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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18XF_crossing-of-the-dan-monument_South-Boston-VA.html
In honor of those who crossed the Dan here February 13-14 1781 Honoring the citizens of Halifax County who revived Greene's American army In admiration of General Nathaniel Greene's military genius With gratitude to those who fought for o…
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Joseph Dodson, Sr., built the smaller section of Carter's Tavern as his dwelling before 1773. His younger son, Joseph Dodson, Jr., operated it as an ordinary early in the 19th century here on River Road, then the principal highway between Halifax …
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Here lived Rev. Charles A. Dresser, rector of Antrim Parish and builder of St. Mark's Church, 1828. Dresser left this parish in 1835 for Peoria, Illinois, whence he moved to Springfield. There he married Abraham Lincoln to Mary Todd, November 4, 1…
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Built about 1789 by Captain Berryman Green, a quartermaster in Washington's army at Valley Forge and later a deputy clerk of Halifax County.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKPN_washington-coleman-elementary-school_South-Boston-VA.html
Determined to provide elementary education for young African Americans, the Rev. Parham B. Ragland started a school in his backyard some time around 1875. Though the "Backyard School" was private, Rev. Ragland was able to garner financial support …
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Many churches in the second half of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century helped fill African Americans' need for schooling. Frequently the church would raise funds to build the school, with county governments occasionally offering s…
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The Berryman Green Chapter,Daughters of the AmericanRevolution donated thismemorial cannon in memoryof Halifax County patriotswho aided Gen. NathanaelGreene's army in crossingthe swollen waters of theDan, February 14, 1781,a decisive factor in the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKP7_retreat-to-the-dan_South-Boston-VA.html
You are looking toward a site of American Patriot General Nathanael Greene's strategic "Retreat to the Dan" which occurred on February 14, 1781. This retreat foiled British General Cornwallis's southern strategy and was a turning point in the Amer…
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Boyd's and Irwin's ferries to the west were used by Nathanael Greene in his passage of Dan River, in mid-February, 1781, while Cornwallis was in close pursuit. Edward Carrington collected the boats for the crossing.
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