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pany E. June 16, 1861 in Flint Hill walking from the homestead on Poe’s Road. The first battle they fought in was The First Battle of Manassas. His personal recollections of his part in the war are a part of our treasures of the past. Billy was wounded twice serving along side him.
My brothers James E. and Melvin M. both served during World War II. James was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge, taken prisoner by the Germans for the remainder of the war. Brother Melvin served under General Patton.
I can take you to the grave of my great-great-grandfather and the name in today very legible on a field stone (early 1800’s). The graveyard is a short distance from the steel bridge that crosses the Jordan River on Poe’s Road, also my dear mother was baptized into the Christian Faith in the dead of winter just below this same bridge. My sister, Hazel Poe Sudduth, still owns the family homestead on the Rappahannock River. I hope you can see the high interest my family and the other Poes have in retaining the Poe name in this histroical area that bears so much of our heritage.
Getting back to the controversy that prompted this letter. The Rappahannock County Supervisors adopted the 911 System. The 2 miles section of the road from Rt. 522 to the Settle property was never Poe’s Road nor do we now want it to be. The Settles have expressed to me that they do not want to destroy the heritage of the Poe family nor do we want to cause stress and hard feelings between those concerned. I believe Rappahannock County already has far too much bickering, friend against friend, neighbor against neighbor. I believe we can spend our time and energy more constructively.
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