Tight Squeeze in Pittsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Whitmell P. Tunstall

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, May 27, 2012

1. Whitmell P. Tunstall Marker

Inscription. One mile east stands Belle Grove, the home of Whitmell Pugh Tunstall (1810-1854). Educated at Danville Academy and the University of North Carolina, Tunstall was admitted to the bar in 1832. He served in the House of Delegates (1836-1841; 1845-1848) and the Senate of Virginia (1841-1842). As a delegate representing Pittsylvania County, he fought for a decade to charter the Richmond and Danville Railroad (part of the present-day Norfolk Southern Railway). He served as the company's first president from 1847 until his death. Tunstall is buried at Belle Grove.

Erected 1993 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number L-48.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1832.

Location. 36° 47.193′ N, 79° 23.632′ W. Marker is in Tight Squeeze, Virginia, in Pittsylvania County. It is on U.S. 29 0.2 miles south of Tight Squeeze Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chatham VA 24531, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Virginia,

specifically in the Piedmont,

and in Southside 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Samuel Harris

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Rawley White Martin Residence (approx. 2.2 miles away); Bright-Leaf Tobacco Barns (approx. 2½ miles away); Chatham (approx. 2.7 miles away); Giles Gateway Park (approx. 2.7 miles away); Peytonsburg (approx. 2.7 miles away); Markham (approx. 2.7 miles away); Cherrystone Meetinghouse (approx. 2.7 miles away).

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Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, May 27, 2012

2. Whitmell P. Tunstall Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, May 27, 2012

3. Whitmell P. Tunstall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 882 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 28, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.