Marker History

VIRGINIA MARKER HISTORY • VOLUME VIII

©2010 Marker History LLC • All Rights Reserved • ISBN: 978-0-9843179-7-4

VirginiaMarkerHistory

VOLUME VIII

Southside Region

As a history enthusiast I have spent many hours reading Virginia historical highway markers while sitting inside my car and in front of computer screens. Not always a relaxing, leisurely or safe way to read the markers. So I thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if there was a picture book of all Virginia historical highway markers?” After some research, I found that there were no picture books of all Virginia historical highway markers.

So, I founded Markerhistory.com to make a picture book of all Virginia historical highway markers, with the intent of making them conveniently available to a wider audience. Two years, 37,000+ miles and ~ 2,500 markers later I have created the Virginia Historical Highway Marker Collection – a nine (9) volume series of regional pictorial guidebooks. Collectively, they provide the only complete pictorial guide to Virginia historical highway markers.

Virginia Marker History – Volume VIII is a guide to all the Virginia historical highway markers located in Southside Virginia.

I hope you enjoy the book as much as I enjoyed putting it together.

Richard Harrison - Publisher

Buckingham

Cumberland

Prince Edward

Charlotte

Lunenburg Sussex

PittsylvaniaBrunswick

Greensville

Halifax

Mecklenburg

Danville

Emporia

South Boston

Nottoway

Dinwiddie

Amelia

Henry

Patrick

Martinsville

Buckingham

Cumberland

Prince Edward

Charlotte

Lunenburg Sussex

PittsylvaniaBrunswick

Greensville

Halifax

Mecklenburg

Danville

Emporia

South Boston

Nottoway

Dinwiddie

Amelia

Henry

Patrick

Martinsville

Contents

CHAPTER 1 / PAGE 9 settlements and Jurisdictions

CHAPTER 2 / PAGE 63 Colonial Period

CHAPTER 3 / PAGE 107 revolutionary and young america

CHAPTER 4 / PAGE 167 Civil War

CHAPTER 5 / PAGE 213 Post Civil War

CHAPTER 6 / PAGE 233 20th Century

APPENDIX I / PAGE 264 Marker title index

APPENDIX II / PAGE 269 Marker number index

APPENDIX III / PAGE 274 geographic Location index

APPENDIX IV / PAGE 279 omitted Marker index

CHAPteR 1

Settlements and Jurisdictions

1 0 V i r g i n i a M a r k e r H i sto rY | s e t t l e M e n ts a n d J u r i s d i ct i o n s

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1 4 V i r g i n i a M a r k e r H i sto rY | s e t t l e M e n ts a n d J u r i s d i ct i o n s

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1 6 V i r g i n i a M a r k e r H i sto rY | s e t t l e M e n ts a n d J u r i s d i ct i o n s

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1 8 V i r g i n i a M a r k e r H i sto rY | s e t t l e M e n ts a n d J u r i s d i ct i o n s

V i r g i n i a M a r k e r H i sto rY | s e t t l e M e n ts a n d J u r i s d i ct i o n s 1 9

2 0 V i r g i n i a M a r k e r H i sto rY | s e t t l e M e n ts a n d J u r i s d i ct i o n s

V i r g i n i a M a r k e r H i sto rY | s e t t l e M e n ts a n d J u r i s d i ct i o n s 2 1

2 2 V i r g i n i a M a r k e r H i sto rY | s e t t l e M e n ts a n d J u r i s d i ct i o n s

V i r g i n i a M a r k e r H i sto rY | s e t t l e M e n ts a n d J u r i s d i ct i o n s 2 3

2 4 V i r g i n i a M a r k e r H i sto rY | s e t t l e M e n ts a n d J u r i s d i ct i o n s

V i r g i n i a M a r k e r H i sto rY | s e t t l e M e n ts a n d J u r i s d i ct i o n s 2 5

2 6 V i r g i n i a M a r k e r H i sto rY | s e t t l e M e n ts a n d J u r i s d i ct i o n s

V i r g i n i a M a r k e r H i sto rY | s e t t l e M e n ts a n d J u r i s d i ct i o n s 2 7

2 8 V i r g i n i a M a r k e r H i sto rY | s e t t l e M e n ts a n d J u r i s d i ct i o n s