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Slave Cabin. . Home of Harrison and his wife, Milly, longtime servants of the Henry family. Harrison, when a small boy, is believed to have been Patrick Henry's slave and later, coachman for his son, John. Restored in 1961 using some of the origin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DNL_quarter-place-trailhead_Brookneal-VA.html
Quarter Place Trailhead. . . The Quarter Place Trail is a half mile long, culminating at the Slave & African American Cemetery. The terrain slopes at the trailhead, levels off, and then steepens as it descends to the cemetery. The one-mile roun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DNK_red-hill-plantation_Brookneal-VA.html
Red Hill Plantation. . Red Hill, 2930 acres at Patrick Henry's death, was named by its previous owners after the red clay soil so common to the area. Henry reportedly referred to it as "one of the garden spots of Virginia." The view from here over…
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Red Hill. "Give me liberty or give me death!" Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775. After three decades of public service, Patrick Henry retired in 1794 to Red Hill plantation in Charlotte County, which he regarded as "one of the garden spots of the worl…
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Red Hill. Patrick Henry National Memorial. Text Box #4) . The flags of the Commonwealth Courtyard honor Patrick Henry's election as the first governor of Virginia on June 29, 1776, when the boundaries of the commonwealth extended from the Atlanti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DMS_osage-orange-tree_Brookneal-VA.html
Osage Orange Tree. . Largest of its species in the nation, this tree has for decades been named the National Champion by the American Forest Hall of Fame. The great Osage orange tree is at least 330 years old at the turn of this century and stands…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DMB_slave-and-african-american-cemetery_Brookneal-VA.html
Slave and African American Cemetery. . These simple fieldstones mark the resting place of slaves and African Americans who worked at Red Hill, making it among the most productive tobacco plantations along the Staunton River during the 18th and 19t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DK7_henry-family-graveyard_Brookneal-VA.html
Henry Family Graveyard. . The double box tomb on the north side of the path marks the graves of Patrick Henry and his second wife, Dorothea Dandridge. Patrick Henry died at home on June 6, 1799, after a long illness. Dorothea died on Valentine's D…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DK2_last-law-office-of-patrick-henry_Brookneal-VA.html
Last Law Office of Patrick Henry. . Restored 1961 using the major portion of the original structure. "Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power." — Patrick Henry.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18GQ_red-hill_Brookneal-VA.html
One mile to the south is Red Hill, Patrick Henry's last home and burial place. The marble stone covering his grave carries the simple inscription, "His fame his best epitaph."
Henry came here in 1794 and died at his beloved Red Hill in 1799. Th…