Truckin' on the Western Branch

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Speidell, Phyllis E., author. Truckin’ on the Western Branch : A cultural history of Churchland, West Norfolk, Western Branch, and Bowers Hill / Phyllis Speidell, John H. Sheally II, Karla Smith. pages cm Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-57864-939-6 (hard cover : alk. paper) 1. Truck farming—Virginia—Chesapeake Region. 2. Vegetable gardening—Virginia—Chesapeake Region. 3. Farm produce—Virginia—Chesapeake Region. 4. Chesapeake (Va.)—History. I. Sheally, John H., II, author. II. Smith, Karla, 1947- author. III. Title.

SB321.5.C43S64 2014 635.09755’18—dc23

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