Danville, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Mackenzie/Lapham Plot

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 19, 2024

1. Mackenzie/Lapham Plot Marker

Inscription.
A native of Richmond, Maj. John H. Mackenzie was a good friend of Edgar Allen Poe.

Erected 2000 by Garden Club of Danville.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 36° 34.948′ N, 79° 24.107′ W. Marker is in Danville, Virginia. It is on Grove Street close to Chambers Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 940 Grove Street, Danville VA 24541, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 walking distance

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of this marker: Cheatham Marker (a few steps from this marker); Recovered Marker (a few steps from this marker); McElroy/Benedict Markers (within shouting distance of this marker); Dame Children (within shouting distance of this marker); Craghead Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Shepherd/Noble Plot (within shouting distance of this marker); First Known Interment (within shouting distance of this marker); Patton Square (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danville.

More about this marker. This Marker is one of fifteen historic markers installed within Grove Street Cemetery by the Garden Club in 2000.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, December 23, 2024

2. Mackenzie/Lapham Plot Marker

Mackenzie and Lapham Headstones image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, October 19, 2024

3. Mackenzie and Lapham Headstones

John H. Mackenzie Headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, December 23, 2024

4. John H. Mackenzie Headstone

Edgar Alan Poe's friend

Middleton Page Lapham Headstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, December 23, 2024

5. Middleton Page Lapham Headstone

KIA at the Battle of Drewry's Bluff

Edgar Allen Poe image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, January 13, 2025

6. Edgar Allen Poe

Poe was friends with Mackenzie during their mutual time living in Richmond. This statue memorializes Poe's time living in Richmond.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2024, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on April 29, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 24, 2024, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. 6. submitted on January 20, 2025, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.