The house to the east was Beavers Tavern, 1800–1840. This was the muster ground of the county militia and a popular stage station. John C. Calhoun Was a frequent visitor here. — — Map (db m104464) HM
Berry Hill is situated 5Ό miles to the south on the Dan River. The original portion of the main house was built in 1745 and there have been several additions. The property was used as a hospital for General Nathanael Greene's army during the spring . . . — — Map (db m66054) HM
Pittsylvania was cut off from Halifax in 1767 and the courthouse was built here. In 1769 a town named Chatham was established here on lands of James Roberts. A few years later Samuel Calland opened a store and the town took his name. In 1777 Henry . . . — — Map (db m64657) HM
World War II
Korea
Vietnam
This memorial is dedicated to
those who have given the
supreme sacrifice to
their country
and
to honor all those from the
Callands community
who served their country.
Site of first County Seat of Pittsylvania County. The building that served as the debtor's prison,1767-1771, and later as the clerk's office, 1771-1777, remains. Nearby stands the debtor's gaol, built in 1773. It later served as Samuel Calland's . . . — — Map (db m66055) HM
You are facing what is believed to be the original courthouse of Pittsylvania County. Here, on January 26, 1775, county residents gathered to elect a Committee of Inspection (later redesignated Committee of Safety) a momentous step toward . . . — — Map (db m299876) HM
Bilhartz Hall munitions
plant stood on this site
1862 - 1864
Over 600 rifle components were forged
here for the Confederate army — — Map (db m299560) HM
When the Civil War erupted, the South seriously lacked sufficient quantity of modern weaponry. The Confederate government attempted to correct this deficiency by purchasing arms overseas. While this "cotton for cannon" trade resulted in the . . . — — Map (db m299704) HM
I rejoice that America has resisted.
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham
July 14, 1766
William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, delivers a stunning speech to the British Parliament denouncing the 1765 Stamp Act . . . — — Map (db m294738) HM
Beneath this bridge is the upper Cherrystone Spring. At the base of this hill is the lower Cherrystone Spring, the site of the Cherrystone, Meeting House community. In 1777 the new Virginia General Assembly divided Pittsylvania County to form Henry, . . . — — Map (db m299877) HM
A native of Pittsylvania County, Claude Augustus Swanson (1862-1939), practiced law in Chatham until he won election to Congress in 1892. He served seven terms in the House of Representatives (1893-1906); was governor of Virginia (1906-1910) and . . . — — Map (db m55732) HM
Last unchanged street of the original town of Competition (1807-1852) Dedicated as a historical landmark by Chatham First, Inc., Pittsylvania Historical Society and the Town of Chatham December 6, 2008 — — Map (db m251486) HM
Here in March 1879, a federal marshal arrested James Coles, Pittsylvania County judge, on charges that he had violated the Civil Rights Act of 1875 by refusing to seat Black men on juries. Coles and the Commonwealth of Virginia petitioned the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m246666) HM
This two story Greek Revival building is located at the top of the hill. It exhibits Jeffersons influence. It has survived threats of war, storms, and fire to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the south. — — Map (db m251499) HM
In 1767 the Virginia House of Burgesses divided Halifax County to create Pittsylvania County. They named it for William Pitt, First Earl of Chatham, who earned the gratitude of the colonists for his defense of America before Parliament in 1765. The . . . — — Map (db m251495) HM
In 1816 the court ordered that a new brick courthouse be erected adjacent to the existing 1783 courthouse. This building would be 54 long and 34 wide, a 16 x 8 portico, and an 8 wide gallery across the courtroom. This building would be 5 . . . — — Map (db m251498) HM
The Rev. Robert G. Gilbert built Gilberts Restaurant here ca. 1945 as a cafι, store, gas station, and tourist home for Black patrons during Jim Crow segregation. He and his wife, Arzelia, ran the business until 1971, after which their son and . . . — — Map (db m307286) HM
Giles Gateway Park
Dedicated to the memory of Harvey Edmund Giles Jr.
Chatham Town Manager, September 2010 - December 2015
By Chatham First, Inc. and Town of Chatham
Long known as Bolanz Corner, this street corner was the gateway to . . . — — Map (db m294740) HM
One of the few private military academies in Virginia, Hargrave Military Academy was founded in 1909 by John Hunt Hargrave and the Rev. T. Ryland Sanford as Chatham Training School. It was chartered in 1911 and became affiliated with the Baptist . . . — — Map (db m64212) HM
In memory of
John White Easley
1911 - 1944
a cadet at H. M. A.
1925 - 1928
and other Hargrave cadets
who gave their lives
in World War II — — Map (db m299570) WM
One half mile west is the grave of Elder John Weatherford (1740?-1833) Baptist preacher for 70 years and early advocate of religious liberty. Jailed five months in Chesterfield in 1773 for unlicensed preaching, his release was secured by Patrick . . . — — Map (db m66058) HM
Some miles northeast is the site of Markham, where was born Rachel Donelson, wife of President Andrew Jackson, 1767. Her father, John Donelson, leaving Virginia, became one of the first settlers of Tennessee. Fort Donelson was named for him. — — Map (db m20775) HM
Old Clerk's Office
Chatham
has been registered as a
Virginia
Historic
Landmark
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission
Act of 1966 — — Map (db m299620) HM
Nearby to the east once stood the community
of Peytonsburg a part of Halifax County when
the county was formed in 1752. Peytonsburg
was incorporated as a town in 1759 by the Virginia
General Assembly and became part of Pittsylvania
County in . . . — — Map (db m20774) HM
1861 Virginia 1865
Confederate Dead
We crown the heroes of the past
with the laurel wreath of memory
Go tell the listening worlds afar
of those who died for truth and right
In memory of
Co. "I" 53rd VA. Regiment . . . — — Map (db m66094) WM
Pittsylvania
County Court House
has been designated a
National
Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the United States of America
1987
National Park . . . — — Map (db m294736) HM
Tobacco farming and the curing of tobacco dominated Pittsylvania County's economy from its chartering in 1707 until the 1980's. Local farmers planted thousands of acres of Virginia's world famous and coveted bright leaf tobacco. Barns such as this . . . — — Map (db m299621) HM
Dedicated to
the men and women of
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
who have served
their country in the
armed forces of
the United States — — Map (db m299562) WM
1941 - 1945
This tablet commemorates the men of Pittsylvania County who lost their lives in World War II
Adams, Oscar R.
Adams, Billy M.
Anderson, Donald
Anderson, Harold
Anderson, Ted
Archer, John Walter, Jr.
Arnn, Bernard . . . — — Map (db m299803) WM
This Greek revival building was erected in 1853 as the third court house of Pittsylvania County. The county, formed in 1767, and the town of Chatham were named for William Pitt, First Earl of Chatham. The present court house replaced a structure . . . — — Map (db m64656) HM
Here stands Morea, the home of Lt. Col. Rawley W. Martin (1835-1912), a physician who served with Pittsylvania County soldiers during the Civil War in the 53d Virginia Infantry Regiment of Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead's brigade. At Gettysburg, Pa., . . . — — Map (db m66057) HM
In memory of
PFC. Richard A. Potter
Class of '38, valiant soldier
whose devotion to duty at Clark
Field, Luzon, December 8, 1941, won
him distinction --- whose heroic death
in the South China Sea, October 24th, 1944,
made him . . . — — Map (db m299573) WM
Henry County was formed from Pittsylvania County in 1778. Officials decided to move the courthouse to a new location. This was at Cherrystone Meeting House Spring. Today that site is at the bottom of Depot Street northward near the railroad tracks. . . . — — Map (db m251496) HM
In 1995 the Hargrave Board of Trustees set out to design and build not just an aquatics center, but the "fastest pool on the East Coast." The Academy's Chairman of the Board at that time, Ned Johnson, led this effort compelled by his experience . . . — — Map (db m299574) HM
By 1783 the Cherrystone Meeting Courthouse was too small. Officials built a two story wood frame courthouse further up the hill at Higher Spring. The site also included a prison, stocks, and a pillory. The site today is approximately adjacent to . . . — — Map (db m251497) HM
By the latter decades of the 19th century, bright-leaf tobacco harvested across Southside Virginia
was typically cured in hand-hewn log barns outfitted with wood-burning stoves. Inside these
barns, tobacco leaves were hung from sticks that
rested . . . — — Map (db m104462) HM
The Franklin and Pittsylvania Railroad was chartered on or about March 12, 1878 as a joint venture with Franklin County, Washington City RR, VA Midland RR, and the Great Southern RR. The tracks ran a distance of 36.8 miles from Rocky Mount, VA to . . . — — Map (db m251856) HM
Hickeys Road, first laid off by court order in 1749, followed this general path. Named after John Hickey, a merchant who operated a store at its western limits and peddled his wares along its length, the road stretched more than 100 miles from . . . — — Map (db m66059) HM
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative was charted March 1, 1938, by a group of Mecklenburg County residents. The first office was located in Boynton, Virginia, The group's state purpose was "To advance the position of agriculture to enrich the life of . . . — — Map (db m165420) HM
Located three and one half miles south through Gretna, this fully restored 18th century building is believed to be the only historic building in Virginia with a second story overhang or jetties. It is listed on the National Register of Historic . . . — — Map (db m165419) HM
The house on the hill three hundred yards to the west was the home of Captain Benjamin Clement, who was one of the first makers of gunpowder in Virginia, 1775. The land grant was made in 1741. — — Map (db m104437) HM
Although several houses were near U.S. Business 29's Staunton River crossing in the early nineteenth century, the Town of Hurt did not become a commercial center until after the Civil War. Major John L. Hurt, regionally famous for making . . . — — Map (db m251938) HM
Pittsylvania County Area 1,015 Square Miles. Formed in 1766 from Halifax, and named for William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, British Statesman. This is the largest county of Virginia. The home of Claude A. Swanson, Governor of . . . — — Map (db m247285) HM
Welcome to Wayside Park, a 50 acre natural area featuring Sycamore Creek, mature forests, open fields, historic structures, and wonderful park amenities.
Wayside Park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1935 as a recreation . . . — — Map (db m299542) HM
Welcome to Wayside Park, a 50 acre natural area featuring Sycamore Creek, mature forests, open fields, historic structures, and wonderful park amenities.
Wayside Park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1935 as a recreation . . . — — Map (db m299543) HM
Welcome to Wayside Park, a 50 acre natural area featuring Sycamore Creek, mature forests, open fields, historic structures, and wonderful park amenities.
Wayside Park was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1935 as a recreation . . . — — Map (db m299544) HM
At this intersection lies a rare example of an early Virginia road marker. A Virginia statute of 1738 required that all crossroads be marked by a stone or wooden post inscribed with the name of the most-noted place to which each of the adjoining . . . — — Map (db m304863) HM
Appalachian Power Company constructed Smith Mountain and Leesville Dams on the Roanoke River between 1960 and 1963 to generate hydroelectric energy, Between the dams, the river rose to form 3,400-acre Leesville Lake. West of Smith Mountain Dam, . . . — — Map (db m104452) HM
One mile east stands Belle Grove, the home of Whitmell Pugh Tunstall (1810-1854). Educated at Danville Academy and the University of North Carolina, Tunstall was admitted to the bar in 1832. He served in the House of Delegates (1836-1841; 1845-1848) . . . — — Map (db m55730) HM
Sheriff; Justice County Court; Colonel Militia; Commander Fort Mayo; Member House of Burgesses; Warden of Antrim Parrish. Became a Baptist in 1758.
Early advocate of church & state
(reverse)
This church is named in memory of . . . — — Map (db m302192) HM
Founded in 1878 as a two- room school and
named for state senator Whitmell P. Tunstall,
in 1918 the Whitmell Farm-Life School became
the first rural consolidated school in
Pittsylvania County. Sarah Archie Swanson
Beverley, who between 1916 and . . . — — Map (db m104455) HM
