The original structure that was built on this site in the 1800's, housed Ripberger Furniture. That building perished in the devastating fire of 1928 and the current building you see today was constructed in the 1940's. The original ornate commercial . . . — — Map (db m182538) HM
Records dating back to April 1898 indicate this building housed a first floor jewelry store with a dentist office upstairs. According to Virginia Division of Historic Landmarks, this building one of the oldest extent commercial . . . — — Map (db m310200) HM
the mingled roar of the musketry, and heavy lumbering of the artillery, seemed to rend the whole heavens At this railroad cut on June 23, 1864, 3,500 Union cavalrymen commanded by Gen. James H. Wilson fought a Confederate cavalry force . . . — — Map (db m6509) HM
This was the first in a series of raids from Petersburg led by Union Generals James Wilson and August Kautz. The purpose of the raid was to destroy portions of the South Side and Richmond & Danville Railroads and curtail the use of these supply . . . — — Map (db m18521) HM
In June 1864, to deny Gen. Robert E. Lee the use of the South Side R.R. and the Richmond and Danville R.R., Gen. Ulysses S. Grant sent Gen. James H. Wilson and Gen. August V. Kautz south of Petersburg on a cavalry raid to destroy track and . . . — — Map (db m14765) HM
Blackstone was first known as Blacks and Whites, after two rival late 18th-century taverns. One of these taverns, Schwartz (Blacks) Tavern, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, still stands. The town was renamed for the English jurist . . . — — Map (db m18879) HM
Three blocks south is the campus of the former Blackstone Female Institute, after 1915 Blackstone College for Girls, a teacher-training school that opened in 1894 with some 75 students including 29 boarders. James Cannon Jr., a controversial . . . — — Map (db m19004) HM
The Blackstone Female Institute was conceived in 1891 by George Pierce Adams, a Blackstone merchant, and Joshua Soule Hunter, a Methodist minister. Originally designed as a school to prepare young female students to enter Randolph-Macon . . . — — Map (db m31045) HM
The Blackstone Female Institute was conceived in 1891 by George Pierce Adams, a Blackstone merchant, and Joshua Soule Hunter, a Methodist minister. Originally designed as a school to prepare young female students to enter Randolph-Macon . . . — — Map (db m182528) HM
Originally, H.L. Chapin opened Chapin's Horse & Mule Co. at this location in 1906. In 1940, Chapin expanded the building dividing it into three sections. One section served as a bowling alley during WWII, an A & P food store in the late 40's until . . . — — Map (db m286771) HM
Late in 1941, the U.S. government began the condemnation of some 46,000 acres near Blackstone to establish Camp Pickett and train troops for World War II. The action forced 263 families (totaling 1,181 individuals) from their farms early in 1942. . . . — — Map (db m31051) HM
One of the earliest car dealerships in Blackstone, the mechanics shop still exists in the peak of the building with assorted car parts and paperwork. Andrew Wainwright and Edwin Truly Orange operated a Ford dealership at this location sometime in . . . — — Map (db m182539) HM
Circa - 1910
Architect - D. Wiley Anderson
Style - Romanesque
Placed on the
National Register of the Historic Places
by the
United States Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m182537) HM
Named in honor of Confederate Maj. Gen. George Edward Pickett upon its creation in 1942, Camp Pickett was dedicated to the cause of a "reunited nation at war." Established as a 46,000-acre World War II Army installation, Camp Pickett was home to . . . — — Map (db m19001) HM
Through the Virginia 2007 Community Program the National Alumnae Association of Blackstone College planted 24 White and Pin Oak trees at this site to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English . . . — — Map (db m32368) HM
L.B. Spencer Drug Co. (Spencer Drug) was established in 1890. At that time, it opened for business at 104 North Main. In 1902, Mr. Spencer's son, R.B. Spencer, purchased the Robinson Hotel which was located on this site, for the purpose of building . . . — — Map (db m182535) HM
Mt. Nebo Church was founded shortly after the Civil War in 1867. A northerner named Mr. Rickets bought the place called Oak Hill and began preaching to a group of African Americans at this place in the woods. The audience increased as people . . . — — Map (db m20242) HM
Mt. Nebo Church was founded shortly after the Civil War, in 1867. A Northerner named Mr. Rickets bought this place in the woods, then called Oak Hill, and began preaching to a group of African American. The audience increased as people from . . . — — Map (db m182524) HM
Nottoway County. Area 310 square miles. Formed in 1788 from Amelia, and named for an Indian tribe. Tarleton passed through this county in 1781. Here lived William Hodges Mann, Governor of Virginia 1910-14.
Dinwiddie . . . — — Map (db m31053) HM
On this site stood the Nottoway Training School, the first public school to provide secondary education for African Americans in Nottoway County. In 1909, public appeals to raise funds led to the establishment of the school by 1913, making it one of . . . — — Map (db m31052) HM
Built in 1928, this masonry building replaced a two-story frame structure that was destroyed by a
fire, which also leveled a large part of downtown Blackstone on July 4, 1928. This was the home of what later became the Courier-Record and which was . . . — — Map (db m286772) HM
Built as a 20 room hotel, this building was home to military personnel during WWII, including comedian Red Skelten. Later, the building was merged with the Dodge Brothers Dealership. Later after considerable structural changes, it became . . . — — Map (db m182540) HM
Dr. Llewellyn C. Tucker was the original builder and owner of this building and ran a dentist office upstairs. Richard "Dick Watt" Manson operated People's Clothing Company in the lower level from 1905-1942. Before 1927, Blackstone Town Office. . . . — — Map (db m182536) HM
The Pickett Reservoir lies before you. This 384 acre impoundment was formed in 1942 by the United States Army in conjunction with the creation of Camp Pickett. Along with being a military training area, this reservoir provides drinking water to . . . — — Map (db m107710) HM
Near here stood Union Academy, conducted by Hardy and Crenshaw from 1861 to about 1869. Dr. Walter Reed, who discovered the carrier of yellow fever, and Dr. Robert E. Blackwell, long President of Randolph-Macon College, attended school here. Nearby . . . — — Map (db m31049) HM
Dedicated this 11th day of Nov. 2011 to all military personnel and veterans and especially to those who have trained, are training or will train at Fort Pickett, Blackstone, Virginia. — — Map (db m182541) WM
Blackstone residents Mattie Walton Epes (1896-1993) and Wilfred Preston "Pete" Maddux (1897-1977) wrote the popular Virginia Tech fight song "Tech Triumph" at this house in 1919. Maddux, who had entered Virginia Polytechnic Institute as a freshman . . . — — Map (db m182552) HM
Dedicated to all from Nottoway County who have served their country in time of war, but especially, as a memorial to those listed below who died as a direct result of hostile action in these conflicts.
World War I
Larkin J. Clay . . . — — Map (db m182546) WM
This location, the junction of the South Side and Richmond & Danville Railroads, served as an important hospital, logistics and supply base during and after the Appomattox Campaign. General Grant spent the night here after leaving Jetersville. . . . — — Map (db m18837) HM
In June 1864, to deny Gen. Robert E. Lee the use of the South Side R.R. and the Richmond and Danville R.R., Gen. Ulysses S. Grant sent Gen. James H. Wilson and Gen. August V Kautz south of Petersburg on a cavalry raid to destroy track and rolling . . . — — Map (db m18835) HM
Here at Burkeville Junction, the Richmond and Danville Railroad - the most direct route to North Carolina - crossed the South Side Railroad, which ran west to Farmville. Gen. Robert E. Lee planned to lead the Army of Northern Virginia down the . . . — — Map (db m263003) HM
John Fowlkes constructed Hyde Park in the late
18th century; it was expanded in the 19th and
early 20th centuries. Richmond department
store-owner William B. Thalhimer Sr. purchased
the property in 1938 and created a haven,
training program, . . . — — Map (db m107530) HM
When the Russell Grove School in Amelia County grew too big for its building, land was found in Nottoway County near Burkeville for a new school. Built in 1892 to educate African-American girls, the new school was named Ingleside Seminary. It . . . — — Map (db m31042) HM
When Russell Grove School in Amelia County grew too big for its building, land was found in Nottoway County for a new school. Built in 1892 to educate African American girls, the new school was named Ingleside Seminary. It was funded by . . . — — Map (db m224480) HM
This is the site of the Old Nottoway Meeting House, built in 1769, the second Baptist church established south of James River. Jeremiah Walker was the first minister. — — Map (db m31043) HM
Piedmont Sanatorium opened in April 1918 as the first public residential facility in Virginia for African American patients with tuberculosis. More than 12,000 patients from across the state were treated here over the next five decades. The . . . — — Map (db m310232) HM
Prince Edward County. Area 356 square miles. Formed in 1753 from Amelia, and named for Prince Edward, son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and younger brother of King George III. General Joseph E. Johnston was born in this . . . — — Map (db m31041) HM
In late June 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia were engaged in a desperate defense of the city of Petersburg. Victory for Lee depended on a steady flow of supplies, brought in by rail. To force Lee from . . . — — Map (db m263002) HM
Near here is the site of CCC Company 1370 from 1935-1940. Among the most popular New Deal programs, the CCC was designed to encourage conservation of natural resources and employment training during the Great . . . — — Map (db m19026) HM
Originally called Robertsons switch, near here General Grant made a cross-country night ride through enemy territory to join Generals Sheridan and Meade at Jetersville. Here, plans would be made for operations against Lees army the following day. . . . — — Map (db m6076) HM
First women extension agent for Virginia and U.S. Department of Agriculture, born and buried nearby. In 1910 she organized tomato and canning clubs in Halifax and Nottoway Counties. Forerunners of 4-H and Extension Homemaker Clubs. A pioneer in . . . — — Map (db m19024) HM
American Revolutionary soldier Peter Francisco in July 1781 encountered about nine of British Lt. Gen. Banastre Tarleton's dragoons to the east at Ward's Tavern. Using his legendary strength and cunning, Francisco single-handedly bested his enemies, . . . — — Map (db m19016) HM
Lottie Moon, a native of Charlottesville, was appointed by the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board as a missionary to China in 1873 where she served for forty years. She died on her trip home in Kobe, Japan, on Christmas Eve, 1912, and her ashes . . . — — Map (db m31044) HM
Hail Foster High!
We pledge our lasting love to thee!
Our voices raised, we ever sing your praise
With open minds, we learn, we know no other--
Thy name alone, we proudly cheer and raise!
Hail Foster High!
Your portals . . . — — Map (db m310238) HM
This school, built at a cost of more than $600,000 provided secondary education to Black students from 1950 until 1970, when Nottoway County fully desegregated its schools. Although planning for the new high school had begun by 1946, the county . . . — — Map (db m310236) HM
Following the South Side railroad, portions of the Union army passed through this village and continued through Burkeville, encountering the Confederates at Rice's Depot. General Grant spent part of the evening here before riding to Jetersville to . . . — — Map (db m18878) HM
Near here on 23 June 1864, Confederate Maj. Gen. W. H. F. "Rooney" Lee positioned his cavalrymen between those of Union generals August V. Kautz and James H. Wilson, who were riding toward Burkeville. The resulting engagement, according to Wilson, . . . — — Map (db m18877) HM
The 'Virginia Giant', the 'Giant of the Revolution', the 'Hercules of the Revolution' and Washington's 'One Man Army'.
Coming to an End
Francisco returned to Prince Edward County, VA and enlisted in the horse company of Captain Thomas . . . — — Map (db m293807) HM
The six foot eight inch tall Peter Francisco will forever be tied to Nottoway County because of his famous fight at Ward's Tavern outside of present-day Crewe. He called it "the last favor I ever did the British".
Early Life
Born July . . . — — Map (db m182517) HM
During Tarleton's Southside Virginia Raid (July 9 - July 24, 1781), British dragoons visited Benjamin Ward's Tavern at West Creek. Peter Francisco was serving as a militia scout and was at the tavern at the time. Legend tells as many as nine . . . — — Map (db m182520) HM
Roger A. Pryor was reared at Old Place near present-day Crewe. A lawyer and newspaper editor, he won election to the House of Representatives in 1859 and resigned in 1861. He agitated for secession in Charleston, S.C., and before the attack on Fort . . . — — Map (db m14769) HM
First Farm Demonstration Agent in Virginia lived one mile south. Appointed State Agent in 1907. Under his able leadership programs in Farm and Home Demonstration work, Boys Corn Clubs and Girls Canning Clubs were developed. In 1914 the Agency was . . . — — Map (db m19022) HM
British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton was tasked by Lord Charles Cornwallis to raid Southside Virginia and destroy ammunition, clothes, and "stores of any kind" destined for Continental military use.
Tarleton's Assignment
The . . . — — Map (db m182521) HM
Erected by the Ladies
Memorial
Association of Nottoway
July 20, 1893
Jeffress Artillery C.S.A
Co. G 18 VA. Regt. A.N.V.
Nottoway Reserves C.S.A.
Co. E 3 VA. Cavalry A.N.V. — — Map (db m20245) WM
Presented to Nottoway County of Virginia by the Nottoway County Historical Association, Inc., VFW Post 7819, Crewe, VA., VFW Post 7897, Blackstone, VA. as a memorial to those brave men and women of Nottoway County who gave their lives in the . . . — — Map (db m182523) WM
