Wylliesburg in Charlotte County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Paul Carrington

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 13, 2010

1. Paul Carrington Marker

Inscription. Member of House of Burgesses, 1765-1775, of Virginia conventions, 1774-1788, including Constitutional Conventions, of first Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. A founder of Hampden-Sydney College. Lived and is buried at Mulberry Hill nearby.

Erected 1961 by Virginia State Library. (Marker Number M-9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Education. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list.

Location. 36° 51.368′ N, 78° 35.458′ W. Marker is in Wylliesburg, Virginia, in Charlotte County. It is at the intersection of Barnesville Highway (U.S. 15) and Jackson-Vaughan Road (County Route 607), on the right when traveling south on Barnesville Highway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wylliesburg VA 23976, 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

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specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Wylliesburgh (approx. ¼ mile away); Roanoke Plantation (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Staunton Bridge Action (approx. ¼ mile away); The War of 1812 / War of 1812 Opposition — John Randolph (approx. 0.4 miles away); Charlotte County / Mecklenburg County (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Battle of Staunton River Bridge (approx. 6.4 miles away); Wilson-Kautz Raid (approx. 6.4 miles away); Roanoke Station (approx. 6.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wylliesburg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Staunton Bridge Action (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Paul Carrington’s Mulberry Hill.

Barnesville Hwy & Jackson-Vaughan Rd (facing south) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 13, 2010

2. Barnesville Hwy & Jackson-Vaughan Rd (facing south)

Historic Staunton River Foundation (Submitted on June 14, 2010.)

Mulberry Hill, Charlotte County image. Click for full size.

National Register of Historic Places

3. Mulberry Hill, Charlotte County

Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,438 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 14, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.