Seminary, Virginia
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
[edit]Seminary was named after the local United Methodist Church seminary.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Seminary, Virginia
- ^ "Lee County Virginia: Stop # 16: Virginia Civil War Trail Marker in Seminary". Leecountyvirginia.blogspot.com. October 19, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ 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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36°48′38″N 82°50′01″W / 36.81056°N 82.83361°W
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