Greensville County High School - Riparian Yearbook (Emporia, VA)

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A T shaped house built by Coi John Chambliss. The windows on tazewell-robinson house LUNDY-SCOTT PLACE - 1 840 called Oakland and Dry Bread Plan¬ tation OAK HURST OR JUNCTION FARM-1790 It was called Junction Farm because it was at the junction of 2 railroads. the first level extend down to the floor and have 20 panes in each. The mantel is carved out of walnut and the floors are made of pine boards Each of the rooms have large fireplaces . ree nt SPRING HILL 1856. called ' The White House” George Washington crossed the bridge over the Vleherrin st Hicks Ford, April 16. 1 791 He called it a small, but decent house. There was an ordinary in the house. Spring Hill has chimneys of colonial brick, probably brought from England as ballast. -ASr £l?UN5WICn Courrrr Scene of first Court 1781. Later Belfield Seminary. State Historical Soo TABLE OF CONTENTS SOCIAL FEST SPORTS FEST CLUJBS OLASS AWARDS . . {. ADMINISTRATI PEOPLE FEST (ggPILCtQUE BUSINESS FEST THE HOUSE HOUSE-1802 W i LT.i f 1 1 ; i a i W ' t J H 1 ll j i •, Ajoo-ru COOnl IWA

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Greensville County High Scho ol Harding Street Emporia, Virginia 23847 Volume 55 EAGLE ' 81

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CEDAR LAWN Better Known as Chaplin Place Famous for its magnolias end box ' wood hedges planted over 100 years ago. The mantel in the living room, carved and painted white is exactly like the one in Jefferson Davis home in Richmond. WALNUT GROVE 1820 c. s 0 liee rite fit-lid 17 $ - ? !w the ja.-.kson-heMd Episcopal “ ■ :■ Gir s ' - ! uilriing is i- oki psantalivjr: home r-.oiit by Hub- bar 1 Wyatt 25 Neg ;o eerp©n- .‘ did all the ongma; woodcarving Ai id in the mantel pieces and ■ .» where about tr.e house • ’M S M a®; ; i ®!! ; ' J i 1 v «,££ :-w ■ ' ' ■ CiM A. Ar overseas house on the Bstte Plantation. With.,, 3 miles of two civil war Skirmishes Fort Hiil and Errie nidge Bullet noies are lodged in the kitchen door, the nouse is S miles west of Emporia. i»uT rt PT©hS COJhSTH The home of iienry Bnggs. The first appointed superintendent of Green¬ sville Sussex public schools in 18 70 Suggs retired in 1883 and reopened n:$ p.-wate school at Village View. Whe ' the Elementary school Opened as the ' st school in Emporia, ne became the f. principal A pile C ’ . : bricks sis all that remain or Sr-gg s academy Tne Gi-eensvilla County Courthouse, originally built in 1787. after many renovations is in the Roman Revival | style popuiarireo by Thomas Jeffer- • son m, the State Capitol Building in i Richmond. The Temple portico was ‘ added after 1 905. WEAVER PRUITT HOUSE This handsomely built home is perhaps the best kept home m me city It has been kept largely as it was originally furnished. the house s located on the original grounds i ;ne Chambliss home. The Chaim-ilss burial grounds are behind the Weaver Pruitt House. , Village view tr ; • V. r ' ■ •V.rnatfts and fam : W - ' f VSi.{ iS.a iavv office h RJCC 0 0? -is u ' nqvte ar cr tj • 1 • g dm i f pres n • r ' ive 0- small W- ! ' , f o i t t -it ' • ' od It later rje-f a ■ ■ ; . Si Di.f ]C -•n .ify {, tr e ,“V , ,, • L UEGAp IRON WORKS Si.-!;. DiNG anc ;.v.- , ' juishnd example t bu-iu- -ys oo.pu ar at the tor - ctM:U«y