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Martinsville-Henry County History #1

Across
First African-American elected to Martinsville City Council and served 1968-1980, including two terms as mayor
Home of Governor Thomas Bahnson & Anne Pocahontas Bassett Stanley
Retired anesthesiologist who has dedicated his retirement to area restoration
Born in Martinsville in 1958, became United States Army 4-Star General, graduate of Virginia State University
Head of the militia for Henry County Forces during the Revolutionary War
Former name of Fieldale
Served as Martinsville Mayor (1912-1914), U. S. Marshal (1914-1921), U. S. House of Representatives (1931-1946), U. S. Senate (1946)
First Governor of Virginia, lived in Henry County from 1779 until 1784
Retired teacher from Martinsville who was the third woman elected to the General Assembly of Virginia and served two consecutive two-year terms
Established Saint Mary’s Hospital and a social and commercial hub for African Americans in Martinsville
Martinsville’s oldest public cemetery, established as part of the First Episcopal Church on land donated by Marshall Hairston
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Actually a two-million gallon concrete reservoir built by George Tilden “Cap’n Til” Lester around 1920
Harlem Renaissance poet, lived in Martinsville during her youth
Named for Benjamin _____, a surgeon in the Revolutionary War
Colonel in the American Revolutionary War and a Brigadier General in the War of 1812, built Beaver Creek in 1776, donated land for the Historic Henry County Courthouse
Martinsville’s namesake
Served as Martinsville Mayor (1884-1888) and U. S. House of Representatives (1887-1889)
First person buried in Oakwood Cemetery around 1888
Originally the J. S. Teague home on Church Street in Martinsville, converted to the __________ Hospital with 20 beds in 1921