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Garland Gray (November 28, 1901 – July, 1977, nicknamed "Peck" after Peck's Bad Boy) [1] was a long-time Democratic member of the Virginia Senate representing Southside Virginia counties, including his native Sussex.
Pages in category "People from Emporia, Virginia" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
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A Business Route of US 58 exists within Emporia. US 301, the principal south–north route Greensville County and Emporia until it was supplanted by I-95. A spur of US Route 1, it enters Greensville County from North Carolina, serves as a major boulevard in Historic Emporia, and leaves at Sussex County south of Jarratt.
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Emporia has long been a transportation crossroads. The Meherrin River, like the Nottoway River and the Blackwater River, empties to the southeast into Albemarle Sound.The Town of Hicksford (originally Hicks' [7] Ford) was settled by Captain Robert Hicks (1658-1739) in the Virginia Colony, where the Fort Road of eastern Virginia crossed the Meherrin River en route to Fort Christanna.
Greensville County Courthouse Complex is a historic courthouse complex located at South Main Street between Hicksford Avenue and Spring Street in Emporia, Virginia.The three contributing buildings are the two-story, porticoed courthouse built in 1834, the clerk's office built in 1894, and the former Greensville Bank Building, now the county administrator's office, in 1900 and 1907.
Belfield–Emporia Historic District, also known as North Emporia, is a national historic district located at Emporia, Virginia. The district includes 41 contributing buildings in the Belfield section of Emporia. In 1887, the neighboring towns of Hicksford and Belfield merged to form the town of Emporia. The district generally consists of late ...