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Thursday,July 22 at 6 pm - Summer Potluck Picnic at the home of Peter and Wanda Shoemaker, 36 Palmyra Church Rd, Edinburg, VA 22824. The house is at Red Banks - just north of Mt Jackson. Directions- take Rte 11 from New Market, through Mt Jackson and turn right at Red Banks Rd (Rte 707) across the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. Green Hope, as the house is known as, is immediately across the road from the junction with Palmyra Church Rd , Rte 698, with the large barn.
Green Hope is situated on an original land grant of 265 acres given by Thomas Lord Fairfax to Griffeth Thomas in 1753. It passed through several hands until it was purchased by Isaac Samuels in 1801. In the same year, he purchased more land to make his plantation 529 acres. Isaac built the current brick house about 1818 and it became the birthplace of Judge Green Berry Samuels, a distinguished congressman and jurist.
Guests welcome - bring a potluck dish with serving utensils, chairs and insect repellent. Paper plates, napkins, cups and silverware, sweet iced tea and bottled water will be provided by the Society.For further details, please contact Caroll Douglas at the address given at the bottom of this page.
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