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by Nadia K. Orton
Posted on May 11, 2020August 19, 2020
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Posted in Featured, Holy Neck Borough, Images, Nansemond CountyTagged church, Historical highway marker, Holy Neck Borough - Suffolk (VA), Nansemond County, National Register of Historic Places, Suffolk VA, Virginia, Virginia Department of Historic Resources

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