Esmont, Virginia
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Esmont is a
2020 Census
was 491.
Esmont, Guthrie Hall, and Mountain Grove are listed the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
History
The town was built from land purchased from the former Esmont
African American population. The area has been populated since the eighteenth century, though it did not acquire a post office until the later nineteenth century.[3]
Slate quarrying began near Esmont in 1883, and by the mid 1920s, the 6000 acre alwas? the nation's largest soapstone producer. The quarry operation stopped in the 1960s due to environmental concerns. At its peak, Esmont had a depot for the Carter Woodson institute.[4]
New Hope Baptist is a historically Black church in Esmont. In 1974, the pastor was Rev. H.J. Scruggs, Jr.[5]
In 1974, Esmont also boasted a Greencroft Garden Club.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Esmont Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Esmont Oral History Project". University of Virginia; The Carter G. Woodson Institute. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ "Esmont Community".
- ^ a b Ford, Frances (December 5, 1974). "Esmont News". Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune.
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