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Spotsylvania

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[spot-sil-vay-nee-uh, -vayn-yuh] / ˌspɒt sɪlˈveɪ ni ə, -ˈveɪn jə /

noun

  1. a village in NE Virginia: the scene of Civil War battles between the armies of Grant and Lee, May 8–21, 1864.


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Richard Lamb, a 70-year-old retired federal law enforcement officer who lives in Spotsylvania, Va., said he enjoyed “The Widow,” but did find some plot holes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

In 2021, King was an elementary school librarian in the Spotsylvania school district, where the school board voted unanimously to ban 14 books.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2024

Fabiana Parker, 45, is an English-as-a-second-language teacher who won the statewide prize for teacher of the year in 2022 while working in Spotsylvania County schools.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 5, 2023

Things in Spotsylvania County weren’t always this way.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2023

At the battle of Spotsylvania Court House he was acting number one at the gun where I was number three, when a fragment of shell shattered his arm.

From Life Gleanings by T. J. Macon

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