Benn’s United Methodist Church

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14571 Benns Church Blvd
Smithfield, VA 23430 United States Get Directions
Phone 8504494841
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  • Bygone Beacons: The James River Lighthouses and their Lightkeepers

    Benn's United Methodist Church 14571 Benns Church Blvd, Smithfield, VA, United States

    Imagine the anguish of receiving this telegram, “Your child Gertrude burned yesterday. No chance of recovery.” That was the telegram received by John Filmore Hudgins, Assistant Lightkeeper at Nansemond River Lighthouse in January 1896. When he received it, the telegram was at least a couple of days old, having traveled from its origin in Port Haywood Virginia, near Mobjack Bay, ...

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  • Bygone Beacons: The James River Lighthouses and their Lightkeepers

    Benn's United Methodist Church 14571 Benns Church Blvd, Smithfield, VA, United States

    Imagine the anguish of receiving this telegram, “Your child Gertrude burned yesterday. No chance of recovery.” That was the telegram received by John Filmore Hudgins, Assistant Lightkeeper at Nansemond River Lighthouse in January 1896. When he received it, the telegram was at least a couple of days old, having traveled from its origin in Port Haywood Virginia, near Mobjack Bay, ...

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