Worsham is an unincorporated community in Prince Edward County

Prince Edward County, Virginia

Prince Edward County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 23,368. Its county seat is Farmville.-Formation and County Seats:...

, Virginia

Virginia

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, United States

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. It served as the county seat

County seat

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 of Prince Edward County from 1754 to 1872, and as a result a number of historic public buildings may still be found there. Among these are the old debtor's prison

Debtors' Prison (Worsham, Virginia)

The Debtors' Prison is a historic debtors' prison building located in Worsham, Virginia. Constructed in 1787, it is one of three such prisons, listed on the National Register of Historic Places remaining in Virginia; the other two are in Accomac and Tappahannock. Of the three, only the one in...

 and the old county clerk's office, both of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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. Worsham is also the site of the old Worsham elementary school, used by the Prince Edward county school system.

Abraham B. Venable

Abraham B. Venable

Abraham Bedford Venable was a representative and senator from Virginia. He was the uncle of congressman Abraham Watkins Venable....

was a native of the Worsham area.