The polka is one of many things that were brought to this country by immigrants and has stayed and is a strong part of the country. - - Donna Poisl
By BRUCE VLK
Polka dances in Prince George County? Decades ago this was a regular weekend occurrence in rural communities some 30 miles south of Richmond.
More than 120 years ago, Czech and Slovak immigrants from other American states and Europe began settling in the rural counties around Petersburg. After the Civil War, the Southern agricultural system collapsed and there was a labor shortage in the rural counties.
Drawn by land agents, these industrious Czechoslovakian farmers would provide the transition to the new era of farming. Called "Bohunks" by native Virginians, they initially were not welcome.
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