Van, Virginia

Van is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, in the United States.[1]

History

A post office was established at Van in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1906.[2] The community was named for Rev. John B. Van, an early postmaster.[3]

gollark: Is this... generating the positions of a square "ring" around a point?
gollark: I mean, what?
gollark: ```haskellringAt :: Position -> Int -> [Position]ringAt (x, y) l = sides ++ top ++ bottom where top = [(n + x, l + y) | n <- [-l .. l]] bottom = [(n + x, -l + y) | n <- [-l .. l]] sides = concat [[(l + x, n + y), (-l + x, n + y)] | n <- [1 - l .. l - 1]]```
gollark: But yes, you may be right, I have no idea of what some of this does.
gollark: https://github.com/TomSmeets/FractalArt/blob/master/src/Main.hs

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Van, Virginia
  2. "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.



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