 Marker ID: WY94
Title: Phoebus
Location:
Mallory Street at Exit 268 of I-64
Description: "Settled as Mill Creek and
Strawberry Banks by English Colonists, the Town of Phoebus
was Roseland Farm until 1871 when it was divided
into lots and became known as Chesapeake City. When the
town was incorporated in 1900, it was named Phoebus in
honor of its leading citizen, Harrison Phoebus." |
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