Danville, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Centennial Celebration of the Danville Tobacco Association

1869 - 1969

— September 20-27, 1969 —

Centennial Celebration of the Danville Tobacco Association Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2021

1. Centennial Celebration of the Danville Tobacco Association Marker

Inscription. This bell was rung to summon the tobacco growers, company buyers and the warehousemen for the start of a tobacco auction sale. Prior to this time, a bugle announced the sale. The last location of this bell was in Central Warehouse on Union Street in the center of Danville.

Erected 1969 by Dr. & Mrs. L.O. Crumpler.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Communications • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list.

Location. 36° 35.381′ N, 79° 23.645′ W. Marker is in Danville, Virginia. It is at the intersection of Memorial Street (Virginia Route 413) and North Union Street, on the right when traveling south on Memorial Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 235 N Union St, Danville VA 24541, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southside Virginia

and specifically in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: This Trough (here, next to this marker); Danville Canal (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First State Bank (about 400 feet away); Danville's Streetcars (about 600 feet away); Home of Dan River Fabrics (about 700 feet away); Two Centuries of Hotels (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Last Capital of the Confederacy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Millionaires’ Row (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.

The bell display image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2021

2. The bell display

Historic Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 14, 2024

3. Historic Bell

Cast by McShane Bell Foundary of Baltimore, Maryland in 1892

North Union Place image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 14, 2024

4. North Union Place

The Marker and bell are located in a small plaza named North Union Place, where the historic mill district and tobacco warehouse district converge.

Former Marker Base image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, November 6, 2024

5. Former Marker Base

In 2018, the Marker and bell were relocated from their original location upon this base, which remains in Ballou Park in Danville.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 476 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 12, 2024, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia.