Directions from Lexington, Virginia to Tarboro, North Carolina
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Boydton Presbyterian Meeting House
Landmarks – Boydton, Virginia
Boydton's historic walking tour offers several vintage churches one of which is the Presbyterian Meeting House, built in 1819 on Alexander Boyd's land (Boydton's name sake). The meeting house was o... More on Virginia.org
BackDoor Skatepark, Greenville North Carolina
Things To Do – Greenville, North Carolina
BackDoor Skatepark has a Great layout with plenty of variety to skate. 2 5-ft. quarter pipes, a 4ft. spine with a little gap, a 5 ft. with and escalator to 6-ft. quarter pipe. The 6-ft. is connecte... More on skateboardpark.com
Quaker Meeting House The Battle Begins Battle of Lynchburg
Landmarks – Lynchburg, Virginia
Inscription. From here in June 1864, Confederate cavalrymen watched Gen. David Hunters Union army advance toward them on the Lynchburg-Salem Turnpike (Fort Ave). Hunter departed Lexington on June 14 and crossed the Blue Ridge Mountains ... More on HMDB
Old City Cemetery
Museums – Lynchburg, Virginia
There are pamphlets ( free also) which cover special topics, and you can walk around on your own if you pr... More on TripAdvisor
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In the summer, you can get FREE 1-hour tours of the cemetery on Saturday mornings. More on TripAdvisor
Would you be surprised to know that the reason I came to Lynchburg was to visit Old City Cemetery? In all h... More on igougo
Wilson Skatepark
Skating – Wilson, North Carolina
Medium sized outdoor cement park. The park has several quarterpipes and banks; two street style handrails and a good pyramid along with plenty ... More on ConcreteDisciples.com
Thyne Institute
Landmarks – Chase City, Virginia
Inscription. 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 ... More on HMDB
Clay Smoking Pipes
National And State Parks – Pamplin, Virginia
Inscription. According to local tradition, residents of this region were making clay smoking pipes here by the mid-eighteenth century. By 1879 the Pamplin Pipe Factory was in operation. Machines there were used to mold clay into pipes, ... More on HMDB
Bradford Creek Golf Course
Golf Courses – Greenville, North Carolina
Fun course and relatively cheap More on golflink.com
Greenfield
Landmarks – Charlotte Court House, Virginia
Inscription. Half a mile north is Greenfield, built in 1771 by Isaac Read. Read was a member of the House of Burgesses, 1769-1771, and of the Virginia conventions of 1774 and 1775. He served as an officer in the Revolutionary War, ... More on HMDB
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