Keysville in Charlotte County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Campaign of 1781
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 15, 2013
1. Campaign of 1781 Marker
Erected 1934 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number F-78.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1781.
Location. 37° 1.901′ N, 78° 28.472′ W. Marker is in Keysville, Virginia, in Charlotte County. It is at the intersection of King Street (Business U.S. 15) and Southern Drive, on the right when traveling south on King Street. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Keysville (approx. 0.7 miles away); Keysville Vietnam Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); Keysville Korean Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); Keysville World War II Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); a different marker also named Southside Virginia Community College (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Early Exploration (approx. 1.7 miles away); Four Locust Farm
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Other markers no longer nearby. Southside Virginia Community College (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Early Exploration (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 15, 2013
2. US 15 Business (facing south)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 649 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
