This boulder marks the
landed estate of
Patrick Henry
where he lived from
1778 to 1784
Erected by the Patrick Henry Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1922 — — Map (db m301181) HM
Constructed in 1947-1948 in the town of Bassett in Henry County, Virginia, the school officially opened in 1949. It is an excellent example of a two-story Georgian-Revival style school built after World War II. It is the last school to be . . . — — Map (db m205768) HM
Chatmoss was one of about 50 Hairston family
plantations in Virginia, North Carolina, and
Mississippi. This vast network encompassed tens
of thousands of acres and was worked by
thousands of enslaved African Americans. Alcey
and Samuel Harden . . . — — Map (db m104503) HM
George Waller (1734-1814) and his wife, Anne Winston Waller (1735-1839), established their plantation at Wallers Ford on the Smith River near here about 1770. George Waller helped establish Henry County, serving as one of its first justices and as . . . — — Map (db m103819) HM
Once located to the south was Leatherwood, the plantation of Patrick Henry, governor of Virginia and great orator of the American Revolution. Henry is especially famous for his Liberty or Death speech made in 1775 in Saint Johns Church in . . . — — Map (db m104505) HM
Three miles southwest is Belleview, home of Major John Redd, a pioneer in this section. Redd served in the Indian Wars and in the Revolution, being present at the siege of Yorktown in 1781. — — Map (db m104510) HM
Since 1949, the Petty family has been a permanent fixture in NASCAR, helping to define and grow the sport for the past seven decades. The Petty family's involvement began as a family business with the patriarch, Lee, who won three championships, . . . — — Map (db m290189) HM
Henry County. Located in the foothills of southern Virginia, Henry County is named for Patrick Henry (1736-1799), Revolutionary leader and governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Henry lived in the county from 1779 to 1784. The General . . . — — Map (db m58373) HM
H. Clay Earles (1913-1999) opened Martinsville Speedway in 1947 with seating for 750. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) first raced here in 1948. Martinsville Speedway was one of eight tracks to host the inaugural 1949 . . . — — Map (db m7741) HM
North Carolina. North Carolina was one of the original thirteen states. The first settlement was made on Roanoke Island, 1585, but was not permanent. Settlers from Virginia occupied the Albemarle region before 1663, in which year the colony . . . — — Map (db m304867) HM
Near here, on Matrimony Creek, William Byrd pitched his camp, November, 1728, while determining the Virginia-North Carolina boundary line. — — Map (db m58372) HM
Henry County. Area 444 square miles. Formed in 1776 from Pittsylvania, Governor of Virginia. Henry lived in the county 1779-1784.
Patrick County. Area 485 square miles. Formed in 1790 from Henry, and . . . — — Map (db m290185) HM
Henry County's first courthouse stood near here, either on the land that became Edgewood or in the area that became Stanleytown. In 1777, the first court of Henry County acquired land from Henry Barksdale and decided to build a courthouse. Completed . . . — — Map (db m205769) HM
Fort Trial, constructed in 1756, once stood nearby overlooking the Smith River. It was one in a series of forts authorized by the General Assembly to be built on the frontier to protect settlers from Indians during the French and Indian War. The . . . — — Map (db m63197) HM
