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Historical Markers in Keysville, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Charlotte County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Charlotte County, VA (50) Appomattox County, VA (77) Campbell County, VA (22) Halifax County, VA (40) Lunenburg County, VA (23) Mecklenburg County, VA (39) Prince Edward County, VA (98)  CharlotteCounty(50) Charlotte County (50)  AppomattoxCounty(77) Appomattox County (77)  CampbellCounty(22) Campbell County (22)  HalifaxCounty(40) Halifax County (40)  LunenburgCounty(23) Lunenburg County (23)  MecklenburgCounty(39) Mecklenburg County (39)  PrinceEdwardCounty(98) Prince Edward County (98)
Charlotte Court House is the county seat for Charlotte County
Keysville is in Charlotte County
      Charlotte County (50)  
ADJACENT TO CHARLOTTE COUNTY
      Appomattox County (77)  
      Campbell County (22)  
      Halifax County (40)  
      Lunenburg County (23)  
      Mecklenburg County (39)  
      Prince Edward County (98)  
 
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1 Virginia, Charlotte County, Keysville — F-78 — Campaign of 1781
Tarleton, British cavalryman, returning from his raid to Bedford, passed near here, July 1781.Map (db m66025) HM
2 Virginia, Charlotte County, Keysville — Z-52 — Charlotte County / Prince Edward County
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
3 Virginia, Charlotte County, Keysville — F-77 — Early Exploration Reported permanently removed
Batts, Fallam and Thomas Wood, sent by Abraham Wood to explore Western Virginia, passed near here, September, 1671.Map (db m66024) HM
4 Virginia, Charlotte County, Keysville — F-77 — Early Exploration
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
5 Virginia, Charlotte County, Keysville — Four Locust Farm[Pettus Dairy Farm]
Four Locust Farm has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Map (db m182505) HM
6 Virginia, Charlotte County, Keysville — FR-8 — Joseph Morton
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
7 Virginia, Charlotte County, Keysville — KeysvilleForaging and Destruction — Wilson-Kautz Raid —
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
8 Virginia, Charlotte County, Keysville — 29 — Southside Virginia Community CollegeKeysville, Virginia — Charlotte County — 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
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9 Virginia, Charlotte County, Keysville — CR3 — Southside Virginia Community CollegeKeysville, Virginia — Charlotte County —
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
 
 
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Apr. 28, 2024