Near Franklin in Southampton County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Marle Hill
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011
1. Marle Hill Marker
Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr.
1897-1981
Soldier-Educator-Statesman
Veteran World War I
Member of the General Assembly
of Virginia
Member of the United States Congress
Governor of Virginia
President of the University of Virginia
Delegate to the United Nations
Erected 1983 by Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission. (Marker Number U-119.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list.
Location. 36° 41.436′ N, 76° 59.213′ W. Marker is near Franklin, Virginia, in Southampton County. It is on Camp Parkway (Business U.S. 58) near Marle Hill Drive, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Franklin VA 23851, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Major Joseph E. Gillette (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pauline Cauthorne Morton (1912-2004) (approx. 2.7 miles away); Camp Family Homestead (approx. 2.9 miles away); Franklin Memorial Park (approx. 2.9 miles
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Other markers no longer nearby. General Thomas' Birthplace (was approx. 2.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Confederate Monument (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . From Wikipedia, Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr. ...As governor, he reorganized Virginia's civil defense, reformed the penal system, and created a pension plan for state employees and teachers.... (Submitted on October 26, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011
2. Marle Hill Marker, seen along Camp Parkway (U.S. 58), going westward
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011
3. Marle Hill
Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,154 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
