South Boston in Halifax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Crossing of the Dan
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 8, 2022
1. Crossing of the Dan Marker
225th Anniversary
11 February 2006
Dedicated to those brave patriots who
prepared the way for victory at Yorktown
Erected 2006.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 36° 41.742′ N, 78° 54.078′ W. Memorial is in South Boston, Virginia, in Halifax County. It can be reached from the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 501) and Factory Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: South Boston VA 24592, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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 walking distance of this marker: Constitution Square (a few steps from this marker); Tiny Halifax County woman becomes mother of modern medicine (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Cannon (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Campaign of 1781 (about 500 feet away); D-Day Normandy (about 500 feet away); Retreat to the Dan (about 500 feet away); Ward Burton (about 600 feet away); Glasscock Hardware Building (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Boston.
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Photographed by Bernard Fisher, September 8, 2022
2. Crossing of the Dan Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2022, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 418 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on June 20, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2022, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
