[Prince Edward County, Virginia, 250th Anniversary Celebration]

Prince Edward County 250 Years of Prince Edward Parade - May 23rd, 2004

Story courtesy of farmville.net

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[Photograph of Prince Edward Walking Tall winner of Best in Parade]

Best In Parade
Prince Edward Walking Tall, Robin and Dave Buckalew

Community Children

On May 23rd, 2004, a parade was held in Downtown Farmville to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Prince Edward County. Community members put a lot of effort into producing an entertaining array of floats to celebrate different aspects of Prince Edward's history. It was an unseasonably hot day for May and some of the costumes were definitely too heavy for the weather but the parade participants braved the heat and marched cheerfully down Main Street. Entries were judged and the winners are detailed below. Many more events are still to come as part of this 250th anniversary celebration. More details can be found at the website: http://princeedward250.org

The parade was sponsored by: Benchmark Community Bank, Haley Automotive of Farmville, MoonStar, and Tri-Boro Shelving & Partition Company

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Watch the parade, in RealVideo © by selecting this link.

[Photograph of Flags Over Prince Edward DAR-Farmville Prince Edward Historical Society]

[Photograph of Prohibition Scene Glenn Memorial Baptist Church]

[Photograph of Celebrating 250 years of PEC Fuqua School]

Best All Around Floats:
1st - Flags Over Prince Edward, DAR/Farmville Prince Edward Historical Society; 2nd - Prohibition Scene, Glenn Memorial Baptist Church; 3rd - Celebrating 250 years of PEC, Fuqua School

[Photograph of Bateau on the Appomattox Friends of the Appomattox River]

[Photograph of Patrick Henry Red Hill/Patrick Henry National Memorial]

1700's:
1st - Bateau on the Appomattox, Friends of the Appomattox River (first two photographs); 2nd - Patrick Henry, Red Hill/Patrick Henry National Memorial (third photograph)

[Photograph of First Sunday School Spring Creek Baptist Church]

[Photograph of Bootleggers and Music Heartland Bluegrass]

[Photograph of Art Collage Van Longwood Center for the Visual Arts]

1800's:
1st - First Sunday School, Spring Creek Baptist Church; 2nd - Bootleggers and Music, Heartland Bluegrass; 3rd - Art Collage Van, Longwood Center for the Visual Arts

[Photograph of Read Across America Prince Edward County Elementary School]

[Photograph of Birdhouse Buildings Prospect Historical Society]

[Photograph of R.R. Moton Museum R.R. Moton Museum]

1900's to Present:
1st - Read Across America, Prince Edward County Elementary School; 2nd - Birdhouse Buildings, Prospect Historical Society; 3rd - R.R. Moton Museum, R.R. Moton Museum

[Photograph of Farm Machinery PEC Farm Bureau/Poorhouse Dairy Farm]

[Photograph of Down on the Farm Cub Scout Pack #6296]

Agricultural Theme:
1st - Farm Machinery, PEC Farm Bureau/Poorhouse Dairy Farm; 2nd - Down on the Farm, Cub Scout Pack #6296

[Photograph of 77 Years of Southside Community Hospital]

Community Service:
1st - 57 Years of WFLO; 2nd - 77 Years of Southside Community Hospital; 3rd - Scope/Meals on Wheels

[Photograph of Rose Stain Glass Window Johns Memorial Episcopal Church]

[Photograph of Horse Drawn Buggy Buffalo Presbyteria]

[Photograph of Church Youth Farmville Methodist]

Church Groups:
1st - Rose Stain Glass Window, Johns Memorial Episcopal Church; 2nd - Horse Drawn Buggy, Buffalo Presbyterian; 3rd - Church Youth, Farmville Methodist

[Photograph of Flora and Fauna 250th Cake Robin Buckalew]

[Photograph of The Future of Prince Edward County Community Children]

[Photograph of Veterans and Hay Wagon Farmville VFW Post 7059]

Nature:
1st - Pride in Clean Water, Piedmont Soil and Water District (not pictured); 2nd - Flora and Fauna 250th Cake, Robin Buckalew

Patriotic:
1st - The Future of Prince Edward County, Community Children - Jennifer Wall; 2nd - Veterans and Hay Wagon, Farmville VFW Post 7059

[Photograph of Farmville All Star Second Line Band]

[Photograph of Fuqua School Senior Band]

[Photograph of Prince Edward County High School Marching Ban]

Bands:
1st - Farmville All Star Second Line Band

Marching Bands:
Judges Trophy - Fuqua School Senior Band; Judges Trophy - Prince Edward County High School Marching Band

[Photograph of Prince Edward High School Junior ROTC]

Color Guard:
1st - Prince Edward High School Junior ROTC: 2nd - Virginia National Guard

Steppers:
Steppers - 1st - Rhythm Nation Steppers

[Photograph of Blue Willow Equestrian Center]

Equestrian:
English - 1st - Blue Willow Equestrian Center; Western - 1st - Tom Mix Rangers; Youth - 1st - Whitney Southall

Decorated Store Fronts: Most Creative: Caryn's Bridals; Most Patriotic: Wachovia Bank; Most Artistic: Atkins Jewelry; Honorable Mention: American General Financial Group, Ashby Antiques, Carrington's Music, Wooden Heart