Hickey's Road

Hickey's Road (HM18XA)

Location: Gretna, VA 24557 Pittsylvania County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 56.094', W 79° 13.385'

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Hickey's Road, first laid off by court order in 1749, followed this general path. Named after John Hickey, a merchant who operated a store at its western limits and peddled his wares along its length, the road stretched more than 100 miles from Halifax County, past Mt. Airy and Chalk Level in Pittsylvania, and into Chatham before proceeding westward to the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A major thoroughfare home to many stores and ordinaries, the road played a major role in European settlement in Southside Virginia in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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HM NumberHM18XA
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Marker NumberL 47
Year Placed2012
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
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Date Added Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 at 11:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 658244 N 4089125
Decimal Degrees36.93490000, -79.22308333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 56.094', W 79° 13.385'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 56' 5.64" N, 79° 13' 23.10" W
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Area Code(s)434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 8756 E Gretna Rd, Gretna VA 24557, US
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