Ben Hur, Virginia

Ben Hur is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States.[1]

History

Ben Hur was founded by Auburn Pridemore.[2] He named the community after the novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lew Wallace.[3]

The Ben Hur post office was established in 1921.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Feature Detail Report for: Ben Hur, Lee County, Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.
  3. ↑ Gallant, Frank K. (27 December 2012). A Place Called Peculiar: Stories About Unusual American Place-Names. Dover Publications. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-486-31081-7.
  4. ↑ "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 September 2014.

Coordinates: 36°43′58″N 83°04′56″W / 36.73278°N 83.08222°W / 36.73278; -83.08222


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