Keene, Virginia

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

37°51′55″N 78°33′19″W / 37.86528°N 78.55528°W / 37.86528; -78.55528CountryUnited StatesStateVirginiaCountyAlbemarleTime zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID1477457^[1]

Keene is an unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.^[1] As of the 1990 census, the town had a total population of 10.

The town is known for being the location of the last sighting of a passenger pigeon in the wild, by Theodore Roosevelt.^[2] Roosevelt had "the first Camp David", called Pine Knot, here from 1905.

Christ Church Glendower, Plain Dealing, and The Rectory are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

Mount Pleasant Baptist Church is a historically black church in Keene. In December 1974, the pastor was Rev. Frank Montague.^[4] The church held a Christmas Bazaar on Saturday December 14 of that year, sponsored by the Keene Birthday Club.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Keene". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
^ Robbins, Patrick (July 2, 2010). "Pine Knot: Theodore Roosevelt's Rustic Virginia Retreat". The Daily Progress. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Gooding, Winston C. (December 5, 1974). "Keene News". Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune.