Which famous rock band stayed at a Prince Edward motel?
PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A motel in the Farmville area of Prince Edward County had some star-studded guests in the 1960s. On Friday, Dec. 13, the government of Prince Edward County posted to Facebook about a celebrity piece that ran on Feb. 1, 1966 in the Farmville Herald. It had to do with guests of the Kit Carson Motel, which once stood in the area of Prince Edward Highway and Farmville Road. According to that piece, two of the Beatles -- John Lennon and Paul McCarthy -- stayed at the motel in late Jan. 1966. Toll booth on Powhite Parkway in Chesterfield County may be removed While there, they asked the owner and manager at the time, Mrs. R. V. Carson, if they could practice. With her permission, they broke out their instruments and played a little music. "Who knew Prince Edward County had its own brush with Beatlemania?" the county asked in its post.
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PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A motel in the Farmville area of Prince Edward County had some star-studded guests in the 1960s.
On Friday, Dec. 13, the government of Prince Edward County posted to Facebook about a celebrity piece that ran on Feb. 1, 1966 in the Farmville Herald. It had to do with guests of the Kit Carson Motel, which once stood in the area of Prince Edward Highway and Farmville Road.
According to that piece, two of the Beatles -- John Lennon and Paul McCarthy -- stayed at the motel in late Jan. 1966.
Toll booth on Powhite Parkway in Chesterfield County may be removed
While there, they asked the owner and manager at the time, Mrs. R. V. Carson, if they could practice. With her permission, they broke out their instruments and played a little music.
"Who knew Prince Edward County had its own brush with Beatlemania?" the county asked in its post.
