Near South Boston in Halifax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Carter's Tavern

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 15, 2013

1. Carter's Tavern Marker

Inscription. Joseph Dodson, Sr., built the smaller section of Carter's Tavern as his dwelling before 1773. His younger son, Joseph Dodson, Jr., operated it as an ordinary early in the 19th century here on River Road, then the principal highway between Halifax Court House and Danville and part of the main state road between New York and New Orleans. Samuel Carter bought the tavern in 1807, enlarged it with a two-story addition, and managed it until his death in 1836. His widow, Elizabeth Carter, operated it until she died in 1843; the tavern then closed. Restored in the 1970s, Carter's Tavern is a rare example of a once-common Virginia institution.

Erected 1999 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number U-47.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1773.

Location. 36° 40.538′ N, 79° 8.112′ W. Marker is near South Boston, Virginia, in Halifax County. It is on River Road (Virginia Route 659) half a mile west of Ashton Hall Road ( Route

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662), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15144 River Rd, South Boston VA 24592, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the 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 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ringgold Rail Trail History (approx. 5 miles away); Turbeville World Wars Memorial (approx. 6.4 miles away); Sign Rock (approx. 7.3 miles away); Ringgold Freight Station (approx. 10.1 miles away); a different marker also named Ringgold Rail Trail History (approx. 10.1 miles away); Fairview (approx. 10.2 miles away in North Carolina); The Oliver House (approx. 10.2

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Photographed by Bernard Fisher, June 15, 2013

2. Carter's Tavern

miles away in North Carolina); Commercial Row East (approx. 10.2 miles away in North Carolina).

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 16, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 863 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 16, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.