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FORK INN
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FORK INN

BUILT IN 1803 BY FENDALL CHILES SUTHERLAND (1770-1833) AND
ELIZABETH TRAYLOR SUTHERLAND (1785-1864), THE SUTHERLAND
HOMESTEAD ALSO SERVED AS A STAGECOACH STOP INN, AND
TAVERN. THE FIRST POST OFFICE IN SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA WAS
ESTABLISHED HERE IN 1831.

ON APRIL 2, 1865 FORK INN FOUND ITSELF ON THE CONFEDERATE
DEFENSE LINE ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE RAILROAD. THE ENSUING
BATTLE LEFT THE HOUSE AND GROUNDS OCCUPIED BY FEDERAL
TROOPS. MOST OF ITS CONTENTS WERE DESTROYED, AND IT WAS
USED BRIEFLY AS A HOSPITAL.

IT WAS PURCHASED IN 1873 BY THE WILLIAM MEYERS FAMILY WHO
SOLD IT TO JOHN B. OLGERS IN 1903. MR. OLGERS DID EXTENSIVE
REMODELING, PORTIONS OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE AND SEPARATE
KITCHEN STILL EXIST. THE HOUSE REMAINS IN THE OLGERS FAMILY.



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