Site Of Washed Away Bridge On Belmead
February 28, 2022 - The road to the mansion at St Emma used to share common access from the highway with the road to St Francis de Sales. Th...
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Abandoned Nave in African American School for Girls
February 27, 2022 - The St Francis de Sales School for African American girls was founded in 1899. After graduating over 5,000 young ladies...
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Plantation Era Granary
February 25, 2022 - The granary was built on the Belmead plantation in the lowlands not too far from the James River. Most of the stones wer...
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Graveyard for Enslaved at Belmead
February 24, 2022 - A quarter mile or so from the Belmead mansion is a graveyard. I'm not sure anyone knows how many people are actually bur...
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Enslaved to Empowered
February 23, 2022 - "Enslaved to Empowered" is the tagline some graduates of St Emma use when they describe how they feel about this buildin...
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Confederate General Cocke Commits Suicide
February 22, 2022 - I'm turning a concept into a project: the abandoned St Emma and St Francis de Sales buildings represent the best and the...
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