Historical Markers and War Memorials in Halifax County, Virginia
Halifax is the county seat for Halifax County
Adjacent to Halifax County, Virginia
Campbell County(22) ► Charlotte County(50) ► Mecklenburg County(39) ► Pittsylvania County(24) ► Caswell County, North Carolina(41) ► Granville County, North Carolina(33) ► Person County, North Carolina(27) ►
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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 Virginia Route 62 at Virginia Route 1527, on the left when traveling west on State Route 62.
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 in Virginia. The home of Claude A. Swanson, Governor of . . . — — Map (db m171803) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 501) just south of Edmunds Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
In grateful tribute
Frank Eubank Booker, Jr.
March 15, 1919 - May 18, 1967
Founder & President Booker Grocery Co.
65 S. Main St., Town of Halifax, VA. 1946 - 1967
Halifax County's visionary & Exemplary leader as chairman & . . . — — Map (db m181108) HM WM
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 County who . . . — — Map (db m30976) WM
On North Main Street (U.S. 501) at Houston Street (Virginia Route T-1110), on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Reported damaged.
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 m181120) 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
On Mountain Road (Virginia Route 360) 0.1 miles west of Ragland Loop, on the left when traveling west.
Mountain Road School No. 1 was built around 1919 for Black students in the Halifax, VA, community. Following the closing of the school, the building was used for a variety of purposes before it was remodeled and opened to the public as the . . . — — Map (db m181111) HM
Near Cowford Road (Virginia Route 651) near Mary Bethune Street. Reported permanently removed.
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 Cowford Road (Virginia Route 651) 0.1 miles east of North Main Street (Virginia Route 360).
The Banister Baptist Association built a private African American training school in 1827, originally consisting of four wooden buildings and a dormitory. The school met only six months of the year and went through ninth grade. Because of . . . — — Map (db m181109) 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 LP Bailey Memorial Highway (U.S. 501) 0.9 miles north of Stage Coach Road (Virginia Route 40), on the right when traveling north.
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 Hunter was . . . — — Map (db m66031) HM
On Narrow Bridge Road, 0.1 miles north of Clarkton Road (County Road 626), on the right when traveling north.
Built by
Virginia Bridge and Iron Company
Roanoke, Virginia
1902
Rehabilitated as pedestrian bridge
Virginia Department of Transportation
Clarkton Bridge Alliance
2005 — — Map (db m198757) HM
On Stage Coach Road (Virginia Route 40) 0.6 miles north of Jennings Lane (Virginia Route 777), on the right when traveling north.
This tavern, just east of here, was built late in the 18th century on Hickey's Road, laid out in 1749 to link settlements in southwestern Virginia to the Staunton (Roanoke) River. Owned and operated by Thomas DeJarnette and remained in the family . . . — — Map (db m181114) HM
On Chatam Road (Virginia Route 57) 0.3 miles west of Meadville Road (Virginia Route 642), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
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 Chatham Road (Route 57/832) 0.3 miles west of Meadville Road (Virginia Route 642), on the right when traveling west.
The Mead Community Center is the realization of a dream of Caleb Robinson, who imagined an African American gathering place to enhance and educate the community. Professor Robinson was born in Jamaica in 1864 and graduated from Virginia Union . . . — — Map (db m181113) 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. Reported permanently removed.
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 James D Hagood Highway (U.S. 360) 0.1 miles north of Bethel Road (Virginia Route 360), on the right when traveling south.
Staunton River State Park, about nine miles southeast of here, opened on 15 June 1936. One of Virginia's six original state parks, it was planned by the Virginia Commission on Conservation and Development in consultation with the National Park . . . — — Map (db m171737) HM
Near Seymour Drive at Ferry Street, on the left when traveling west.
This quiet crossing awaited its place in history.
John Boyd and his family began operations of Boyd's Ferry here in 1749, carrying people, wagons, and supplies across the river on long flatboats. In early 1781, General Nathanael Greene . . . — — Map (db m205833) 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 Main Street (U.S. 501) at Factory Street, on the left when traveling north.
13-14 February 1781
225th Anniversary
11 February 2006
Dedicated to thos brave patriots who
prepared the way for victory at Yorktown — — Map (db m205845) WM
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 Washington Avenue just south of 6th Street, on the right when traveling south.
E.L. Evans House
Circa 1892
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m181078) HM
Near Seymour Drive at Ferry Street, on the left when traveling west.
The Americans crossed this river again to face the nation's challenge.
"I have some expectation of collecting a force sufficient in this country to enable me to act offensively and in turn race Lord Cornwallis as he has done me ..." . . . — — Map (db m205843) HM
On Ragland Street at Watkins Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Ragland Street. Reported permanently removed.
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 . . . — — Map (db m30961) HM
On Watkins Avenue at Noblin Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Watkins Avenue.
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, a church would raise funds to build a school, with county governments occasionally offering . . . — — Map (db m181077) HM
Near Seymour Drive at Ferry Street, on the left when traveling west.
An outpouring of support for the army from this land and its people.
Out of reach of the British, General Greene's army moved north into Halifax County and encamped at Halifax Court House. The army rested, renewed by the welcoming lands and . . . — — Map (db m205844) 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 in the . . . — — Map (db m30951) HM
Near Seymour Drive at Ferry Street, on the left when traveling west.
Thousands of feet scrambled up this riverbank.
Greene's army arrived at the far bank of the surging river on February 14, 1781. Along the river, at Boyd's Ferry and nearby Irwin's Ferry, bloody feet stumbled into boats to cross, and horses . . . — — Map (db m205842) HM
Near Seymour Drive at Ferry Street, on the left when traveling west.
The American Revolution was raging, and it was headed this way.
Hopes for American liberty were carried by the army of General Nathanael Greene. In early 1781, after five long years of war, Greene's American army retreated across the . . . — — Map (db m205841) HM
On Jeffress Boulevard, 0.1 miles east of Penick Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
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 Jeffress Boulevard, 0.1 miles west of Park Lane, on the left when traveling west.
Determined to provide elementary education for young African Americans, the Rev. Parham B. Ragland started a school in his backyard sometime around 1875. Though the "Backyard School" was private, Rev. Ragland was able to garner financial . . . — — Map (db m181107) HM
Near Seymour Drive at Ferry Street, on the left when traveling west.
Boats like this carried an army over the Dan River right here.
This kind of boat is called a ferry. A long time ago there weren't any bridges over the river, and a ferry like this crossed the Dan River here, back and forth, carrying people . . . — — Map (db m205839) 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
