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

Kingsville

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 29, 2010

1. Kingsville Marker

Inscription. Here, before the Revolution, stood King's Tavern. The British cavalryman, Tarleton, raiding, camped here in 1781. In the same year sick and wounded French soldiers were brought to this place from Yorktown; seventy of them are buried here. Nearby is the site of the colonial church of which Archibald McRoberts was minister.

Erected 1930 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number F-70.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • 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 1781.

Location. 37° 14.729′ N, 78° 26.628′ W. Marker is near Farmville, Virginia, in Prince Edward County. It is at the intersection of Farmville Road (U.S. 15) and Kingsville Road (Virginia Route 133), on the right when traveling south on Farmville Road. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: French's Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Randolph-Macon Medical School (approx. half a mile away); Tyrus Raymond Cobb (approx. 0.8 miles

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away); Everett Stadium (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Birthplace (approx. 0.9 miles away); About Hampden-Sydney College (approx. 0.9 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); September 11 Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmville.

Farmville Rd & Kingsville Rd (facing south) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 29, 2010

2. Farmville Rd & Kingsville Rd (facing south)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,246 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.