Near Halifax in Halifax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Green's Folly

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

1. Green's Folly Marker

Inscription. Built about 1789 by Captain Berryman Green, a quartermaster in Washington's army at Valley Forge and later a deputy clerk of Halifax County.

Erected 1940 by Virginia Conservation Commission. (Marker Number R-79.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Landmarks • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1789.

Location. 36° 44.491′ N, 78° 55.355′ W. Marker is near Halifax, Virginia, in Halifax County. It is at the intersection of Halifax Road (U.S. 501) and Greens Folly Road (Virginia Route 654), on the right when traveling north on Halifax Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Halifax VA 24558, 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: Minister Who Married Lincoln (here, next to this marker); Frank Eubank Booker, Jr. (approx. 1.7 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bench (approx. 1.7 miles away); History of Halifax (approx. 1.7 miles away); Halifax County Confederate Monument (approx. 1.7 miles away); Halifax Court House (approx.

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1.8 miles away); Halifax County War Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Mary M. Bethune High School (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Halifax.

Also see . . .
1. Green's Folly is Halifax Landmark. (Submitted on May 20, 2010.)
2. Green's Folly - "Oakland". River Road Driving Tour (Submitted on May 20, 2010.)

Halifax Rd & Greens Folly Rd image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 18, 2010

2. Halifax Rd & Greens Folly Rd

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,338 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.