On Farmville Highway (U.S. 15) at Cabbage Patch Road (County Route 654), on the right when traveling north on Farmville Highway.
Just to the north stands Briery Church, organized in 1755 following the missionary work of Presbyterian minister Samuel Davies. The first church was built about 1760 and was replaced in 1824. The present Gothic Revival church was built about 1855 . . . — — Map (db m40794) HM
Near Red Hill Road (Route 677) 1 mile Staunton Hill Road (Route 619), on the right when traveling west.
The Quarter Place Trail is a half mile long, culminating at the Slave & African American Cemetery. The terrain slopes at the trailhead, levels off, and then steepens as it descends to the cemetery. The one-mile round trip walk is of moderate . . . — — Map (db m128689) HM
Near Red Hill Road (County Route 677) 1 mile Staunton Hill Road (County Route 619).
After three decades of public service, Patrick Henry retired in 1794 to Red Hill plantation in Charlotte County, which he regarded as "one of the garden spots of the world." He purchased the 700-acre estate and simple story-and-half house in 1794 . . . — — Map (db m128698) HM
Near Red Hill Road (County Route 677) 1 mile Staunton Hill Road (County Route 619).
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The flags of the Commonwealth Courtyard honor Patrick Henry's election as the first governor of Virginia on June 29, 1776, when the boundaries of the commonwealth extended from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. The Grand . . . — — Map (db m128702) HM
On Red Hill Road at Staunton Hill Road (County Route 619) on Red Hill Road.
One mile to the south is Red Hill, Patrick Henry’s last home and burial place. The marble stone covering his grave carries the simple inscription, “His fame his best epitaph.”
Henry came here in 1794 and died at his beloved Red Hill . . . — — Map (db m65398) HM
Near Red Hill Road (County Route 677) 1 mile south of Staunton Hill Road (County Route 619).
Red Hill, 2930 acres at Patrick Henry's death, was named by its previous owners after the red clay soil so common to the area. Henry reportedly referred to it as "one of the garden spots of Virginia." The view from here overlooking the Staunton . . . — — Map (db m128691) HM
On Thomas Jefferson Highway (Route 47) north of Union Cemetery Road ( Route 709), on the left when traveling north.
Central High School opened in 1939 as Charlotte County's first African American high school. Before its construction, African American students attended the Charlotte Training School, which had been built between 1928 and 1929 with . . . — — Map (db m182502) HM
On David Bruce Avenue (Virginia Route 40) at Legrande Avenue ( Route 47) on David Bruce Avenue.
1861-1865
Gloria Victis
Confederate soldiers
Charlotte County
cherishes the memory
of her heroes
Noble deeds
are a people’s inspiration
Erected under the auspices of
H.A. Carrington Camp C.V. No. 34.
August 27, 1901. . . . — — Map (db m31017) WM
On Legrande Avenue (Virginia Route 47) at David Bruce Avenue ( Route 40) on Legrande Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
Beginning in 1937, Ambassador and Mrs. David K. E. Bruce anonymously gave money to 11 sites in Southside Virginia to build libraries. The Bruce libraries, as they were called, became the first public libraries to allow access to African . . . — — Map (db m31019) HM
On Legrande Avenue (Virginia Route 47) just south of David Bruce Avenue ( Route 40), on the right when traveling south.
Beginning in 1937, Ambassador and Mrs. David K.E. Bruce anonymously gave money to 11 sites in Southside Virginia to build libraries. The Bruce libraries, as they were called, became the first public libraries to allow access to African . . . — — Map (db m182496) HM
On David Bruce Avenue (Virginia Route 40) at Legrande Avenue ( Route 47), on the right when traveling east on David Bruce Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
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 m262877) HM
On David Bruce Avenue (Virginia Route 40) east of Legrande Avenue ( Route 47), on the right when traveling east.
When mounted Union raiders clattered into town here late on the blisteringly hot morning of June 25, 1864, residents waited anxiously to see what destruction the invaders would bring.
The raiders were part of a Union cavalry force under Gen. . . . — — Map (db m262878) HM
On David Bruce Avenue (Virginia Route 40) at Tanyard Spring Road, on the right when traveling east on David Bruce Avenue.
The historic district, a rare example of a 19th-century rural courthouse town, is concentrated on two main streets. Begun as Dalstonburg in 1775 during the French and Indian War, and later called Marysville and Smithville, the town was named . . . — — Map (db m31022) HM
On David Bruce Avenue (Virginia Route 40) east of Legrande Avenue ( Route 47), on the right when traveling east.
(Preface) From 1861 To 1865, Our country was torn apart by a Civil War that pitted North against South, brother against brother, father against son, neighbor against neighbor. The impact of the war and its aftermath are still felt today as . . . — — Map (db m262872) HM
Near Legrande Avenue (Virginia Route 47) just south of Route 40/47, on the left when traveling south.
Constitutional Oak
presented to
David Q. Eggleston
Delegate to the
Constitutional Convention of 1902
It was planted by
his son, John W. Eggleston
Later, Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of Appeals
and
John R. Hutcheson . . . — — Map (db m182499) HM
On Patrick Henry Highway (Virginia Route 40) at Womacks Loop Road, on the right when traveling east on Patrick Henry Highway. Reported permanently removed.
Six miles south is Cub Creek Presbyterian Church, the oldest church in this section. The neighborhood was known as the Caldwell Settlement for John Caldwell, grandfather of John C. Calhoun of South Carolina. About 1738 he brought here a colony of . . . — — Map (db m66062) HM
On Patrick Henry Highway (Virginia Route 40) at Fearstown Road / Womacks Loop (County Road 649), on the left when traveling west on Patrick Henry Highway.
Cub Creek Presbyterian Church, the oldest church in this area, stood four miles southwest of here. The neighborhood was known as the Caldwell Settlement for John Caldwell, great grandfather of U.S. senator and vice president John C. Calhoun, of . . . — — Map (db m182500) HM
On George Washington Highway (Virginia Route 40) at Greenfield Road (County Route 656), on the right when traveling west on George Washington Highway.
Three miles north is Edgehill, home of Clement Carrington. He ran away from Hampden-Sydney College to join the Revolutionary army, served in Lee's Legion, 1780-81, and was wounded at Eutaw Springs, September 8, 1781. — — Map (db m31023) HM
On George Washington Highway (Virginia Route 40) at Greenfield Road (County Route 656), on the right when traveling west on George Washington Highway. Reported damaged.
Half a mile north is Greenfield, built in 1771 by Isaac Read. Read was a member of the House of Burgesses, 1769-1771, and of the Virginia conventions of 1774 and 1775. He served as an officer in the Revolutionary War, dying of wounds in 1777. — — Map (db m313759) HM
On Virginia Route 40/47 at Legrande Avenue ( Route 47), on the right when traveling east on Virginia Route 40/47.
Early in 1799, at the urging of George Washington, Patrick Henry emerged from retirement to run for Charlotte County's seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. He gave a speech here in March in front of a large crowd. Although Henry had opposed the . . . — — Map (db m182497) HM
On David Bruce Avenue (Virginia Route 40) at Legrande Avenue ( Route 47), on the left when traveling west on David Bruce Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
Here, in March, 1799, took place the noted debate between Patrick Henry and John Randolph of Roanoke on the question of States' Rights. Henry denied the right of a state to oppose oppressive Federal laws. Randolph affirmed that right. This was . . . — — Map (db m31018) HM
On David Bruce Avenue (Virginia Route 40) east of Legrande Avenue ( Route 47), on the right when traveling east.
Joseph R. Holmes, formerly enslaved in Charlotte County, campaigned for civil rights and education after emancipation. He served as a delegate to the Virginia Republican Party conventions in 1867 and 1869 and was elected to represent Charlotte and . . . — — Map (db m262856) HM
On Jeb Stuart Highway (Virginia Route 92) at Godseys Lane, on the right when traveling west on Jeb Stuart Highway.
Charlotte County. Area 496 square miles. Formed in 1764 from Lunenburg, and named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. Patrick Henry and John Randolph of Roanoke lived in this county, and Henry is buried here. . . . — — Map (db m31001) HM
On Depot Street at Drakes Main Street ( Route 47), on the right when traveling south on Depot 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 . . . — — Map (db m31006) HM
On Main Street (Virginia Route 47) just north of Foster Street (County Road 1210), on the right when traveling north.
In memory and honor of Gordon P. Young from Drakes Branch, Army First Cavalry Division, Killed In Action, Ia Drang and the below listed men from Charlotte County who paid the supreme sacrifice. May their names be forever remembered. May God bless . . . — — Map (db m182494) WM
On Patrick Henry Highway (U.S. 360) at Cabbage Patch Road, in the median on Patrick Henry Highway.
Charlotte County. Area 496 Square Miles. Formed in 1764 from Lunenburg, and named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. Patrick Henry and John Randolph of Roanoke lived in this county, and Henry is buried here. . . . — — Map (db m66002) HM
On Four Locust Highway (Business U.S. 15/360) 0.1 miles north of Crouch Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Abraham Wood, a trader and militia commander, commissioned Thomas Batte and Robert Hallom to explore the Appalachian Mountains in 1671. Their objective was to search the western slopes for tidal rivers, an indication that the Pacific Ocean was . . . — — Map (db m182503) HM
On Farmville Highway (U.S. 15) at Cabbage Patch Road (County Route 654), on the right on Farmville Highway.
Seven miles west stood Roanoke Bridge, the colonial homestead of Joseph Morton, who patented land near by in the 1740s. He was an elder of Briery Presbyterian Church on its founding in Prince Edward County in 1755, and later a trustee. He served as . . . — — Map (db m40854) HM
On King Street (Virginia Route 40) at J Street, on the left when traveling east on King 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 m66003) HM
On King Street (Business U.S. 15/360) west of J Street, on the right when traveling west.
(center panel)
*Luther R. Hawkins •
*Wade M. Pillow •
*Richard J. Harris •
Freddie J. Church •
Arthur R. Tharpe •
Leland Claybrook •
Leroy L. Shook •
William G. Cook. Jr. •
Wilbert L. Spence •
John J. Clements •
Leonard L. . . . — — Map (db m265823) WM
On King Street (Business U.S. 15/360) west of J Street, on the right when traveling west.
Vietnam
1964-1975
Dedicated to the 8.744,000 men and women who will not be forgotten -- Welcome home
47,369 Killed in Action
153,303 Wounded in Action
And to those who are still missing — — Map (db m267035) WM
On King Street (Business U.S. 15/360) west of J Street, on the right when traveling west.
World War II
Dec. 7, 1941
Nazi Germany Surrenders
May 7, 1945
Japan Surrenders
Aug. 14, 1945
Dedicated to the 16,353,700 American men and women who served in the name of world freedom.
292,131 Killed in Action
670,846 . . . — — Map (db m267031) WM
On Tech Lane at Lunenburg Highway ( Route 40) on Tech Lane. Reported permanently removed.
Southside Virginia Community College has two campuses: the Christanna Campus in Alberta, which opened in 1970, and the John H. Daniel campus in Keysville, which opened in 1971. The college is part of the statewide system of community colleges . . . — — Map (db m31025) HM
On Daniel Road just north of Lunenburg Highway ( Route 40), on the right when traveling north.
Southside Virginia Community College has two main campuses: the Christanna Campus in Alberta, which opened in 1970, and the John H. Daniel Campus in Keysville, which opened in 1971. The college is part of the statewide system of community . . . — — Map (db m180617) HM
On Red House Road (Virginia Route 727) at Rough Creek Road, on the right when traveling south on Red House Road.
A chapel was built here in 1765-1769 by order of the vestry of Cornwall Parrish. Following the disestablishment and a brief period of irregular use, the property passed to the Republican Methodists, a denomination then active in the South. It was . . . — — Map (db m66061) HM
Near Fort Hill Trail east of Black Walnut Road, on the left when traveling east.
The Richmond and Danville Railroad was a lifeline for Lee's army and the people in the cities of Richmond and Petersburg and the outlying countryside. The railroad crossed the Staunton River less than 500 yards east of here on a covered bridge. . . . — — Map (db m286219) HM
On River Road (County Route 607) at Mulberry Hill Road (County Route 641), on the right when traveling west on River Road.
In late June 1864, Confederate General 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 from the west, brought in by rail. To force . . . — — Map (db m107583) HM
Near Fort Hill Trail east of Black Walnut Road, on the left when traveling east.
On the hot day of June 25, 1864, several southern Virginia counties sent their "old men and young boys" to war. Not a one knew if they would live to see tomorrow.
In mid 1864, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's main army was besieged in the . . . — — Map (db m289547) HM
On River Road (County Route 607) at Mulberry Hill Road (County Route 641), on the left when traveling west on River Road. Reported unreadable.
Brigadier General James H. Wilson and his Third Division, as well as Brigadier General August V. Kautz’s small cavalry division of the Army of the James, had participated in Grant’s railroad-breaking expeditions from the beginning. The received word . . . — — Map (db m107591) HM
On River Road (County Route 607) at Mulberry Hill Road (County Route 641), on the right when traveling west on River Road.
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 m107472) HM
On Red House Road (U.S. 15) at Wheelers Spring Road ( Route 725), on the right when traveling south on Red House Road.
Charlotte County. Area 496 square Miles. Formed in 1764 from Lunenburg, and named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. Patrick Henry and John Randolph of Roanoke lived in this county, and Henry is buried in the western . . . — — Map (db m233029) HM
On Red House Road (Virginia Route 727) at Lawyers Road, on the right when traveling south on Red House Road.
This old tavern was built by Martin Hancock about 1813 on the site of his earlier cabin. It was a noted stopping place and trade center on the old south road to the West. — — Map (db m66060) HM
On Barnesville Highway (U.S. 15) 0.2 miles south of Wheatland Road (County Route 640), on the right when traveling south.
Charlotte County. Area 496 Square Miles. Formed in 1764 from Lunenburg, and named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. Patrick Henry and John Randolph of Roanoke lived in this county, and Henry is buried here. . . . — — Map (db m31876) HM
On Cargills Creek Road (County Route 632) at Salem School Road (County Route 608), on the right when traveling west on Cargills Creek Road. Reported permanently removed.
After the Civil War, in the Red Oak area of Charlotte County, many freed slaves were welcomed to worship at Antioch Baptist Church, a traditionally white church. The Antioch congregation helped raise money to build Salem Baptist Church in . . . — — Map (db m30999) HM
On Cargills Creek Road (County Road 632) just west of Tobacco Hill Road (County Road 608), on the right when traveling west.
After the Civil War, in the Red Oak area of Charlotte County, many freed slaves were welcomed to worship at Antioch Baptist Church, a traditionally white church. The Antioch congregation helped raise money to build Salem Baptist Church in . . . — — Map (db m182464) HM
Near Hailey Road (County Route 759) at Sylvan Hill Road (County Route 612).
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 m31004) HM
On Mulberry Hill Road 1.1 miles north of Roanoke Station Road, on the right when traveling north.
Union cavalrymen swarmed over this ground on the afternoon of June 25, 1864, as mounted soldiers advanced on the wagon road that ran behind you and Union Gen. James Wilson established his headquarters in front of you at "Mulberry Hill," the wartime . . . — — Map (db m286157) HM
On Barnesville Highway (U.S. 15) at Jackson-Vaughan Road (County Route 607), on the right when traveling south on Barnesville Highway.
Member of House of Burgesses, 1765-1775, of Virginia conventions, 1774-1788, including Constitutional Conventions, of first Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. A founder of Hampden-Sydney College. Lived and is buried at Mulberry Hill nearby. — — Map (db m31864) HM
On Barnesville Highway (U.S. 15) 0.3 miles north of Jackson-Vaughan Road (County Route 607), on the right when traveling south.
Nine miles west is Roanoke, home of John Randolph, a member of the House of Representatives for many years, and Senator. Randolph at first was Jefferson's lieutenant and later on an opponent and critic, but he never lost the love of his . . . — — Map (db m31860) HM
On Barnesville Highway (U.S. 15) 0.3 miles north of Jackson-Vaughan Road (County Route 607), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
The railroad bridge over Staunton River, nine miles west, was held by a body of Confederate reserves and citizens from Halifax, Charlotte and Mecklenburg counties against Union cavalry raiding to destroy railroads, June 25, 1864. When the Unionists . . . — — Map (db m31862) HM
On Barnesville Highway (U.S. 15) 0.2 miles north of Cannery Lane, on the left when traveling north. Reported damaged.
On 22 June 1864, more than 5,000 Union cavalrymen under Brig. Gens. James Wilson and August Kautz left Petersburg, newly under siege, to cut Confederate supply lines. Moving along the South Side and Richmond & Danville Railroads, they tore up track . . . — — Map (db m182492) HM
On Kings Highway (U.S. 360) west of Barnesville Highway (U.S. 15), on the right when traveling west.
The War of 1812. Impressment of Americans into British service and the violation of American ships were among the causes of America's War of 1812 with the British, which lasted until 1815. Beginning in 1813, Virginians suffered from a British . . . — — Map (db m107493) HM
On Jackson-Vaughan Road (County Route 607) at Moody Circle Road, on the left when traveling west on Jackson-Vaughan Road.
In June 1864, to deny General Robert E. Lee the use of the South Side Railroad and the Richmond and Danville Railroad, General Ulysses S. Grant sent General James H. Wilson and General August V. Kautz south of Petersburg on a cavalry raid to destroy . . . — — Map (db m40791) HM
