Keene | |
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  Keene Location within the state of Virginia  Keene Keene (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°51′55″N 78°33′19″W / 37.86528°N 78.55528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Albemarle |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1477457[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]
- ^ 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.