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

Joseph Morton

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 5, 2011

1. Joseph Morton Marker

Inscription.
Seven miles west stood Roanoke Bridge, the colonial homestead of Joseph Morton, who patented land near by in the 1740s. He was an elder of Briery Presbyterian Church on its founding in Prince Edward County in 1755, and later a trustee. He served as a justice from the formation of Charlotte County on 4 March 1765 until his death in 1784. In 1775, at the beginning of the American Revolution, he became a member of the county’s committee of correspondence. about that time, he built Roanoke Bridge, a frame dwelling later called Hillandale. The house served as a post office from 1885 to 1904, and burned in the mid-20th century.

Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number FR-8.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 4, 1765.

Location. 37° 5.139′ N, 78° 28.505′ W. Marker is near Keysville, Virginia, in Charlotte County. It is at the intersection of Farmville Highway (U.S. 15) and Cabbage Patch Road (County Route 654), on the right on Farmville Highway. It is at the Prince Edward / Charlotte County line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Keysville VA 23947, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Briery Church (here, next to this marker); Four Locust Farm (approx. 1.6 miles away); Charlotte County / Prince Edward County (approx. 1.6 miles away); Early Exploration (approx. 2 miles away); Keysville World War II Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Keysville Vietnam Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Keysville Korean Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Keysville (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Keysville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Early Exploration (was approx. 2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Joseph Morton and Old Briery Church Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, March 5, 2011

2. Joseph Morton and Old Briery Church Markers

Credits. This page was last revised on April 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,490 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 13, 2011, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.