Pughsville, Virginia
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Pughsville is a community in Virginia. It is now part of Suffolk, Virginia,[1] and was formerly a settlement in Nansemond County.
Pughsville is served by Nansemond River High School. The actor James Avery, the dad on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, 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. Pughsville Park has a playground and looping trail. Pughsville is home to the Union Baptist Church.
A 1949 report from a union meeting in Atpantic City, New Jersey lists a Union of 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
- ^ a b "Suffolk man asking city for help with flooded backyard". 8 February 2016.
- ^ Harris M. Lentz III (20 May 2014). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013. McFarland. pp. 16–. ISBN 978-0-7864-7665-7.
- ^ "What's in a name? | Pughsville, Chesapeake-Suffolk | Hampton Roads History". pilotonline.com. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
- ^ Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.) (1940). Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
- ^ "Seatrade". Seatrade Publications. 11 June 1981 – via Google Books.
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