Farmville in Prince Edward County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Longwood

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 29, 2010

1. Longwood Marker

Inscription.
Property acquired 1765 by Peter Johnston. Home of Peter Johnston, Jr., Lieutenant in Lee's Legion and judge of Circuit Court of Virginia. Birthplace of General Joseph E. Johnston.

Purchased 1811 by Abraham B. Venable, U.S. senator; organizer and first president of First Bank of Virginia. Given by Samuel Woodson Venable in 1814 to Nathaniel E. Venable, officer in War of 1812. The present house erected by him in 1815.

Birthplace of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Scott Venable, C.S.A. (1827-1900). Member of General R.E. Lee's staff: Professor of mathematics and chairman of faculty, University of Virginia: Author.

Erected 1941 by Descendants of Nathaniel E. and Mary Embra Scott Venable.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Colonial Era • Education • Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812 • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1765.

Location. 37° 17.475′ N, 78° 22.734′ W. Marker is in Farmville, Virginia, in Prince Edward County. It is on Johnston Drive 0.1 miles south of Longwood Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Farmville VA 23901, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Longwood Estate (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Elizabeth Burger Jackson '34 (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Barbara Smith (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Peter Johnston (about 600 feet away); Longwood College (approx. 0.9 miles away); Robert Russa Moton High School Timeline (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named First Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named First Baptist Church (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Longwood University (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing); First Baptist Church (was approx. one mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); R. R. Moton High School (was approx. one mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Longwood House. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on November 11, 2021.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 29, 2010

2. Longwood Marker

Longwood Estate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 29, 2010

3. Longwood Estate

Longwood House image. Click for full size.

National Register of Historic Places

4. Longwood House

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,458 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 30, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.