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Blackstone in Nottoway County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

First National Bank of Blackstone, VA.

100 South Main Street

 
 
First National Bank of Blackstone, VA. Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 24, 2021
1. First National Bank of Blackstone, VA. Marker
Inscription.
Circa - 1910

Architect - D. Wiley Anderson

Style - Romanesque

Placed on the
National Register of the Historic Places
by the
United States Department of the Interior

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: ArchitectureIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
 
Location. 37° 4.821′ N, 77° 59.86′ W. Marker is in Blackstone, Virginia, in Nottoway County. It is at the intersection of South Main Street (Business U.S. 460) and West Broad Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 S Main St, Blackstone VA 23824, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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 the North Atlantic Region, 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
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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: The L.C. Tucker Building, 101 S. Main Street (a few steps from this marker); L.B. Spencer Drug Company (within shouting distance of this marker); 108 North Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker); The Blackstone Courier (within shouting distance of this marker); Chapins Horse & Mule Co. (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dodge Brothers Dealership (about 400 feet away); The Blackstone Hotel (about 400 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blackstone.
 
First National Bank Building image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 24, 2021
2. First National Bank Building
Original First National Bank of Blackstone Sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed by John H Plank III, November 26, 2024
3. Original First National Bank of Blackstone Sign
It is in the collection of John H. Plank III.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 527 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 26, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   3. submitted on November 26, 2024, by John H Plank III of Winchester, Virginia.
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