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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDC1_nottoway-confederate-soldiers-monument_Nottoway-Court-House-VA.html
Erected by the LadiesMemorialAssociation of NottowayJuly 20, 1893Jeffress Artillery C.S.ACo. G 18 VA. Regt. A.N.V.Nottoway Reserves C.S.A.Co. E 3 VA. Cavalry A.N.V.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDBY_mount-nebo-church_Blackstone-VA.html
Mt. Nebo Church was founded shortly after the Civil War in 1867. A northerner named Mr. Rickets bought the place called Oak Hill and began preaching to a group of African Americans at this place in the woods. The audience increased as people from …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCI4_civilian-conservation-corps-company-1370_Crewe-VA.html
Near here is the site of CCC Company 1370 from 1935-1940. Among the most popular New Deal programs, the CCC was designed to encourage conservation of natural resources and employment training during the Great Depression. CCC 1370 enrollees were ac…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCI2_ella-graham-agnew_Crewe-VA.html
First women extension agent for Virginia and U.S. Department of Agriculture, born and buried nearby. In 1910 she organized tomato and canning clubs in Halifax and Nottoway Counties. Forerunners of 4-H and Extension Homemaker Clubs. A pioneer in ru…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCI0_t-o-sandy_Crewe-VA.html
First Farm Demonstration Agent in Virginia lived one mile south. Appointed State Agent in 1907. Under his able leadership programs in Farm and Home Demonstration work, Boys Corn Clubs and Girls Canning Clubs were developed. In 1914 the Agency was …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCHU_franciscos-fight_Crewe-VA.html
American Revolutionary soldier Peter Francisco in July 1781 encountered about nine of British Lt. Gen. Banastre Tarleton's dragoons to the east at Ward's Tavern. Using his legendary strength and cunning, Francisco single-handedly bested his enemie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCHI_blackstone-college_Blackstone-VA.html
Three blocks south is the campus of the former Blackstone Female Institute, after 1915 Blackstone College for Girls, a teacher-training school that opened in 1894 with some 75 students including 29 boarders. James Cannon Jr., a controversial Metho…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCHF_fort-pickett_Blackstone-VA.html
Named in honor of Confederate Maj. Gen. George Edward Pickett upon its creation in 1942, Camp Pickett was dedicated to the cause of a "reunited nation at war." Established as a 46,000-acre World War II Army installation, Camp Pickett was home to e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCE9_blackstone_Blackstone-VA.html
Blackstone was first known as Blacks and Whites, after two rival late 18th-century taverns. One of these taverns, Schwartz (Blacks) Tavern, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, still stands. The town was renamed for the English juri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMCE8_nottoway-court-house_Nottoway-Court-House-VA.html
Following the South Side railroad, portions of the Union army passed through this village and continued through Burkeville, encountering the Confederates at Rice's Depot. General Grant spent part of the evening here before riding to Jetersville to…