Boydton in Mecklenburg County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Monument to Confederate Soldiers of Mecklenburg
May 18, 2010
1. Mecklenburg County Confederate Monument Marker
Confederate Soldiers
of Mecklenburg
From Bethel
to Appomattox
1861-1865
Erected 1908 by L.A. Armistead Camp #26, Confederate Veterans.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 36° 40.088′ N, 78° 23.128′ W. Memorial is in Boydton, Virginia, in Mecklenburg County. It can be reached from Cemetery Street north of Madison Street (Business U.S. 58), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 242 Hull St, Boydton VA 23917, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Virginia, specifically in the 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: Boydton Presbyterian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Boydton and Petersburg Plank Road (within shouting distance of this marker); The Boydton LOVEwork (approx. 0.2 miles away); Boyd Tavern (approx. 0.2 miles away); Boydton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Esso Gas Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named The Boyd Tavern (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Boydton Academic and Bible Institute (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boydton.
Another marker is no longer nearby.
this page online
More about this memorial. In 2021, this monument was relocated from its long-standing position in front of the courthouse to the Boydton Presbyterian Church Cemetery. This move shifted the monument approximately 300 yards northeast from its original location on Washington Street (GPS 36.66711N, 78.38822W).
Also see . . . End of an era: Monument to Confederacy relocated. Article from SoVANow (8/25/2021) (Submitted on September 24, 2021.)
May 18, 2010
2. Confederate Monument (front)
May 18, 2010
3. Confederate Monument (rear)
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