Directions from Chesapeake, Virginia to Farmville, Virginia
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Peter Francisco
Landmarks – Hopewell, Virginia
Inscription. Abandoned on the wharf at City, Point, now Hopewell, in 1765, he was, taken as a small boy to Buckingham, County, where he grew to gigantic, size. Enlisting at 16 he served, under Washington with distinction, in the North. ... More on HMDB
Charlotte Court House Historic District
Landmarks – Charlotte Court House, Virginia
Listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places, the Charlotte Court House Historic District is an excellent example of a 19th century rural courthouse town. A highlight of the distri... More on Virginia.org
Confederate Veterans Monument
Landmarks – Farmville, Virginia
Inscription. 1861 Virginia 1865, Defenders of State "Sovereignty". Confederate Heroes, Erected by, Confederate Veterans, and the Daughters, of the Confederacy, Oct. 11, 1900. List of companies organized, In the county 1861. Company ... More on HMDB
Civil War Weekend
Tours – Driver, Virginia
Confederate and Union re-enactors will bring Suffolk's Civil War history to life ... More on Yahoo! Travel
“The Cannons Flashes Lit Up the Terrible Scene” The Breakthrough Trail Pamplin Historical Park
Parks – Petersburg, Virginia
Inscription. At various intervals along their lines, Confederate defenders constructed gun emplacements, called redans, such as the one in front of you. Each redan would hold as few as one or as many as six cannons. Virtually every ... More on HMDB
Four Sororities Founded
Landmarks – Farmville, Virginia
Inscription. Longwood College, formerly known as the State Female Normal School, is the only U. S. school where four national sororities were founded. Kappa Delta, founded on 23 Oct. 1897, was the first sorority organized in Virginia. ... More on HMDB
Dr. M. L. King, Jr.
Landmarks – Hopewell, Virginia
Inscription. On March 29, 1962 Dr. King, appeared in Hopewell, District Court as a, defender of civil rights, in America. “Injustice anywhere is a, threat to justice, everywhere.”, Dedicated April 4, 2004, , Erected 2004 ... More on HMDB
City Point Defenses Securing the Union Position
Landmarks – Hopewell, Virginia
Inscription. The fort behind you is all that remains of the inner defense line built by the Union army in 1864 to protect its base headquarters at City point. With a powerful fleet of ironclads and gunboats controlling the James River ... More on HMDB
Briery Creek Lake
National And State Parks – Farmville, Virginia
Briery Creek Lake is an 845-acre lake that is owned by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and is within the Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area in Prince Edward County. Briery Creek is located 7 miles south of ... More on AnglerWeb.com
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House
Landmarks – Dinwiddie, Virginia
Inscription. (front), In Memoriam, Battle of Dinwiddie Court House: Dedicated to the Confederate and Union soldiers who gave their lives in the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, sometimes called Cha... More on HMDB
Burger King
Restaurants – Farmville, Virginia
I love burger kings double whopper and their fries. More on Yahoo! Travel
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