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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Halifax County, Virginia
Adjacent to Halifax County, Virginia
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On LP Bailey Memorial Highway (U.S. 501) 0.9 miles north of Stage Coach Road (Virginia Route 40), on the right when traveling north.
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Campbell County
Area 557 Square Miles
Formed in 1781 from Bedford, and named for General William Campbell, hero of the battle of King's Mountain, 1780. Tarleton passed through the county in 1781. The Union General . . . — — Map (db m66031) HM
On James D Hagood Highway (U.S. 360) at Guill Town Road (Virginia Route 720), on the right when traveling east on James D Hagood Highway.
Born in Roanoke on 1 Aug. 1920, Henrietta Pleasant lived here with relatives after her mother’s 1924 death. She married David Lacks in 1941 and, like many other African Americans, moved to Baltimore, Md. for wartime employment. She died of cervical . . . — — Map (db m66026) HM
On Halifax Road (U.S. 501) at Greens Folly Road (Virginia Route 654), on the right when traveling north on Halifax Road.
Built about 1789 by Captain Berryman Green, a quartermaster in Washington's army at Valley Forge and later a deputy clerk of Halifax County. — — Map (db m30971) HM
Near South Main Street (U.S. 501) near Mountain Road (Virginia Route 360).
These patriots laid
their all upon the
altar of their country
their valor will ever
remain a part of
her history
This monument is erected
by an appreciative people
in loving remembrance of
the Confederate soldiers
of Halifax . . . — — Map (db m30976) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 501) at Houston Street (Virginia Route T-1110), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
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 m30977) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 501) at Edmunds Boulevard (Virginia Route 349), on the left when traveling north on South Main Street.
The town of Halifax has been the county seat of Halifax County since 1777. It is named for George Montague, the second Earl of Halifax, an English statesman. Previously this community had been called Banister, Houston, and Halifax Court House. . . . — — Map (db m30974) HM
Near Cowford Road (Virginia Route 651) near Mary Bethune Street.
In 1872 the Banister Baptist Association built a private African-American training school in Halifax County. Originally the campus consisted of four wooden buildings and a dormitory. The school year was six months, and the grades went only as . . . — — Map (db m30988) HM
On Halifax Road (U.S. 501) at Greens Folly Road (Virginia Route 654), on the right when traveling north on Halifax Road.
Here lived Rev. Charles A. Dresser, rector of Antrim Parish and builder of St. Mark's Church, 1828. Dresser left this parish in 1835 for Peoria, Illinois, whence he moved to Springfield. There he married Abraham Lincoln to Mary Todd, November 4, . . . — — Map (db m30972) HM
On Chatam Road (Virginia Route 57) 0.3 miles west of Meadville Road (Virginia Route 642), on the right when traveling west.
Caleb Robinson was born in Jamaica in 1864 and educated at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia. In 1893 he formed the McKinley Institute on land he purchased in the Meadville section of Halifax County. He imported northern teachers . . . — — Map (db m30991) HM
On Cole Ferry Road (Virginia Route 624) at Morton's Ferry Road (Virginia Route 623), on the right when traveling north on Cole Ferry Road.
Halifax Church is the oldest Presbyterian church in Halifax County. The Congregation was formed in June, 1830, from Cub Creek Church in Charlotte County. The organizational group included the Reverend Clement Read of Cub Creek and twenty-six local . . . — — Map (db m66027) HM
Near Black Walnut Road (County Route 600) 0.5 miles north of Fort Hill Trail.
The Battle of Staunton River Bridge
was fought here June 25, 1864
Capt. Benj. L. Farinholt 53rd Va. Inf. with
296 men reinforced by 642 citizens
and soldiers from Halifax Charlotte
and Mecklenburg counties Virginia
Defeated
Col. . . . — — Map (db m20253) HM
On James D Hagood Highway (U.S. 360) at Terry's Bridge Road (Virginia Route 613), in the median on James D Hagood Highway.
A short distance south is the grave of Nathaniel Terry, colonial soldier and statesman. Terry served as sheriff of Halifax County, 1752, and captain of Rangers, 1755. He was a member of the House of Burgesses, 1755-1765, 1771-1775, and also sat in . . . — — Map (db m66029) HM
On James D Hagood Highway (U.S. 360) at Bethel Road (Virginia Route 360), on the right when traveling south on James D Hagood Highway.
This park was developed by the National Park Service, Interior Department, through the Civilian Conservation Corps, in conjunction with the Virginia Conservation Commission. It covers 1200 acres and was opened, June 15, 1936. Near by is Occaneechee . . . — — Map (db m30994) HM
On Broad Street (Business U.S. 501) at Wren Street, on the right when traveling north on Broad Street.
Boyd's and Irwin's ferries to the west were used by Nathanael Greene in his passage of Dan River, in mid-February, 1781, while Cornwallis was in close pursuit. Edward Carrington collected the boats for the crossing. — — Map (db m30944) HM
On River Road (Virginia Route 659) 0.5 miles west of Ashton Hall Road (Virginia Route 662), on the left when traveling west.
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 . . . — — Map (db m66028) HM
Near Seymour Drive at Ferry Street, on the left when traveling west.
In honor of those who crossed the Dan here February 13-14 1781
Honoring the citizens of Halifax County who revived Greene's American army
In admiration of General Nathaniel Greene's military genius
With gratitude to those who fought . . . — — Map (db m66064) HM WM
On Broad Street (Business U.S. 501) at Main Street (Business U.S. 501), in the median on Broad Street.
The Berryman Green Chapter,
Daughters of the American
Revolution donated this
memorial cannon in memory
of Halifax County patriots
who aided Gen. Nathanael
Greene's army in crossing
the swollen waters of the
Dan, February 14, 1781, . . . — — Map (db m30953) HM
On Ragland Street at Watkins Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Ragland Street.
Many churches in the second half of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century helped fill African Americans’ need for schooling. Frequently the church would raise funds to build the school, with county governments occasionally offering . . . — — Map (db m30961) HM
Near Wren Street at Broad Street (Business U.S. 501).
You are looking toward a site of American Patriot General Nathanael Greene’s strategic “Retreat to the Dan” which occurred on February 14, 1781. This retreat foiled British General Cornwallis’s southern strategy and was a turning point . . . — — Map (db m30951) HM
On Jeffress Boulevard 0.1 miles east of Penick Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Determined to provide elementary education for young African Americans, the Rev. Parham B. Ragland started a school in his backyard some time around 1875. Though the "Backyard School" was private, Rev. Ragland was able to garner financial . . . — — Map (db m30970) HM
On Buckshoal Road (Virginia Route 601) at Bill Tuck Highway (U.S. 58), on the left when traveling east on Buckshoal Road.
William M. Tuck was born near High Hill, Halifax County, Virginia. After service in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War I, he attended the College of William and Mary and earned a law degree from Washington and Lee University. Governor Tuck served . . . — — Map (db m30937) HM
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