Belroi, Virginia
Unincorporated community in Virginia, US
Belroi is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of Virginia. It was the birthplace of noted epidemiologist Walter Reed.
Notable people
- Walter Reed (1851–1902), a US Army physician who in 1900 led the team that postulated and confirmed the theory that yellow fever is transmitted by a particular mosquito species, rather than by direct contact. This insight gave impetus to the new fields of epidemiology and biomedicine. He is also the namesake for Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland and the predecessor Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. The Walter Reed Birthplace was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belroi, Virginia
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Municipalities and communities of Gloucester County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Gloucester Courthouse
communities
- Achilles
- Adner
- Almondsville
- Ark
- Baileys
- Bellamy
- Belroi
- Bena
- Beulah
- Capahosic
- Carters Cove
- Clay Bank
- Clopton
- Concord
- Crab
- Dutton
- Edgehill
- Elmington
- Freeport
- Glenns
- Gum Fork
- Harcum
- Hayes
- Hermitage
- Hockley
- James Store
- Marlfield
- Maryus
- Mill Creek
- Millwood
- Money
- Naxera
- New Upton
- Nuttall
- Ordinary
- Pampa
- Perrin
- Pinero
- Pinetta
- Roanes
- Sassafras
- Schley
- Selden
- Severn
- Signpine
- Wan
- Ware Neck
- West End
- White Marsh
- Wicomico
- Woods Crossroads
- York View
- Zanoni
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37°23′15″N 76°35′17″W / 37.38750°N 76.58806°W / 37.38750; -76.58806
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