Ruthville, Virginia

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Ruthville is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States.

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History

The community was the central point of the county's free African American population for many years, even before the Civil War (1861–1865). Following Emancipation, the crossroads community included the Mercantile Cooperative Company and Ruthville Training School. The United Sorghum Growers Club also met here. [1]

Earlier known by several other names, the name "Ruthville" recalls local resident Ruth Brown. Her name was selected when the Post Office was established there in 1880. [1]

In 1901, the first Black co-op based on the Rochdale Principles was established in Ruthville. [2] "Community cooperation" was and is very important in this "sparsely populated and overwhelmingly rural" area. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Charles City County Historical Markers: Ruthville". Web Archive. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ Luna, Mira (July 31, 2024). "How to start a worker co-op". sharable. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ Craig, John M. (1987). "Community Cooperation in Ruthville, Virginia 1900-1930" . Phylon. 48 (2): 132–140. doi:10.2307/274777 . Retrieved June 2, 2025.

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