On 2nd Street NW (Business U.S. 460) at Maple Road, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Street NW.
This location, the junction of the South Side and Richmond & Danville Railroads, served as an important hospital, logistics and supply base during and after the Appomattox Campaign. General Grant spent the night here after leaving Jetersville. . . . — — Map (db m18837) HM
Near 2nd Street NW (Business U.S. 460) at Maple Road.
Here at Burkeville Junction, the Richmond and Danville Railroad - the most direct route to North Carolina - crossed the South Side Railroad, which ran west to Farmville. Gen. Robert E. Lee planned to lead the Army of Northern Virginia down the . . . — — Map (db m18833) HM
Near 2nd Street NW (Business U.S. 460) near Maple Road.
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 m18835) HM
On West Court House Road (County Route 625) 1 mile east of Lewiston Plank Road (County Route 723), on the left when traveling east.
John Fowlkes constructed Hyde Park in the late
18th century; it was expanded in the 19th and
early 20th centuries. Richmond department
store-owner William B. Thalhimer Sr. purchased
the property in 1938 and created a haven,
training program, . . . — — Map (db m107530) HM
On Miller Street at 5th Street SE (Virginia Route 9694), on the right when traveling south on Miller Street. Reported permanently removed.
When the Russell Grove School in Amelia County grew too big for its building, land was found in Nottoway County near Burkeville for a new school. Built in 1892 to educate African-American girls, the new school was named Ingleside Seminary. It . . . — — Map (db m31042) HM
On Ingleside Street at Virginia Route 9694, on the left when traveling south on Ingleside Street.
When Russell Grove School in Amelia County grew too big for its building, land was found in Nottoway County for a new school. Built in 1892 to educate African American girls, the new school was named Ingleside Seminary. It was funded by . . . — — Map (db m224480) HM
On Lewiston Plank Road (Virginia Route 723) 0.3 miles north of Lone Pine Road (Virginia Route 633), on the right when traveling south.
This is the site of the Old Nottoway Meeting House, built in 1769, the second Baptist church established south of James River. Jeremiah Walker was the first minister. — — Map (db m31043) HM
On Patrick Henry Highway (U.S. 360) at Orchard Road (County Route 607), on the right when traveling east on Patrick Henry Highway.
Prince Edward County. Area 356 square miles. Formed in 1753 from Amelia, and named for Prince Edward, son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and younger brother of King George III. General Joseph E. Johnston was born in this . . . — — Map (db m31041) HM
Near 2nd Street NW (Business U.S. 460) at Maple 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 m18836) HM
On West Colonial Trail Highway (U.S. 460) at County Route 607, in the median on West Colonial Trail Highway.
Prince Edward County. Area 356 Square Miles. Formed from Amelia, and named for Prince Edward, son of Frederick, prince of Wales, and younger brother of King George III. General Joseph E. Johnston was born in this county; . . . — — Map (db m31787) HM
On Patrick Henry Highway (U.S. 360) at Twin Lakes Road (County Route 621), on the right when traveling west on Patrick Henry Highway.
Prince Edward State Park for Negroes was established in 1950 one mile west on the site of the former Prince Edward Lake Recreation Area for Negroes. Maceo C. Martin, an African American from Danville, sued the state when he was denied access to . . . — — Map (db m31040) HM
On Route 697 just east of County Road 707, on the left when traveling west.
In 1950, Prince Edward Lake Recreation Area became Prince Edward State Park for Negroes — Virginia's eighth state park and the only one accessible at that time to African Americans. During an era of segregation, this site was a refuge for . . . — — Map (db m182508) HM
On County Road 697, 0.1 miles west of County Road 707, on the left when traveling south.
When Prince Edward State Park for Negroes opened in 1950, these posts marked the confines of the swim area.
Laws at the time ensured the people who visited this park were no strangers to boundaries—things like parks and even water fountains . . . — — Map (db m182510) HM
