia" documents thirty small
communities from throughout the Commonwealth that have lost their
original industry, transportation mode, or way of life. Using
contemporary photographs, historical information, maps, and
excerpts of interviews with longtime residents of these
communities, the book documents the present conditions, recalls
past boom times, and explains the role of each community in
regional settlement.
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