by Sears Homes | Feb 19, 2018 | Uncategorized |
While little is known about the men who worked at Penniman, even less is known about the women of Penniman, and yet, the majority of the workforce at DuPont’s 37th munitions plant were women. Loading TNT powder into 75mm and 155mm shells was a nasty bit of...
by Sears Homes | Feb 11, 2018 | Uncategorized |
Last month, Steven Beauter was kind enough to share an incredible vintage photo album with me, which featured more than a dozen pictures from 1918-era Penniman, Virginia, a “ghost city” six miles from Williamsburg. There are several unidentified folks...
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...
Recent Comments