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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EM7_appomattox-county-campbell-county_Concord-VA.html
Appomattox County
Appomattox County was named for the Appomattox River, which runs through the county. The river is named for the Appamattuck tribe, which lived near the mouth of the river. The county was formed from parts of Buckingham, Prince…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18L0_old-rustburg_Rustburg-VA.html
Rustburg was named after Jeremiah Rust, who patented land here in 1780. Rust donated 50 acres of land, known as Rust Meadows, in 1784, for the county seat of Campbell County. A temporary courthouse and other public buildings were constructed start…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18GA_origin-of-lynch-law_Altavista-VA.html
During the Revolutionary War, loyalists in theVirginia backcountry periodically conspiredagainst the Revolutionary authorities. ColonelsCharles Lynch, James Callaway, and other militiaofficers and county justices formed extralegalcourts to punish …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17RV_patrick-henrys-grave_Brookneal-VA.html
Five miles east is Red Hill, the last home andgravesite of Patrick Henry, the great oratorof the Revolution. Henry is especially famousfor his "Liberty or Death" speech made in1775 in St. John's Church in Richmond. Henrymoved to Red Hill in 1796 a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17RT_patrick-henrys-grave_Brookneal-VA.html
Five Miles East is Red Hill, last home and grave of Patrick Henry, orator of the Revolution. He moved there in 1796 and died there, June 6, 1799. Henry is especially famous for his "Liberty or Death" speech made in 1775 at the beginning of the Rev…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17RN_birthplace-of-general-pick_Brookneal-VA.html
Lt. Gen. Lewis Andrew Pick was born here on November 18, 1890. Educated at Rustburg and at VPI, (where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets), General Pick served in two World Wars and in the Korean Conflict. Best known as the builder of the 1,03…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17QL_patrick-henrys-grave_Brookneal-VA.html
Five miles southeast Is Red Hill the lasthome and burial place of Patrick Henry,governor of Virginia and the great oratorof the American Revolution. Henry isespecially famous for his "Liberty or Death"speech made in 1775 in Saint John's Churchin R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17QJ_hat-creek-church_Brookneal-VA.html
Four and a half miles north stands Hat Creek Presbyterian Church, founded by John Irving and associates (first settlers) about 1742. William Irving, son of John, and the noted blind preacher, James Waddel, were among its pastors. The first log bui…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17HN_concord-depot_Concord-VA.html
The South Side Railroad provided serviceat Concord in 1854 when the track wascompleted from Petersburg to Lynchburg.During the Civil War, these rail lines wereimportant for transporting troops and supplies.On 11 June, seven days before the Battleo…