Patrick Henry National Memorial. Red Hill is Patrick Henry's last home and burial place. It's about 9 miles down the river. Within a mile on the same side of the river is the Staunton Hill Plantation in Charlotte County. Privately owned and also known as the Bruce Estate. At the beginning of the War Between the States, Charles Bruce organized the Staunton Hill Artillery Company at his own personal expense, but after a brief term of service in the Confederate Army he was compelled by ill health to give up the captaincy of this company for a seat in the Virginia State Senate. There were 11 members of that Artillery Company that were my ancestors. They were stationed at Wilmington NC. for most of the war defending the harbor.
There's Poplar Forest about 30 miles north. Thomas Jefferson long dreamed of a quiet retreat where he could get away from the pressures of public life. His long and distinguished political career kept him from realizing his dream until late in his presidency. Jefferson acquired the 4,800-acre plantation at Poplar Forest through his marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton in 1773. During the Revolution when the British drove him from Monticello in June 1781, he escaped with his family to Poplar Forest, staying in the only dwelling on the property, the overseer's house. During a visit in 1801, a rainstorm left him cooped up in the overseer’s house with numerous children and dogs. Jefferson spent his time— in what was undoubtedly a cramped and noisy setting —computing how long it would take to pay the national debt. According to tradition, it was then that he began to realize the advantages of building a more tranquil place for himself.
Appomattox Va. and of course Appomattox Court house National Historical Park. that's about 35 miles north east and Danville. Last Capitol of the Confederacy - Danville, Virginia.
Halifax co. Va. The Crossing of the Dan in Halifax County. One of the most important events of the Revolutionary War. 30 miles south.
Can go on and on but I'm sure it would get boring. Being this close to Jamestown just is the hot spot for history. Lots of graves in our area from the mid 1700's on. Historical markers all along our highways with lots of information. If you like history Virginia is a grand place to visit.
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