Stephen Bates (sheriff)
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Stephen Bates was an American law enforcement officer who served as sheriff and Police Chief of the city of Vergennes, Vermont, for 25 years between 1879 and 1907. He was the first Black chief law enf
Stephen Bates in 1905
Virginia State Route 5
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Virginia State Route 5 is a primary state highway in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It runs between the independent cities of Richmond and Williamsburg. Between Charles City County and James City Count
Stephen Bates (sheriff)
…Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival that same year. In 2023, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources revealed plans to erect a historical marker on Virginia State Route 5 near Bates's birthplace. Bates was "almost certainly" the first Black sheriff elected outside the Reconstruction-era South…
View east along SR 5 at SR 155 in Charles City
SR 5 in Charles City County, near the Henrico County line