Grover King VFW Post 1115
May 15, 1935 Grover King Veterans of Foreign War Post 1115 began.
Twenty nine people: twenty-seven veterans from World War One, one veteran from the Spanish-American War and one other area veteran chartered Virginia’s 37th Post of The Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States.
They decided the Post should bear the name of Carroll County’s first serviceman killed during the First World War, Grover C. King, who died on the battlefield in France on July 15, 1918, three days short of his 28th birthday.
In the beginning, the Post held its meetings in the courthouse. Construction began in 1954 on the organization’s first building, and the first meeting in the new facility was held January 17, 1955. It was dedicated in July 1956, and by 1961 the costs of the building were paid in full and the VFW held a note-burning ceremony.
In 1966, VFW Post 1115 purchased land adjacent to the Post Home, primarily to provide additional parking spaces. A disaster struck on January 15, 1968, when an explosion in the Post Home destroyed much of the facility. The VFW decided then to construct a new, larger building to accommodate all of its growing needs which is still used today.
This building and the grounds around it became the site of what is today the largest gun show and flea market east of the Mississippi River.
The 1115 Ladies Auxiliary was established on April 9, 1954. The Auxiliary had 40 Charter Members. Charter Members were wives, mothers, sisters and daughters of the men who had served.
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Twenty nine people: twenty-seven veterans from World War One, one veteran from the Spanish-American War and one other area veteran chartered Virginia’s 37th Post of The Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States.
They decided the Post should bear the name of Carroll County’s first serviceman killed during the First World War, Grover C. King, who died on the battlefield in France on July 15, 1918, three days short of his 28th birthday.
In the beginning, the Post held its meetings in the courthouse. Construction began in 1954 on the organization’s first building, and the first meeting in the new facility was held January 17, 1955. It was dedicated in July 1956, and by 1961 the costs of the building were paid in full and the VFW held a note-burning ceremony.
In 1966, VFW Post 1115 purchased land adjacent to the Post Home, primarily to provide additional parking spaces. A disaster struck on January 15, 1968, when an explosion in the Post Home destroyed much of the facility. The VFW decided then to construct a new, larger building to accommodate all of its growing needs which is still used today.
This building and the grounds around it became the site of what is today the largest gun show and flea market east of the Mississippi River.
The 1115 Ladies Auxiliary was established on April 9, 1954. The Auxiliary had 40 Charter Members. Charter Members were wives, mothers, sisters and daughters of the men who had served.
Please click on the links below for images:
Newsletters
Flea Market Badges