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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCFI_sussex-county-greensville-county_Emporia-VA.html
Sussex CountyArea 515 Square MilesFormed in 1753 from Surry, and named for an English county. Cornwallis passed through this county in 1781. Greensville CountyArea 307 Square MilesFormed in 1780 from Brunswick, and probably named for Sir Richar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCE0_grave-of-gen-john-r-chambliss-jr_Emporia-VA.html
Brig. Gen. John Randolph Chambliss, Jr., C.S.A., is buried just west of here. Born in Hicksford (present-day Emporia) on 23 January 1833, Chambliss graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1853. During the Civil War, he commanded …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCDW_emporia-railroad-history_Emporia-VA.html
The Petersburg Railroad was constructed in the early 1830s between Petersburg, Virgina and Weldon, North Carolina, through the towns of Belfield and Hicksford (present-day Emporia). It is considered the first railroad in the South built in a north…
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On 7 Dec. 1864, Union Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren led 28,000 men south from Petersburg to destroy the Petersburg Railroad between Stony Creek and the Meherrin River railroad bridge at Hicksford, thereby severing the Confederate supply line. Two…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCDA_village-view_Emporia-VA.html
Village View, a stately Federal-style mansion, was built about 1795 by James Wall and remodeled in 1823 by Nathaniel Land. It is notable for its elaborate scrollwork in the fanlight and sidelights around the front door, ornately carved mantels, de…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCD9_village-view_Emporia-VA.html
Just west of you is the railbed of the original Petersburg and Weldon Railroad, a major supply line to the Confederate army in Petersburg and Richmond. Because of its importance, the Union army made an effort to destroy the line here at Hicksford …
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