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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2135_mecklenburg-county-virginia-north-carolina_Boydton-VA.html
Mecklenburg County Virginia. Area 669 Square Miles. Formed in 1764 from Lunenburg, and named for Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of George III. Bacon, the rebel, defeated the Indians near the present town of Clarksville, 1676.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2134_james-solomon-russell_Boydton-VA.html
James Solomon Russell was born enslaved on 20
Dec. 1857 on the nearby Hendrick Plantation.
After emancipation, he attended Hampton
Institute and St. Stephen's Normal and Theological
School and was ordained in 1882. As a religious
missionary, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLB0_the-boyd-tavern_Boydton-VA.html
The presence of Boyd tavern, built in the eighteenth-century, greatly influenced the selection of Boydton as the Mecklenburg County seat. A major mid-nineteenth century renovation expanded the original tavern into a 35-room structure that included…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAO_boydton-presbyterian-church_Boydton-VA.html
The Presbyterian Meeting House was builtaround 1820 on land owned by Alexander Boyd theYounger of Boydton, Virginia. In 1824 the churchproperty was deeded to the church elders forthe sum of one dollar. In times of need, thePresbyterians have share…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAM_boydton-and-petersburg-plank-road_Boydton-VA.html
The Boydton and Petersburg Plank Road, built between 1851 and 1853, was the first all-weather route connecting Southside Virginia's tobacco and wheat farms with the market. Pine and oak planks, 8 feet long, 1 foot wide, and 3-4 inches thick were l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKO9_boydton-academic-and-bible-institute_Boydton-VA.html
Boydton Academic and Bible Institute was opened in 1879 in building that had been abandoned by Randolph-Macon College when it moved to Ashland in 1868. Dr. Charles Cullis, a humanitarian from Boston, purchased the property in 1878 and opened the s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKO5_boydton-and-petersburg-plank-road_Boydton-VA.html
The Boydton and Petersburg Plank Road was built between 1851 and 1853 and was funded by stock bought by the state as well as the public. The all-weather toll road increased the transportation of crops to market and also carried stagecoach traffic …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKO4_taylors-ferry_Boydton-VA.html
Seven miles south. There a detachment of Virginia militia crossed the Roanoke River in February, 1781, on the way to join Greene in North Carolina. There Baron Steuben, commanding the forces in Virginia, had a depot of supplies.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKO3_old-randolph-macon-college_Boydton-VA.html
This is the original campus of Randolph-Macon College, the oldest Methodist-affiliated college still operating in the United States. Chartered by the Virginia General Assembly in 1830 and named for Congressmen John Randolph of Roanoke, Charlotte C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKO2_a-revolutionary-soldier_Boydton-VA.html
Richard Kennon of Mecklenburg served as an officer in the 5th Virginia Regiment, 1776-1778 and later in the State Militia. He served in both houses of the General Assembly and was Presiding Officer of the Senate, 1800-1802. He died in 1805.