Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail Historical Markers
This set of markers, placed by Virginias Retreat, highlights the evolution of Civil Rights in Southside Virginia in the years from the Civil War into the 20th Century.
On Virginia Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling south on Virginia Street. Reported permanently removed.
Amelia County is largely indebted to one woman for bringing formal education and religion to African Americans after the Civil War. In 1865 Mrs. Samantha Jane Neil left her home in Pennsylvania to search for her husbands body. He had been a . . . — — Map (db m20239) HM
On Virginia Street (Virginia Route 1009) at Church Street (Virginia Route 1003), on the right when traveling south on Virginia Street.
Amelia County is largely indebted to one woman for bringing formal education and religion to African Americans after the Civil War. In 1865 Mrs. Samantha Jane Neil left her home in Pennsylvania to search for her husband's body. He had been a . . . — — Map (db m180249) HM
On Otterburn Road (Virginia Route 614) 0.1 miles south of Leidig Street (Virginia Route 634), on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Russell Grove Presbyterian Church and the Russell Grove School were established as a result of the efforts of Mrs. Samantha Jane Neil, a Presbyterian missionary and teacher of African-American children after the Civil War. At first the school . . . — — Map (db m28927) HM
On Otterburn Road (Virginia Route 614) 0.1 miles south of Leidig Street (Virginia Route 634), on the right when traveling north.
Russell Grove Presbyterian Church and the Russell Grove School were established as a result of the efforts of Mrs. Samantha Jane Neil, a Presbyterian missionary and teacher of African American children after the Civil War. At first the school . . . — — Map (db m180251) HM
On Confederate Boulevard (U.S. 460), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
In 1929-30 the Appomattox training school was built on this site with funds raised by Mozella Price, who served as Supervisor of Appomattox Counter Negro Schools from 1919 to 1963. It was a cinder block building, employing four teachers. At the . . . — — Map (db m29969) HM
On Confederate Boulevard (Business U.S. 460) at Virginia Route 9021, on the right when traveling west on Confederate Boulevard.
In 1929-30, the Appomattox County Training School was built on this site with funds raised by Mozella Jordan Price, who served as the supervisor of Appomattox County Negro Schools from 1919 to 1963. It was a cinder-block building employing . . . — — Map (db m181143) HM
On Old Courthouse Road. Reported permanently removed.
Before and during the Civil War, educational opportunities in Rural Virginia were often limited. The wealthier families employed a tutor or sent their children to boarding academies such as the nearby Union Academy. In such schools students . . . — — Map (db m169313) HM
On Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24) 0.2 miles east of Gordon Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The first school for African Americans in Appomattox County began near here. Before the Civil War's end, educational opportunities in rural Virginia were often limited for White residents and practically nonexistent for African Americans, . . . — — Map (db m181152) HM
On Confederate Boulevard (U.S. 460), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Mozella Jordan Price was instrumental in improving the education and quality of life for African Americans in Appomattox County. Mrs. Price was educated in Farmville schools, attended Boydton Institute, Virginia State College, and earned a . . . — — Map (db m29971) HM
On Confederate Boulevard (Business U.S. 460) at Virginia Route 9021, on the right when traveling west on Confederate Boulevard.
Mozella Jordan Price was instrumental in improving the education and quality of life for African Americans in Appomattox County. Mrs. Price was educated in Farmville schools and attended Boydton Institute and Virginia State College (now known . . . — — Map (db m181146) HM
Near Campus Drive (County Route 378) near Chritanna Highway (Virginia Route 46). 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 m30868) HM
Near Campus Drive (County Road 378) 0.1 miles west of Christanna Highway (State Route 46), on the left when traveling west.
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 m180538) HM
On Pleasant Grove Road (County Road 681) 0.2 miles west of Governor Harrison Parkway (U.S. 58), on the right when traveling west.
Though many freed African Americans continued after the Civil War to work the same farms on which they had been slaves, many also left their homes in search of better opportunities elsewhere. Often the sick, elderly, and very young were left . . . — — Map (db m180524) HM
On Pleasant Grove Road (County Route 681) 0.3 miles north of Governor Harrison Parkway (U.S. 58), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Though many freed African Americans continued after the Civil War to work the same farms on which they had been slaves, many also left their homes in search of better opportunities elsewhere. Often the sick, elderly and very young were left . . . — — Map (db m30873) HM
On Fort Hill Road, 1.1 miles west of Christanna Highway (Virginia Route 46), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
In 1714, at Governor Alexander Spotswoods urging, the Virginia General Assembly funded the Virginia Indian Company, charged with building a fort on the banks of the Meherrin River in what would become Brunswick County. The fort would provide . . . — — Map (db m20197) HM
On Fort Hill Road (County Road 686) 1.2 miles west of Christanna Highway (State Route 46), on the right when traveling west.
In 1714, working through the Virginia Indian Company, Gov. Alexander Spotswood initiated the construction of First Christanna on a bank of the Meherrin River. This fort served several important purposes. The Indian Company received a monopoly . . . — — Map (db m180523) HM
On Christanna Highway (Virginia Route 46) 0.1 miles east of Walkers Wood Lane, on the right when traveling east.
Oak Grove School was originally a one-room log building located here on the grounds of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Between 1923 and 1924, for the sum of $3,000, a new, three-room school was built on the same site. The school is an example of . . . — — Map (db m180530) HM
On College Drive, 0.1 miles north of Windsor Avenue (Virginia Route 46), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Saint Pauls College began as a small parochial school founded by a newly ordained Episcopal deacon, the Rev. James Solomon Russell. Born into slavery, Russell attended seminary school in Petersburg. Within a year of graduation he had managed . . . — — Map (db m30870) HM
On Athletic Field Road at Lawrenceville Plank Road (Business U.S. 58), on the right when traveling north on Athletic Field Road.
Saint Paul's College began as a small parochial school founded by a newly ordained Episcopal deacon, the Rev. James Solomon Russell. Born into slavery, Russell attended the Bishop Payne Divinity School in Petersburg. Within a year of graduation, . . . — — Map (db m180528) HM
Near Lee Wayside Road near Anderson Highway (U.S. 60). Reported permanently removed.
Union Grove School is representative of the many one-room schools for African-American students in Buckingham County and throughout the area. The African-American members of the community built Union Grove around 1925, and like most schools, . . . — — Map (db m21148) HM
Near Lee Wayside Road, 0.1 miles east of West James Anderson Highway (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling west.
Union Grove School is representative of the many one-room school for African American students that could be found in the first half of the 20th century in Buckingham County and the surrounding area. The African American members of the . . . — — Map (db m181212) HM
Near Camden Street (Virginia Route 1001) 0.1 miles south of Hancock Street (Virginia Route 1001), on the left when traveling south.
The Buckingham Training School sits on 9.25 acres and was established as a result of Stephen J. Ellis' longtime efforts to establish a secondary school for African American students in the Buckingham County area. Ellis first organized the . . . — — Map (db m181214) HM
On C G Woodson Road (Virginia Route 670) 0.2 miles north of Liberty Road (Virginia Route 759), on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
North of this sign is the birthplace of Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Dr. Woodson was born December 19, 1875, to former slaves, James Henry and Eliza Ann Riddle Woodson. Young carter left Buckingham to work in West Virginia when he was 17 years old. . . . — — Map (db m31608) HM
On C G Woodson Road (Virginia Route 670) 0.2 miles south of Bolling Woodson Lane, on the right when traveling north.
North of this sign is the birthplace of Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Dr. Woodson was born December 19, 1875, to former slaves James Henry and Eliza Ann Riddle Woodson. Young Carter left Buckingham to work in West Virginia when he was 17 years old. . . . — — Map (db m181221) HM
On Thomas Jefferson Highway (Route 47) north of Union Cemetery Road (Virginia Route 709), on the left when traveling north.
Central High School opened in 1939 as Charlotte County's first African American high school. Before its construction, African American students attended the Charlotte Training School, which had been built between 1928 and 1929 with . . . — — Map (db m182502) HM
On Legrande Avenue (Virginia Route 47) at David Bruce Avenue (Virginia Route 40) on Legrande Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
Beginning in 1937, Ambassador and Mrs. David K. E. Bruce anonymously gave money to 11 sites in Southside Virginia to build libraries. The Bruce libraries, as they were called, became the first public libraries to allow access to African . . . — — Map (db m31019) HM
On Legrande Avenue (Virginia Route 47) just south of David Bruce Avenue (Virginia Route 40), on the right when traveling south.
Beginning in 1937, Ambassador and Mrs. David K.E. Bruce anonymously gave money to 11 sites in Southside Virginia to build libraries. The Bruce libraries, as they were called, became the first public libraries to allow access to African . . . — — Map (db m182496) HM
On Tech Lane at Lunenburg Highway (Virginia Route 40) on Tech Lane. 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
On Daniel Road just north of Lunenburg Highway (Virginia Route 40), on the right when traveling north.
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
On Cargills Creek Road (County Route 632) at Salem School Road (County Route 608), on the right when traveling west on Cargills Creek Road. Reported permanently removed.
After the Civil War, in the Red Oak area of Charlotte County, many freed slaves were welcomed to worship at Antioch Baptist Church, a traditionally white church. The Antioch congregation helped raise money to build Salem Baptist Church in . . . — — Map (db m30999) HM
On Cargills Creek Road (County Road 632) just west of Tobacco Hill Road (County Road 608), on the right when traveling west.
After the Civil War, in the Red Oak area of Charlotte County, many freed slaves were welcomed to worship at Antioch Baptist Church, a traditionally white church. The Antioch congregation helped raise money to build Salem Baptist Church in . . . — — Map (db m182464) HM
On Matthews Jefferson Drive at East River Road, on the right when traveling south on Matthews Jefferson Drive. Reported permanently removed.
Virginia State University was chartered by the Virginia legislature in 1882 as the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. Delegate Alfred W. Harris, an African-American attorney in Petersburg, championed the charter and supported it . . . — — Map (db m26005) HM
On Matthews Jefferson Drive at East River Road, on the right when traveling east on Matthews Jefferson Drive.
Virginia State University was chartered by the Virginia legislature in 1882 as the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute. Delegate Alfred W. Harris, an African American attorney in Petersburg, championed the charter and supported it . . . — — Map (db m180147) HM
Near Cartersville Road (Virginia Route 45) at Columbia Road (Virginia Route 690), on the right when traveling south.
Parents in the Cartersville area of Cumberland County met in 1909 to discuss the need for a centralized high school to replace the one-room schools serving white children in the area at that time. The county Superintendent of Schools led the . . . — — Map (db m31609) HM
Near Cartersville Road (Virginia Route 45) 0.1 miles north of Ampthill Road, on the right when traveling north.
Julius Rosenwald, a former president of Sears, Roebuck & Co., continued the efforts made by numerous philanthropists to bring education to African Americans in the South. During the early 1900s, funding for schools was scarce; the South had half . . . — — Map (db m21159) HM
On Foster Road at Anderson Highway (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling north on Foster Road. Reported permanently removed.
Jackson Davis, an educational reformer and amateur photographer, was born in Cumberland County, VA, to William Anderson and Sally Wyatt (Guy) Davis on September 25, 1882. He attended the public schools of Richmond, VA, and received his B.A. . . . — — Map (db m21150) HM
On Foster Road at Courthouse Circle, on the right when traveling south on Foster Road.
Jackson Davis, an educational reformer and amateur photographer, was born in Cumberland County, VA, to William Anderson and Sally Wyatt (Guy) Davis on September 25, 1882. He attended the public schools of Richmond, VA, and received his BA . . . — — Map (db m171696) HM
Near Sycamore Drive at Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1). Reported permanently removed.
Prior to the Civil War, Dinwiddie County was home to several private academies for those who could afford to pay for their education. While it was mostly affluent males who were educated, Pegrams Academy, Female Academy, Girard Heartwell . . . — — Map (db m26834) HM
On Sycamore Drive at Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling south on Sycamore Drive.
Prior to the Civil War, Dinwiddie County was home to several private academies for those who could afford to pay for their education. While it was mostly affluent males who were educated, Pegram's Academy, Female Academy, Girard Heartwell's . . . — — Map (db m180010) HM
On Eastview Drive at Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west on Eastview Drive.
Dinwiddie's Southside High School was started in 1908 as Dinwiddie Normal and Industrial School and was owned by the operated by the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church. The only school in the area for African Americans for several . . . — — Map (db m180012) HM
Near 7th Avenue, 0.5 miles north of Albermarle Street. Reported permanently removed.
In 1938 the Virginia Assembly chartered a residential care facility for mentally retarded African-American males between 8 and 21 years of age. The Petersburg State Colony for the Negro Insane, as it was named, was located on the present site . . . — — Map (db m23455) HM
On Bedford Street, 0.2 miles north of 7th Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In 1938 the Virginia General assembly chartered a residential care facility of African American males aged 8-21, with mental disabilities. The Petersburg State Colony for the Negro Insane, as it was named was located on the present site of . . . — — Map (db m180086) HM
On Rocky Branch Road (Virginia Route 636) 0.3 miles south of New Cox Road (U.S. 460), on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
In 1911 a group of Dinwiddie Countys African-American residents established the Rocky Branch School in Sutherland. The school was a typical two-room schoolhouse. It had been moved from original location across from Ocran Methodist Church on . . . — — Map (db m26833) HM
On Rocky Branch Road (Virginia Route 636) 0.3 miles south of Cox Road (U.S. 460), on the left when traveling south.
In 1911 a group of Dinwiddie County's African American residents established the Rocky Branch School in Sutherland. The school was a typical two-room schoolhouse. It had been moved from its original location across the Ocran Methodist Church . . . — — Map (db m180077) HM
On Ruffin Street just east of North Main Street (U.S. 301), on the left when traveling east.
The Greensville County Training School (GCTS) began sometime before 1912 as a small wood-frame building and went on to contribute to African American education in Emporia for more than 50 years. An addition in 1929 resulted in GCTS being one . . . — — Map (db m180459) HM
On Mountain Road (Virginia Route 360) 0.1 miles west of Ragland Loop, on the left when traveling west.
Mountain Road School No. 1 was built around 1919 for Black students in the Halifax, VA, community. Following the closing of the school, the building was used for a variety of purposes before it was remodeled and opened to the public as the . . . — — Map (db m181111) HM
Near Cowford Road (Virginia Route 651) near Mary Bethune Street. Reported permanently removed.
In 1872 the Banister Baptist Association built a private African-American training school in Halifax County. Originally the campus consisted of four wooden buildings and a dormitory. The school year was six months, and the grades went only as . . . — — Map (db m30988) HM
On Cowford Road (Virginia Route 651) 0.1 miles east of North Main Street (Virginia Route 360).
The Banister Baptist Association built a private African American training school in 1827, originally consisting of four wooden buildings and a dormitory. The school met only six months of the year and went through ninth grade. Because of . . . — — Map (db m181109) HM
On Chatam Road (Virginia Route 57) 0.3 miles west of Meadville Road (Virginia Route 642), on the right when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
Caleb Robinson was born in Jamaica in 1864 and educated at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia. In 1893 he formed the McKinley Institute on land he purchased in the Meadville section of Halifax County. He imported northern teachers . . . — — Map (db m30991) HM
On Chatham Road (Route 57/832) 0.3 miles west of Meadville Road (Virginia Route 642), on the right when traveling west.
The Mead Community Center is the realization of a dream of Caleb Robinson, who imagined an African American gathering place to enhance and educate the community. Professor Robinson was born in Jamaica in 1864 and graduated from Virginia Union . . . — — Map (db m181113) 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
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
On Free State Road (County Route 630) 0.4 miles east of Payne Lane, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
In 1880 a German Lutheran minister, the Rev. W. R. Buehler, a well-educated man who had worked for five years as a missionary in Africa, moved with his family to Green Bay, Virginia. He had not been in Green Bay long when the black community, . . . — — Map (db m31035) HM
On Free State Road (Virginia Route 630) 0.2 miles east of Twin Crossings Drive, on the right when traveling east.
In 1880 a German Lutheran minister, the Rev. W.R. Buehler, a well-educated man who had worked for five years as a missionary in Africa, moved with his family to Green Bay, VA. He had not been in Green Bay long when the African American . . . — — Map (db m180619) HM
On Tidewater Avenue just south of West 7th Street, on the right when traveling south.
On May 13, 1947, several African American leaders in Lunenburg County met at First Baptist Church in Victoria to discuss the need for a centrally located building large enough to accommodate county-wide gatherings. Out of a need to deal with . . . — — Map (db m182559) HM
On Tidewater Avenue at West 7th Street, on the right when traveling east on Tidewater Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
On May 13, 1947, several African-American leaders in Lunenburg County met at First Baptist Church in Victoria to discuss the need for a centrally located building large enough to accommodate countywide gatherings and educational activities . . . — — Map (db m31856) HM
On Highway Fifty Eight (U.S. 58) 0.1 miles east of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Boydton Academic and Bible Institute was opened in 1879 in building that had been abandoned by Randolph-Macon College when it moved to Ashland in 1868. Dr. Charles Cullis, a humanitarian from Boston, purchased the property in 1878 and opened . . . — — Map (db m30917) HM
On U.S. 58, 0.2 miles east of Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east.
Boydton Academic and Bible Institute was opened in 1879 in what had been the main building of Randolph-Macon College, before the college abandoned it and relocated to Ashland in 1868. Dr. Charles Cullis, a humanitarian from Boston, purchased . . . — — Map (db m180592) HM
On Highway Forty Seven (Virginia Route 47) at Village Road (Virginia Route 874), on the left when traveling west on Highway Forty Seven. Reported permanently removed.
Thyne Institute was established by Rev. J.Y. Ashenhurst, United Presbyterian Church, and a group of local citizens to provide an opportunity for African Americans (known as freedmen in the late 1800s) to obtain an education. In 1876 73 . . . — — Map (db m31003) HM
On State Highway 47 just west of Village Road (State Route 874), on the left when traveling west.
Thyme Institute was established by the Rev. J.Y. Ashenhurst, the United Presbyterian Church, and a group of local citizens to provide an opportunity for African Americans (known as "freed men" in the late 1800s) to obtain an education. In . . . — — Map (db m180594) HM
On 4th Street at South Amelia Avenue, on the left when traveling west on 4th Street. Reported permanently removed.
The Blackstone Female Institute was conceived in 1891 by George Pierce Adams, a Blackstone merchant, and Joshua Soule Hunter, a Methodist minister. Originally designed as a school to prepare young female students to enter Randolph-Macon . . . — — Map (db m31045) HM
On 4th Street at South Amelia Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 4th Street.
The Blackstone Female Institute was conceived in 1891 by George Pierce Adams, a Blackstone merchant, and Joshua Soule Hunter, a Methodist minister. Originally designed as a school to prepare young female students to enter Randolph-Macon . . . — — Map (db m182528) HM
On Mt. Nebo Road, 0.4 miles Walnut Hill Road, on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
Mt. Nebo Church was founded shortly after the Civil War in 1867. A northerner named Mr. Rickets bought the place called Oak Hill and began preaching to a group of African Americans at this place in the woods. The audience increased as people . . . — — Map (db m20242) HM
On Mt. Nebo Road, 0.4 miles north of Walnut Hill Road (Virginia Route 726), on the left when traveling north.
Mt. Nebo Church was founded shortly after the Civil War, in 1867. A Northerner named Mr. Rickets bought this place in the woods, then called Oak Hill, and began preaching to a group of African American. The audience increased as people from . . . — — Map (db m182524) 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 South West Street just south of Willcox Street, on the left when traveling south.
Founded in 1878 as the first seminary for the theological education of African Americans, this school was associated with St. Stephen's Normal and Industrial School in Petersburg, which was overseen by the Rev. Thomas Spencer. In 1884, the . . . — — Map (db m180090) HM
On Harrison Street at Maple Lane, on the left when traveling south on Harrison Street. Reported permanently removed.
Petersburg established a public school system in 1868, two years before the states mandate. Colored Elementary School #1 was conducted in the old church building of the African Baptist Church, which stood to your left. The building had been . . . — — Map (db m26011) HM
On Harrison Street just north of West Fillmore Street, on the right when traveling north.
Petersburg established a public school system in 1868, two years before the state's mandate. Colored Elementary School #1 (as it was called) was conducted in the old church building of the African Baptist Church, which stood to your left. The . . . — — Map (db m180100) HM
On South Sycamore Street (U.S. 301) at Marshall Street, on the left when traveling south on South Sycamore Street. Reported permanently removed.
Petersburg's main public library, the William R. McKenney Library, is housed in a fine dwelling constructed in 1859 by John Dodson, a prominent lawyer and mayor of Petersburg. After the Civil War, the Confederate General and railroad magnate . . . — — Map (db m20609) HM
On South Sycamore Street just north of Marshall Street, on the right when traveling north.
Petersburg's main public library, the William R. McKenney Library, is housed in a dwelling constructed in 1859 by John Dodson, a prominent lawyer and a former mayor of Petersburg. After the Civil War, the Confederate general and railroad . . . — — Map (db m180105) HM
On South Jones Street, 0.1 miles south of Lee Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Disrupted by the convulsions of the First World War, efforts to replace the increasingly inadequate Peabody School on Fillmore Street stretched out from 1913 until 1920, when the new Peabody-Williams School opened on Jones Street. Charles . . . — — Map (db m26012) HM
On South Jones Street just south of Lee Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Disrupted by the convulsions of the First World War, efforts to replace the increasingly inadequate Peabody School on Fillmore Street stretched out from 1913 until 1920, when the new Peabody-Williams School opened on Jones Street. Charles . . . — — Map (db m180092) 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 South Main Street (U.S. 15) at 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
Beulah African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church was founded in 1868. Originally, it was known as The Colored Methodist Church of Farmville. The original wooden-framed building was destroyed, by fire in 1898. The cornerstone on the present . . . — — Map (db m31318) HM
On North Main Street (Business U.S. 15) at 4th Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.
Beulah African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church was founded in 1868 as the Colored Methodist Church of Farmville. The original wood-frame building was destroyed by five in 1898. The cornerstone on the present building was laid in 1901.
A . . . — — Map (db m181202) HM
Near High Street (County Route 643) south of St George Street. Reported permanently removed.
Founded on March 5, 1839 as the Farmville Female Seminary Association, Longwood is one of the oldest colleges originally for women in the country. In 1842 the cornerstone was laid for the first true college building, which is today known as . . . — — Map (db m31316) HM
On High Street (County Road 643) near Randolph Street, on the right when traveling east.
Founded on March 5, 1839, as the Farmville Female Seminary Association, Longwood is one of the oldest colleges originally for women in the country. In 1842 the cornerstone was laid for the first true building at the college, known today as . . . — — Map (db m181198) HM
On South Main Street (U.S. 15) at 4th Street, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street. Reported permanently removed.
The First Baptist Church was organized in 1866 as an outgrowth of the predominantly white Farmville Baptist Church. In 1949, following the death of the Rev. C. H. Griffin, the Church voted unanimously to call his son, L. Francis Griffin, as . . . — — Map (db m31310) HM
On North Main Street (Business U.S. 15) just south of 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
First Baptist Church in Farmville was organized in 1866 as an outgrowth of the predominantly white Farmville Baptist Church. In 1949, following the death of the Rev. C.H. Griffin, the church voted unanimously to call on his son, L. Francis . . . — — Map (db m181206) HM
On College Road (County Route 692) 0.3 miles south of Five Forks Road (County Route 658), on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
Hampden-Sydney College, in continuous operation since November 10, 1775, was established to form good men and good citizens. One of the few remaining all-male colleges, it was named for John Hampden (1594-1643) and Algernon Sydney . . . — — Map (db m31324) HM
On College Road (County Road 692) 0.1 miles south of Crawley Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Hampden-Sydney College, in continuous operation since November 10, 1775, was established "to form good men and good citizens." One of the few remaining all-male colleges today, it was named for John Hampden (1594-1643) and Algernon Sydney . . . — — Map (db m181191) HM
Near Zion Hill Road (County Route 628) 0.1 miles east of McClendon Drive. Reported permanently removed.
In 1954, after the Supreme Court ruled in Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka, that United States schools must integrate, Senator Harry S. Byrd and several Virginia governors followed the policy of massive resistance. Integration was . . . — — Map (db m31321) HM
On Zion Hill Road (County Road 628) 0.1 miles west of McLendon Street, on the right when traveling west.
In 1954, after the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka that American schools must integrate, Senator Harry S. Byrd and several Virginia governors followed the policy of "massive resistance." Integration was . . . — — Map (db m181154) HM
Near Griffin Boulevard at Barrow Street. Reported permanently removed.
On this site of the former R.R. Moton High School, the actions of some brave African-American students to achieve equal educational opportunities for blacks eventually led to the end of legal segregation in American public schools.
Moton . . . — — Map (db m31319) HM
On Griffin Boulevard at Barrow Street, on the right when traveling north on Griffin Boulevard.
On this site of the former R.R. Moton High School, the actions of many brave African American students to achieve equal educational opportunities for Blacks eventually led to the end of legal segregation in American public schools.
Moton . . . — — Map (db m171727) HM
On College Road (County Route 692) just north of County Road 1006, on the left when traveling north.
Established in 1843, most likely by free Black people, the Beneficial Benevolent Society of the Loving Sisters and Brothers of Hampden Sydney consisted of two mutual-benefit groups for African American men and women of the Hampden Sydney . . . — — Map (db m181175) HM
