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

Blackstone

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009

1. Blackstone Marker

Inscription. Blackstone was first known as Blacks and Whites, after two rival late 18th-century taverns. One of these taverns, Schwartz (Blacks) Tavern, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, still stands. The town was renamed for the English jurist Sir William Blackstone and incorporated in 1888. The Battle of the Grove, a Civil War cavalry action, was fought just west of here on 23 June 1864. The United Methodist Assembly Center, formerly the Blackstone College for Girls, is located here. At the turn of the 20th century, the town was a prosperous manufacturing, tobacco, and educational center in Southside Virginia. Nearby Fort Pickett was built in 1942.

Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-172.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Military • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 23, 1864.

Location. 37° 4.654′ N, 77° 59.949′ W. Marker is in Blackstone, Virginia, in Nottoway County. It is on South Main Street (Business U.S. 460) 0.1 miles south of West Irvin Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First National Bank of Blackstone, VA. (approx. 0.2 miles away); The L.C. Tucker Building, 101 S. Main Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); L.B. Spencer Drug Company (approx. ¼ mile away); The Blackstone Courier (approx. ¼ mile away); Chapins Horse & Mule Co. (approx. ¼ mile away); 108 North Main Street (approx. ¼ mile away); Dodge Brothers Dealership (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Blackstone.

Also see . . . Blackstone Historic District. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on November 10, 2021.)

South Main Street (facing south) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009

2. South Main Street (facing south)

Schwartz (Blacks) Tavern image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009

3. Schwartz (Blacks) Tavern

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,398 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 12, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.