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{{Short description|Community in Virginia}}
'''Pughsville''' is an unincorporated community in Virginia. It is now part of [[Suffolk, Virginia]],<ref name=drain>http://wtkr.com/2016/02/07/suffolk-man-asking-city-for-help-with-flooded-backyard/</ref> formerly [[Nansemond County]].
'''Pughsville''' is a community in [[Virginia]]. It was part of [[Nansemond County, Virginia]] which ceased to exist when it was merged into [[Suffolk, Virginia]] in the 1970s. The Pughsville community is now in the northern part of [[Suffolk, Virginia]]<ref name=drain>{{cite web|url=http://wtkr.com/2016/02/07/suffolk-man-asking-city-for-help-with-flooded-backyard/|title=Suffolk man asking city for help with flooded backyard|date=8 February 2016|publisher=}}</ref> along the border with [[Chesapeake, Virginia]].


Pughsville is served by [[Nansemond River High School]]. The actor [[James Avery (actor)|James Avery]], the dad on [[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]], was born there.<ref name="III2014">{{cite book|author=Harris M. Lentz III|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LQKhAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA16|date=20 May 2014|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-7665-7|pages=16–}}</ref> It is located in the area of [[Suffolk, Virginia]] and [[Chesapeake, Virginia]]. It is a woodsy area where African-Americans settled. The origins of the name are unclear.<ref name="pilotonline">{{cite web|url=https://pilotonline.com/news/local/history/what-s-in-a-name-pughsville-chesapeake-suffolk/article_997e94b8-c237-5183-9062-13fbe22da9ad.html|title=What's in a name? &#124; Pughsville, Chesapeake-Suffolk &#124; Hampton Roads History|website=pilotonline.com|accessdate=2017-12-28}}</ref> A road through the area shares the Pughsville name as well as a park with a playground. Pughsville is home to the Union Baptist Church.
Pughsville is served by [[Nansemond River High School]]. The actor [[James Avery]], whose main parts include Uncle Phil on ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]] and Shredder on [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|TMNT 1987]]'' was born there.<ref name="III2014">{{cite book|author=Harris M. Lentz III|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LQKhAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA16|date=20 May 2014|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-7665-7|pages=16–}}</ref> It is located in the area of [[Suffolk, Virginia]] and [[Chesapeake, Virginia]]. It is a woodsy area where African-Americans settled. The origins of the name are unclear.<ref name="pilotonline">{{cite web|url=https://pilotonline.com/news/local/history/what-s-in-a-name-pughsville-chesapeake-suffolk/article_997e94b8-c237-5183-9062-13fbe22da9ad.html|title=What's in a name? &#124; Pughsville, Chesapeake-Suffolk &#124; Hampton Roads History|website=pilotonline.com|access-date=2017-12-28}}</ref> A road through the area, Pughsville Road / SR 659, shares the Pughsville name along with Old Pughsville Road which runs into Chesapeake.


Pughsville Park has a playground and looping trail. Pughsville is home to the New Hope Baptist Church.
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A 1949 report from a union meeting in Atpantic City, New Jersey lists a Union of Veneer Box and Barrel Workers Union in Pughsville.<ref name="(U.S.)1940">{{cite book|author=Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)|title=Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the Congress of Industrial Organizations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R4lHAQAAIAAJ|year=1940}}</ref>


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A 1949 report from a union meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey lists a Veneer Box and Barrel Workers Union in Pughsville.<ref name="(U.S.)1940">{{cite book|author=Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)|title=Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the Congress of Industrial Organizations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R4lHAQAAIAAJ|year=1940}}</ref>
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The area has been served by rail lines.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=5WRUAAAAMAAJ&q=pughsville,+virginia&dq=pughsville,+virginia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwje3vm14MvbAhXp54MKHQqrApA4PBDoAQg1MAQ</ref>

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The area has been served by rail lines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5WRUAAAAMAAJ&q=pughsville,+virginia|title=Seatrade|date=11 June 1981|publisher=Seatrade Publications|via=Google Books}}</ref>


Drainage issues have been a problem in the area.<ref name=drain/>
Drainage issues have been a problem in the area.<ref name=drain/>
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Latest revision as of 04:17, 9 July 2024

Pughsville is a community in Virginia. It was part of Nansemond County, Virginia which ceased to exist when it was merged into Suffolk, Virginia in the 1970s. The Pughsville community is now in the northern part of Suffolk, Virginia[1] along the border with Chesapeake, Virginia.

Pughsville is served by Nansemond River High School. The actor James Avery, whose main parts include Uncle Phil on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Shredder on TMNT 1987 was born there.[2] It is located in the area of Suffolk, Virginia and Chesapeake, Virginia. It is a woodsy area where African-Americans settled. The origins of the name are unclear.[3] A road through the area, Pughsville Road / SR 659, shares the Pughsville name along with Old Pughsville Road which runs into Chesapeake.

Pughsville Park has a playground and looping trail. Pughsville is home to the New Hope Baptist Church.

A 1949 report from a union meeting in Atlantic City, New Jersey lists a Veneer Box and Barrel Workers Union in Pughsville.[4]

The area has been served by rail lines.[5]

Drainage issues have been a problem in the area.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Suffolk man asking city for help with flooded backyard". 8 February 2016.
  2. ^ Harris M. Lentz III (20 May 2014). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013. McFarland. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-0-7864-7665-7.
  3. ^ "What's in a name? | Pughsville, Chesapeake-Suffolk | Hampton Roads History". pilotonline.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  4. ^ Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.) (1940). Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
  5. ^ "Seatrade". Seatrade Publications. 11 June 1981 – via Google Books.

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