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| Newsoms is near the N.C. border in the Virginia tidewater region. Leave I-95 at Emporia, VA, take US-58 east 23 miles, turn south on VA-35, then left on Grays Shop Rd. into Newsoms. Then follow signs to Franklin on General Thomas Highway about 2 miles, then left onto Cypress Bridge Rd , then left again onto Thomaston Rd. |
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From Newsoms, head east toward Franklin on General Thomas Hwy. (Hwy.
671) for 2 miles. Turn left onto Cypress Bridge Rd. (Hwy. 674), then turn
left immediately onto Thomaston Rd. Thomaston is a white private home at
2837 Chickamauga Dr. and is indicated by an historical marker. Visits can
be made by appointment.
For more information contact the Franklin Public Library, tel. |
The Rochelle house, family of Thomas's mother |
Southampton Cty. courthouse in Courtland where Thomas read law. |
Courtesy of the :
Linda Updike, pres.
Lucy Beale
Kitty Futrell
Lisa and John Skeeters
Dan Balfour
A county steeped in history
Bring George Thomas home.
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