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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Rustburg, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Campbell 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 Campbell County, VA (22) Amherst County, VA (40) Appomattox County, VA (77) Bedford County, VA (190) Charlotte County, VA (50) Halifax County, VA (40) Lynchburg Ind. City, VA (235) Pittsylvania County, VA (24)  CampbellCounty(22) Campbell County (22)  AmherstCounty(40) Amherst County (40)  AppomattoxCounty(77) Appomattox County (77)  BedfordCounty(190) Bedford County (190)  CharlotteCounty(50) Charlotte County (50)  HalifaxCounty(40) Halifax County (40)  Lynchburg(235) Lynchburg (235)  PittsylvaniaCounty(24) Pittsylvania County (24)
Rustburg is the county seat for Campbell County
Rustburg is in Campbell County
      Campbell County (22)  
ADJACENT TO CAMPBELL COUNTY
      Amherst County (40)  
      Appomattox County (77)  
      Bedford County (190)  
      Charlotte County (50)  
      Halifax County (40)  
      Lynchburg (235)  
      Pittsylvania County (24)  
 
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1 Virginia, Campbell County, Rustburg — L-24 — Campbell County Training School
On Village Highway (Virginia Route 24) just west of Red House Road (County Road 615), on the right when traveling west.
Campbell County Training School (CCTS) opened here ca. 1923 after African American citizens campaigned for better schools. The black community, the county, and the Julius Rosenwald Fund paid for its construction. Rosenwald, inspired . . . Map (db m181140) HM
2 Virginia, Campbell County, Rustburg — Campbell County War Memorial
On Village Highway (U.S. 501) at Courthouse Lane (County Road 671), on the left when traveling east on Village Highway.
In honor of the brave citizens of our county who served and will continue to serve our great country. Lest we forget those who gave the supreme sacrifice to preserve our freedom.Map (db m181129) WM
3 Virginia, Campbell County, Rustburg — K-318 — Col. Vincent W. “Squeek” Burnett
On Village Highway (Virginia Route 24), on the right when traveling west.
Born in Lynchburg in 1913, Col. Vincent W. “Squeek” Burnett learned to fly at age 16. By the mid-1930s, he was one of America’s renowned aerobatic pilots and a member of the Flying Aces Air Circus. He performed such signature . . . Map (db m64207) HM
4 Virginia, Campbell County, Rustburg — R-62 — Old Rustburg
On Village Highway (Route 501) near Rails End Lane (County Route 838), on the right when traveling south.
Rustburg was named after Jeremiah Rust, who patented land here in 1780. Rust donated 50 acres of land, known as Rust Meadows, in 1784, for the county seat of Campbell County. A temporary courthouse and other public buildings were constructed . . . Map (db m65564) HM
5 Virginia, Campbell County, Rustburg — Original Site of Campbell County Training-High School
On Village Highway (Virginia Route 24) 0.1 miles east of County Road 9074, on the right when traveling east.
Erected in 1951 as Campbell County's Negro high schoolMap (db m181141) HM
 
 
 
 
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May. 4, 2024