Seminary, Virginia

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Seminary is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, in the United States. [1] The community was previously known as Turkey Cove. During the American Civil War, the 64th Virginia Infantry trained on the community's church grounds, partly because its chaplain was Reuben Steele. [2]

History

Seminary was named after the local United Methodist Church seminary. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Seminary, Virginia
  2. "Lee County Virginia: Stop # 16: Virginia Civil War Trail Marker in Seminary". Leecountyvirginia.blogspot.com. October 19, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  3. Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 18. ISBN   978-1-57072-256-1.

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