Greensville Sun
Greensville may refer to: * Greensville, Ontario, Canada * Greensville County, Virginia * Greensville Correctional Center, a state prison facility in Greensville County, Virginia See also *Greenville (other) Greenville is the name of several places: Canada * Laxgalts'ap, British Columbia, formerly named Greenville * Greenville, Nova Scotia, in Yarmouth County * Greenville Station, Nova Scotia, in Cumberland County * Lower Greenville, Nova Scotia, in ...

Greensville, Ontario
Greensville is a community in Flamborough, Hamilton in the Canadian province of Ontario. Hamilton Conservation Authority attractions Webster's Falls and Tew's Falls are in Greensville. Well-known Canadian philanthropist and Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame member, Charles Juravinski and his wife Margaret are Greensville residents. Jamaican Canadian billionaire Michael Lee-Chin was also at one time a Greensville Resident. See also *List of communities in Ontario {{short description, None There are various lists of communities in Ontario, grouped by status, type or location: * List of census subdivisions in Ontario - counties, districts and regional municipalities *List of cities in Ontario - places which ... Neighbourhoods in Hamilton, Ontario {{Ontario-geo-stub ...
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Greensville County, Virginia
Greensville County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,391. Its county seat is Emporia. History Greensville County was established in 1781 from Brunswick County. The county is probably named for Sir Richard Grenville, leader of the settlement on Roanoke Island, 1585. There is also belief that it may be named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army and one of George Washington's brightest officers. An early chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was formed in Greensville County and Emporia (the county seat) in May 1940, under the leadership of dentist Dr. F. A. Sealy, of Boydton, Virginia and president of the Mecklenburg County, Virginia branch. However he died in 1943, as efforts to desegregate the county's schools began with the assistance of attorneys Oliver Hill. After service in World War II, Hill's colleague Samuel W. Tucker moved to Emporia, m ...
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Greensville Correctional Center
Greensville Correctional Center is a prison facility located in unincorporated Greensville County, Virginia, near Jarratt. The prison, on a plot of land, is operated by the Virginia Department of Corrections. "901 Corrections Way Jarratt, VA 23870-9614" and "Located on 1,105 acres near Jarratt in Greensville ounty" Greensville houses the execution chamber that was used to carry out capital punishment by the Commonwealth of Virginia until the death penalty in Virginia was abolished in 2021. History Opened in September 1990 in a ceremony presided over by Governor of Virginia L. Douglas Wilder, the $106 million facility was built to provide initial relief to the then overcrowded Virginia correctional system. The facility opening allowed for the subsequent closure of the Virginia State Penitentiary in downtown Richmond. The execution chamber moved from the former state penitentiary to Greensville in 1991. Initially, the center was classified as a maximum security facility. Howev ...
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