Mount Holly, Virginia

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Mount Holly is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U. S. state of Virginia.

The plantation houses Bushfield and Spring Grove are nearby and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "W. Tayloe Murphy, 61, Dies; Political, Business Leader". Richmond Times-Dispatch . November 17, 1962. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2024 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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