I grew up in Appomattox, VA
How long ago did you leave?
For about 20 yrs (79-99), I would go to Appomattox almost every weekend between the third week in November to the first week in Jan. We hunted Cumberland county. Only decent place to eat was in Appomattox.
Was stationed at Ft. Lee (78-79), and we would run the Petersburg National Battlefield at least twice a week. Find minnie balls, pieces of clothing, parts of canteens, etc. all the time.
The whole area is a history lesson.
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My Mother’s family was scattered all over Appomattox and Buckingham counties. We moved from Baltimore and my folks built a house in Vera in 1961. I graduated from Appomattox High School in 1969. I was accepted at Virginia Tech, but was holding back waiting on an appointment to USAFA. My physical for USAFA was at Fort Lee. Funny, but AFROTC wouldn’t accept the USAFA physical from Fort Lee (Army?), so I had to retake it at Langley, AFB a few weeks later. When I got to USAFA, they had lost my records and I had to retake the physical again. My parents passed away in ‘78 and ‘89. We still have 68 acres of land there. I was railroaded out of the Academy after 2 years by a AOC who had to get rid of 5 of our group. I ended up working for large contractors in DOE and DOD, and still get invited back to Academy reunions (one coming up in September).