Proffit

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The Proffit area is a historic section of Albemarle County which was once home to a community freed African-Americans. It was listed in the Virginia Landmark Register in 1998 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

The Proffit community dates to around 1870 when former slaves John Coles and Benjamin Brown purchased land from W. G. Carr. Plans were made to lay out a village which went through several name changes, from Egypt to Bethel before Proffit emerged.


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External links

Proffit Historic District Online Resource Archive