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

T. O. Sandy

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009

1. T. O. Sandy Marker

Inscription. First Farm Demonstration Agent in Virginia lived one mile south. Appointed State Agent in 1907. Under his able leadership programs in Farm and Home Demonstration work, Boys Corn Clubs and Girls Canning Clubs were developed. In 1914 the Agency was transferred to the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and became the Extension Service now embracing mens and womens work and 4-H clubs.

Erected 1969 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number M-20.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 37° 11.434′ N, 78° 9.425′ W. Marker is in Crewe, Virginia, in Nottoway County. It is on Colonial Trail (U.S. 460) 0.3 miles west of Rocky Ford Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crewe VA 23930, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ella Graham Agnew (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Tarleton's Southside Virginia Raid (approx. 1.8 miles away); Peter Francisco's Fight: Fact or Fiction?

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(approx. 1.8 miles away); Peter Francisco: Hercules of the Revolution (approx. 1.8 miles away); Peter Francisco: Washington's One Man Army (approx. 1.8 miles away); Crewe (approx. 1.9 miles away); Roger Atkinson Pryor (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crewe.

Colonial Trail (facing west) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 10, 2009

2. Colonial Trail (facing west)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 974 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.