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Ben Hur is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Lee County,
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
,
United States
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. It is located along
U.S. Route 58 Alternate
U.S. Route 58 Alternate (US 58 Alt.) is a alternate route to US 58 in western Virginia. The route is a northern bypass to US 58 which stays closer to the Tennessee border and serves Gate City and Bristol.
Route description Jonesville to Norto ...
southwest of
Pennington Gap and northeast of
Jonesville.
It is the location of
Lee High School and Lee County's
Walmart
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store.
History
Ben Hur was founded by
Auburn Pridemore. He named the community after the novel ''
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'' by
Lew Wallace
Lewis Wallace (April 10, 1827February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is ...
.
The Ben Hur post office was established in 1921. The ZIP Code for Ben Hur is 24218.
References
Unincorporated communities in Lee County, Virginia
Unincorporated communities in Virginia
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