Studley in Hanover County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Early Airmail Service
Studley Beacon
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, September 6, 2009
1. Early Airmail Service Marker
Inscription.
Early Airmail Service. Studley Beacon. Airmail service was initiated by the U.S. Post Office and the Army on 15 May 1918. Because of the danger night flying posed, airway beacons such as Studley were erected along the airmail routes between the East and West Coasts and Georgia and New York. By 1922 towers with flashing beacons were placed along designated civil airways. Studley was the site of "Delta Airmail Beacon #47" erected circa 1927, one of 50 in Virginia on the Atlanta - New York Civil Airways Corridor. The Studley beacon was dismantled in the mid-twentieth century.
Airmail service was initiated by the U.S. Post Office and the Army on 15 May 1918. Because of the danger night flying posed, airway beacons such as Studley were erected along the airmail routes between the East and West Coasts and Georgia and New York. By 1922 towers with flashing beacons were placed along designated civil airways. Studley was the site of "Delta Airmail Beacon #47" erected circa 1927, one of 50 in Virginia on the Atlanta - New York Civil Airways Corridor. The Studley beacon was dismantled in the mid-twentieth century.
Erected 2008 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number O 58-a.)
Location. 37° 40.572′ N, 77° 17.599′ W. Marker is in Studley, Virginia, in Hanover County. Marker is at the intersection of Williamsville Road and Studley Road, on the right when traveling north on Williamsville Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mechanicsville VA 23116, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Studley (within shouting distance of this
2. Early Airmail Service Marker on Williamsville Road
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,392 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 11, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
