Peytonsburg

Peytonsburg (HMDON)

Location: Chatham, VA 24531 Pittsylvania County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 49.441', W 79° 22.863'

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Nearby to the east once stood the communityof Peytonsburg a part of Halifax County when the county was formed in 1752. Peytonsburg was incorporated as a town in 1759 by the VirginiaGeneral Assembly and became part of PittsylvaniaCounty in 1766. During the Revolutionary War, by the late 1770s, Peyonsburg was serving as a supply depot for southern colonial troops.Horseshoes and wooden canteens were madethere for colonial troops. During the 1780s.Peytonsburg was a terminus of a mail route thatran from the town to Richmond. The inhabitantsgradually left the town during the 19th century,and the buildings gradually disappeared.
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HM NumberHMDON
Series This marker is part of the George Washington Slept Here series
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Marker NumberL 50
Year Placed2001
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 4:25am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 644384 N 4076573
Decimal Degrees36.82401667, -79.38105000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 49.441', W 79° 22.863'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 49' 26.46" N, 79° 22' 51.78" W
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Area Code(s)434
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 803 Halifax Rd, Chatham VA 24531, US
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