Chatmoss in Henry County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Chatmoss
Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 8, 2017
1. Chatmoss Marker
Inscription.
Chatmoss was one of about 50 Hairston family plantations in Virginia, North Carolina, and Mississippi. This vast network encompassed tens of thousands of acres and was worked by thousands of enslaved African Americans. Alcey and Samuel Harden Hairston received the 2,900-acre Chatmoss from Alcey’s parents, Samuel and Agnes Hairston, among the wealthiest couples in Virginia. Samuel Harden Hairston died in 1870 when a gallery at the Virginia Capitol building collapsed. Fire consumed the original Queen Anne-style plantation house on 4 July 1928. An English country-style house replaced it but later burned. In 1958 Chatmoss Country Club was established on the site.
Chatmoss was one of about 50 Hairston family
plantations in Virginia, North Carolina, and
Mississippi. This vast network encompassed tens
of thousands of acres and was worked by
thousands of enslaved African Americans. Alcey
and Samuel Harden Hairston received the 2,900-acre Chatmoss from Alcey’s parents, Samuel
and Agnes Hairston, among the wealthiest
couples in Virginia. Samuel Harden Hairston
died in 1870 when a gallery at the Virginia
Capitol building collapsed. Fire consumed the
original Queen Anne-style plantation house on 4
July 1928. An English country-style house
replaced it but later burned. In 1958 Chatmoss
Country Club was established on the site.
Erected 2014 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number A-115.)
Location. 36° 39.906′ N, 79° 48.58′ W. Marker is in Chatmoss, Virginia, in Henry County. Marker is on Mount Olivet Road (County Route 777) 1.7 miles south of A L Philpott Highway (Business U.S. 58), on the left when
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traveling south. It is at the entrance to the Chatmoss Country Club. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 550 Mount Olivet Road, Martinsville VA 24112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 427 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 19, 2017, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.