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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLB2_lunenburg-county-mecklenburg-county_Chase-City-VA.html
(Obverse)Lunenburg CountyArea 430 Square MilesFormed in 1746 from Brunswick. Named for King George II, who was also duke of Brunswick-Lunenburg. Tarleton passed though the county in 1781.
(Reverse)Mecklenburg CountyArea 669 Square MilesFormed i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAY_thyne-institute_Chase-City-VA.html
In 1876 the United Presbyterian Church and the Rev. J. J. Ashenhurst, first principal, formed Thyne Institute, the only facility in Mecklenburg County offering courses for blacks until 1923. Two years after opening in a small building that had bee…
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Thyne Institute was established by Rev. J.Y. Ashenhurst, United Presbyterian Church, and a group of local citizens to provide an opportunity for African Americans (known as "freedmen" in the late 1800s) to obtain an education. In 1876 73 students …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKQI_charlotte-county-mecklenburg-county_Chase-City-VA.html
(Obverse)Charlotte CountyArea 496 square milesFormed in 1764 from Lunenburg, and named for Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. Patrick Henry and John Randolph of Roanoke lived in this county, and Henry is buried here.
(Reverse)Mecklenburg…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDB0_sgt-earle-d-gregory_Chase-City-VA.html
Born in Powhatan County on 18 Oct. 1897, Earle D. Gregory enlisted in 1914 at Chase City in the Virginia Volunteers (Virginia National Guard). He served in the 116th Inf. Regt., 29th Inf. Div., in WWI. On the first day of combat near Verdun, Franc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDA3_mount-horeb-church_Chase-City-VA.html
In June 1864, to deny Gen. Robert E. Lee the use of the South Side R.R. and the Richmond and Danville R.R., Gen. Ulysses S. Grant sent Gen. James H. Wilson and Gen. August V. Kautz south of Petersburg on a cavalry raid to destroy track and rolling…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMD9Z_christiansville_Chase-City-VA.html
In June 1864, to deny Gen. Robert E. Lee the use of the South Side Rail Road and the Richmond and Danville Rail Road, Gen. U1ysses S. Grant sent Gen. James H. Wilson and Gen. August V. Kautz south of Petersburg on a cavalry raid to destroy track a…