Smoky Ordinary, Virginia
Smoky Ordinary is an unincorporated area in Brunswick County, Virginia.[1]
The ordinary that stood on this site catered to travelers on the north-south stage road as early as 1750. During the American Revolution local warehouses were burned by British Colonel Tarleton,[2] and legend says that it was from that occurrence that the ordinary derived its name.
During the Civil War the post office (1832-1964) and inn were spared when a Union officer recognized the inn's owner, Dr. George M. Raney, as being a former classmate at the University of Pennsylvania.[3]
History
"Ordinary" is sometimes used to refer to a tavern or a place where food is sold to the public.[4] The name of this location was sometimes spelled as "Smokey Ordinary".[1] A post office called Smokey Ordinary was established in 1832, and remained in operation until 1964.[5] The town's first name was "Ordinary", but after it burned during the Revolutionary War, the name was prefixed with "Smok(e)y".[6]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smoky Ordinary
- ^ The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. 1958.
- ^ "Smoky Ordinary Historical Marker".
- ^ The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. 1958.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 121.
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