In honor of the brave men of Danville who victoriously defended the Union during the War of the Rebellion
1861 - 1865
Commissioned Officers
Colonel Addison W. Preston •
Captain James M. Ayer •
Captain Charles D. Brainerd • . . . — — Map (db m140332) WM
On this site, in 1849, Benjamin Greenbank converted an existing small mill into a 5-story woolen factory. As many as 45 people worked here to produce up to 700 yards of cloth a day. Greenbank's Hollow, as it became known, included a company store, . . . — — Map (db m61392) HM
Born crippled and poor in Danville in 1792, Stevens was schooled by his mother, Sally Morrill Stevens, and at nearby Caledonia County Grammar School, graduating from Dartmouth College in 1814. He became a brilliant lawyer, committed to racial . . . — — Map (db m20664) HM