Spotsylvania
- proper noun
- /ˌspɒtsɪlˈveɪniə/
- So he dropped what he was doing and drove to the Spotsylvania County animal shelter to assess the dog's injuries.
- Spotsylvania County
- Spotsylvania Battlefield Park
- Spotsylvania, Virginia
Examples
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Gabriel Dake weighed 12 pounds when he was born Thursday morning at the Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center.
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MicAnd Assisted Living is located on Onyx Court in Spotsylvania.
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Seventy miles, at Spotsylvania Court House.
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About this blog: This blog includes coverage of Spotsylvania County schools.
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The average daily census at Spotsylvania Regional last year was 16 patients, according to VHI figures.
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The Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center lost $25.5 million last year, and Stafford Hospital lost $12.2 million.
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Barbara Donegan, a Bully Paws board member who lives in Spotsylvania, said she hears about dog attacks.
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The owner of the planned Summerfield subdivision in Spotsylvania County won't be able to request lower proffers again until March.
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Spotsylvania Animal Control Director William Tydings must sign off on the Humane Society's reward, Donahue said.
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The Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park preserves the memory of the battles fought there.
Compounds
A major American Civil War battle in May 1864 between Grant and Lee
A major American Civil War battle in Virginia in May 1864 between Grant and Lee
A county in northeastern Virginia in the United States known for Civil War battles
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spotsylvania comes from the family name Spotswood and the part -sylvania, which means 'woods' and is the same part in Pennsylvania. So Spotsylvania originally meant 'Spotswood's woods', which is why it is the name of a village and county.