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Bridge in Blairs to memorialize William Pritchett, Pittsylvania County's first Black supervisor


BLAIRS, Va. — The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors Tuesday night voted unanimously to approve a resolution in support of renaming the U.S. Highway 29 Business North bridge in Blairs the William H. Pritchett Memorial Bridge in honor of the first Black supervisor in Pittsylvania County s history.
For supervisor Dr. Charles H. Miller (Banister), the only Black supervisor on today s board, the designation is a win for the community also rife with personal sentiment. From the cartographic location of the bridge to the timing of the memorialization, Miller told the
Star-Tribune, The time is right for this type of action.
Meeting Mr. Pritchett ....

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