Woolwine in Patrick County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Dehart Homeplace

I. C. Dehart Homesite Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 11, 2026

1. I. C. Dehart Homesite Marker

Inscription.
This monument marks the site of the family home of I. C. Dehart, the U.S. Post Office Hartville, VA and government distillery. The donation of this land by the Dehart family to Patrick County provided for the construction of five recreation parks.

Erected by Patrick County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 36° 48.899′ N, 80° 15.44′ W. Marker is in Woolwine, Virginia, in Patrick County. It can be reached from Charity Hiaghway (Virginia Route 40) 2.8 miles north of Woolwine Highway ( Route 8), on the left when traveling north. Located in I. C. Dehart Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2631 Charity Highway, Woolwine VA 24185, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Our Historic Covered Bridges (approx. 3.6 miles away); Jacks Creek Covered Bridge (approx. 3.6 miles away); a different marker also named Jack's Creek Covered Bridge (approx. 3.6 miles away); Rakes Mill Pond (approx. 3.8 miles away); Buffalo Mountain (approx. 4.7 miles away); Rock Castle Gorge (approx. 4.9 miles away); America's Rural Landscape (approx. 5.1 miles away); Blue Ridge Mission School (approx. 5.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woolwine.

Also see . . . Dehart family of Patrick County.

The first park established was Alice T. DeHart Park in Stuart, followed shortly after by the I.C. DeHart Park in Woolwine, and parks in Meadows of Dan, Ararat, and Patrick Springs. These parks have since become cherished
Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 11, 2026

2. Dehart Homeplace Marker
parts of community life, hosting ball games, horseshoe tournaments, tennis matches, picnics, and more.

Sadly, on a December morning in 1989, the DeHart homeplace—a historic structure more than 140 years old—was destroyed by fire.

(Submitted on July 12, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia.)

Dehart Homeplace Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 11, 2026

3. Dehart Homeplace Marker

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 11, 2026

4. Dehart Homeplace Marker

The Marker is located in I. C. Dehart Memorial Park, near the LOVE Sign.

LOVE Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 11, 2026

5. LOVE Sculpture

Located next to the Marker in I. C. Dehart Memorial Park.

I. C. Dehart Memorial Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 11, 2026

6. I. C. Dehart Memorial Park

The Marker is located in I. C. Dehart Memorial Park.

Isaac C. Dehart grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, July 11, 2026

7. Isaac C. Dehart grave

Isaac C. Dehart is buried in a family cemetery located within the park named in his memory.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 12, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. 7. submitted on July 14, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.