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 ( 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
On Main Street (U.S. 501) at Seymour Drive, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Constitution Square
South Boston, Virginia
In honor of the
Constitution of the United States
on the occasion of its
two hundredth anniversary — — Map (db m285919) 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 those brave patriots who
prepared the way for victory at Yorktown — — Map (db m303394) 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
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
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 Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
This Italianate, slightly asymmetric building, was built in 1899, with stretcher bond external brick work and star shaped supports, and decorative iron work.
It is a recognized National Historic Place. — — Map (db m283338) HM
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, a decisive factor . . . — — Map (db m30953) 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.
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
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
On Main Street (U.S. 501) at Ferry Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
South Boston
Historic District
has been registered as a
Virginia
Historic
Landmark
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Virginia Board of Historic Resources — — Map (db m283337) HM
On Main Street near Factory Street, on the right when traveling south.
Henrietta Pleasants Lacks was born August 1, 1920 and she died on October 4, 1951. Henrietta was an energetic, vibrant, beautiful, less than 5-foot-tall woman of color. However, adversity was ever present in her short thirty-one years of life. . . . — — Map (db m303396) 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
