Legend of Joseph Baker’s Tomb on Albin Hill
An Albin legend tells of Joseph Baker who died in 1883 and had his body laid in a stone vault on a hill overlooking peach orchards. The vault is said to house his casket a gun and a dog. locals dispute details while visitors recall the moonlit plaque and the monument’s dramatic view.
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Virginia House of Delegates
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Gavis Committed To Central State Hospital
Patrick Christopher Gavis, 15, found not innocent on three counts of voluntary manslaughter in the deaths of his parents and a brother, was committed to Central State Hospital Petersburg for an undetermined stay in the adolescent unit after a closed October hearing. He also faced two counts of felonious assault in the wounding of two other brothers.
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