Farmville in Prince Edward County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
A New Birth of Freedom
This is America's first two-college community, with the founding of Prince Edward County in 1754, Hampden-Sydney in 1775, Farmville in 1798, and Longwood in 1839. It is a crossroads of American history, home to Patrick Henry and Barbara Johns, to the people of Israel Hill, the Moton strikers, and the generations locked form public education. This is where the Civil War moved to culmination, and where the civil rights movement took stride for their nation.
This monument honors all in our community throughout these centuries who have labored and sacrified to bring forth, in Lincoln's words, "a new birth of freedom." It marks also our commitment to honor their struggles by serving as a beacon of education, and of leadership forged in reconciliation, and marks our resolve to pass a still finer ideal of liberty to generations to come.
Erected 2018 by Longwood University and her alumni and friends.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Colonial Era • Education • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1754.
Location. 37° 18.107′ N, 78° 23.738′ W.
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Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont, 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 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: Farmville Female Seminary Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Four Sororities Founded (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. William W. H. Thackston (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Beulah AME Church
Other markers no longer nearby. Farmville Female Seminary Association (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Beulah AME Church (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named First Baptist Church (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 766 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
