In September of 2001, businesses, schools and churches across Gloucester and Mathews counties expressed their support for the nation in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda. Clockwise from upper left, these were displayed at the following places: B-Bar-B Ranch of Gloucester, U-Do-It Laundry/Hair Statements/NWS Credit Union at Hayes, Early Office Building, Ordinary; Thomas Hunter Middle School, Mathews; Revere Gas, Gloucester; Waste Management, Owl Trap; the Farmer’s Daughter, Woods Cross Roads; Simple Gifts, Hayes; Calvary Baptist Church, Ordinary; Botetourt Elementary School, Gloucester; Carolina BBQ House, Gloucester Point; Chesapeake Marine Training Institute, Hayes; Lynne’s Restaurant, Mathews; Petsworth Elementary School, Woods Cross Roads; Seawell’s Ordinary at Ordinary; NAPA Auto Parts, Hayes; Flowers From The Heart, Mathews; AA Mobile Market Inc., Ordinary; Crawford Moving & Storage, Mathews; Whitley Peanut Factory, Gloucester Point; Mathews Voluntee...
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