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.
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.)
Location. 37° 4.654′ N, 77° 59.949′ W. Marker is in Blackstone, Virginia, in Nottoway County. Marker 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.
Also see . . . Blackstone Historic District. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on November 10, 2021.)
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009
2. South Main Street (facing south)
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 1,374 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 12, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
