by Sears Homes | Apr 24, 2014 | Uncategorized |
It was Mr. J. M. Dozier of Lee Hall, VA that purchased Penniman after World War I ended. Thursday, after spending many hours at the York County Courthouse, I learned that Mr. Dozier bought Penniman from DuPont in April 1926, after the U. S. Army left. J. M. Dozier and...
by Sears Homes | Feb 15, 2012 | Uncategorized |
In 1918, Penniman was a real boom town, with 10,000 living in the village and another 10,000 to 20,000 people living in the outlying areas. By 1920, it was all over, and the 250+ houses in the village were boarded up and moved to other places. Penniman, Virginia, sat...
by Sears Homes | Jan 31, 2012 | Uncategorized |
It was called Virginia’s own Ghost Town. Penniman, Virginia, sat on the land now occupied by Cheatham Annex (near Williamsburg) and started – quite literally – as a Boom Town. In late 1916, DuPont selected the site as their 37th munitions plant,...
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