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Orvilles World

This is a picture of the beginning of the 100,000 gallon water tower for the town of Montross. Construction was begun in early May 1951 and completed during June of the same year.

This is our locally owned Coke plant. This is the fourth building used by the Carver family for their Coke plant. The original coke plant was started in Kilmarnock in 1921 with a second plant located at McGuires Wharf shortly after the Kilmarnock plant opened. After the roads improved in the area the Kilmarnock and McGuire Wharf plants closed with a plant opening in Montross in what is now our NAPA store. Later a plant was opened at the present location.

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This is our NAPA store. It used to be the old Coke plant here in town.

This is part of the original Coke plant. It is the loading shed for the wagons and early trucks. The building was all that was left of the McGuires Wharf plant. The building was moved to Montross at the closing of the McGuires plant. At the time of its use the coke plant had only one truck. This shed has since been torn down and removed.

This is a new business in Montross. It is "It Just Makes Scents"(now closed). Here you may purchase candles, homemade soaps. gift baskets, hand-painted baby items, antiques, facial scrubs, bath sea salts and more. The store hours are Sunday and Monday **CLOSED** call first on Sunday or Monday....we may be open... depending on seasonal traffic. Tues., Wed., Thurs.,: 10AM - 5:30PM Friday: 10AM - 6PM Saturday 10AM - 4PM. Stop by while you are in Montross.

This building dates back to at least 1830 and began as a saloon and house of ill-repute. In 1915, it was purchased by Richard M. Harris and his brother Charles W. Harris, Sr. and was operated as a general store and then as Harris Grocery until 1972.

This is the Westmoreland County Museum. Lots of local history and family records can be researched here.

Here is the Dairy Freeze which is located on East End Montross. You may get fast food here.

This is the Dairy Freeze as seen in 1967.

The Montross Dairy Freeze was begun in 1956 by Jimmy and Estelle Osborne. Stanley Shoppe bought it in 1969 and it is now known as Stans' Dairy Freeze.

This is our new laundromat which opened in late Spring of 2000. Please stop by for your laundry needs. You will be assisted by Virginia Sanford.

Take the Red Bus from Warsaw, Montross, Oak Grove, King George to and from Fredericksburg connecting at the Fredericksburg train station to all trains to and from the North and South. The fare on the bus from Fredericksburg to Montross was $3.00.

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