▁Church ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁NR HP ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁This ▁town ▁was ▁a ▁stop ▁on ▁the ▁South side ▁Rail road ▁in ▁the ▁mid - n in ete enth ▁Century . ▁▁ ▁This ▁became ▁the ▁Atlantic , ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁Ohio ▁Rail road ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁Nor folk ▁and ▁Western ▁Railway ▁and ▁now ▁the ▁Nor folk ▁Southern ▁Railway . ▁ ▁The ▁rail ▁line ▁from ▁Bur k ville ▁to ▁Pam pl in ▁City ▁was ▁converted ▁by ▁Virginia ▁Department ▁of ▁Park s ▁and ▁Rec re ation ▁into ▁High ▁Bridge ▁Tra il ▁State ▁Park . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁has ▁recently ▁under g one ▁a ▁rev ital ization ▁process . ▁The ▁App om atto x ▁County ▁library ▁established ▁an ▁an nex ▁at ▁the ▁former ▁Pam pl in ▁City ▁Train ▁Dep ot ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Nor folk ▁Southern ▁Rail road . ▁This ▁renov ated ▁train ▁dep ot ▁now ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁library ▁and ▁meeting ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁town ; ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁center ▁for ▁hol id ays ▁and ▁other ▁gather ings ▁on ▁special ▁occasions . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Pam pl in ▁City ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 3 7 . 2 6 3 5 2 3 , ▁- 7 8 . 6 8 0 9 8 5 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁ 0 . 3   square ▁miles ▁( 0 . 8   km ² ), ▁all ▁land . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics