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Bruce Park 20 Years Later

Bruce Park 20 Years Later

A few photos and a conversation with Townskeeper Jam.

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Sep 02, 2024
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Twenty years ago Scottsville town folks gathered at a small pocket park to officially open it to the public. Shirley Dorrier had donated the parcel behind the building which once housed Bruce’s Drug Store—corner of Valley and West Main—which today is occupied by Baked on the James.

Shirley Dorrier and Mayor Stephen Phipps

Shirley was well known for her in…

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