Prospect, Virginia
Prospect is an unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States.[1] This town was a stop on the Southside Railroad in the mid-nineteenth Century. This became the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad in 1870 and then a line in the Norfolk and Western Railway and now the Norfolk Southern Railway.[2] The rail line from Burkville to Pamplin City, the stop after Prospect, was converted by Virginia Department of Parks and Recreation into High Bridge Trail State Park.
Prospect | |
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  Prospect Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia  Prospect Prospect (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°18′11″N 78°33′33″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Prince Edward |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prospect, Virginia
- Bright, David L. (2015). "Confederate Railroads - South Side". Confederate Railroads. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
Municipalities and communities of Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States | ||
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| Towns |  Map of Virginia highlighting Prince Edward County | |
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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