Walking Around Emporia, Virginia

After Eric and I finished our chores, we took our Jeep north to Emporia for a walk around town.

The city's water tower looms
above the downtown area.

Paws & Purrs

Pet Spa &

Specialty Shop

Logan's Diner

I like the 1950s color
scheme.

This shop has the cutest

awning!

The Bank by Kahill's
is located in the former
National Bank.

This stately home is located

in the middle of downtown.

The Greensville-Emporia
Historic Museum

Hickford Lodge No. 37 is the first

 Masonic Lodge chartered in

 Greensville County in 1793.

A mural of the main

street decorates the

side of this building.

Railroad tracks cross through

town one block from

main street.

The Greensville County 

Courthouse 

Built in 1781

A stature honoring

Confederate Soldiers

stands in front of the

Courthouse.

First Presbyterian Church 

Established in 1907

The color scheme on this

building is eye-catching.

The Village View
Mansion House
Built in 1790







On December 7, 1864 the Union Army descended on Hicksord, now Emporia to destroy the railroad line that supplied the Confederate Army in Petersburg.  On December 9, Union troops plundered the area and destroyed sixteen miles of railroad track as they retreated to Petersburg.  Because the Union soldiers were said to been drinking Apple Whiskey, locally known as Applejack, while raiding the area, this conflict became known as the Apple Jack Raid.