Keene, Virginia
Encyclopedia
Keene is an unincorporated community
in Albemarle County
, Virginia
, United States
. As of the 1990 census, the town had a total population of 10.
The town is known for being the location of the last sighting of a passenger pigeon
in the wild, by Theodore Roosevelt
. Roosevelt had "the first Camp David
", called Pine Knot
, here from 1905.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Albemarle County
Albemarle County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 79,236 people, 31,876 households, and 21,070 families residing in the county. The population density was 110 people per square mile . There were 33,720 housing units at an average density of 47 per square mile...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 1990 census, the town had a total population of 10.
The town is known for being the location of the last sighting of a passenger pigeon
Passenger Pigeon
The Passenger Pigeon or Wild Pigeon was a bird, now extinct, that existed in North America and lived in enormous migratory flocks until the early 20th century...
in the wild, by Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
. Roosevelt had "the first Camp David
Camp David
Camp David is the country retreat of the President of the United States and his guests. It is located in low wooded hills about 60 mi north-northwest of Washington, D.C., on the property of Catoctin Mountain Park in unincorporated Frederick County, Maryland, near Thurmont, at an elevation of...
", called Pine Knot
Pine Knot (cabin)
Pine Knot was a cabin owned and occupied by former President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt and his wife Edith Kermit Roosevelt, located fourteen miles south of Charlottesville, Virginia in Albemarle County. The cabin was used by Roosevelt and the first lady while he was president,...
, here from 1905.