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Works Project Administration – Articles from Rockingham County
HOUSES
1. SUBJECT:
Chambers Home.
2. LOCATION:
South Water Street, Bridgewater, Virginia.
3. DATE:
Unknown.
4. OWNERS:
The present owner is a stepmother of Mrs. Lydia Chambers, who is not a resident of our city. The owner is a
very old lady and lives in some part of Indiana.
5. DESCRIPTION:
This is an abandoned, partially tumbled down shack, yet it is associated with the early town history.
6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
This house is near the banks of North River. It withstood the ravages of the great floods of 1870-7, and the
recent spring flood of 1937. Then it was occupied but now is abandoned.
7. ART:
None.
8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Informants: Mr. A.J. Anderson, Bridgewater, Virginia.
Mr. W.A. Byerly, Bridgewater, Virginia.
May 10, 2024 W.A. Byerly
Bridgewater, VA
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HOUSES
1. SUBJECT:
Chambers Home.
2. LOCATION:
South Water Street, Bridgewater, Virginia.
3. DATE:
Unknown.
4. OWNERS:
The present owner is a stepmother of Mrs. Lydia Chambers, who is not a resident of our city. The owner is a
very old lady and lives in some part of Indiana.
5. DESCRIPTION:
This is an abandoned, partially tumbled down shack, yet it is associated with the early town history.
6. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
This house is near the banks of North River. It withstood the ravages of the great floods of 1870-7, and the
recent spring flood of 1937. Then it was occupied but now is abandoned.
7. ART:
None.
8. SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Informants: Mr. A.J. Anderson, Bridgewater, Virginia.
Mr. W.A. Byerly, Bridgewater, Virginia.
May 10, 2024 W.A. Byerly
Bridgewater, VA
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