Green's Folly

Built about 1789 by Captain Berryman Green, a quartermaster in Washington's army at Valley Forge and later a deputy clerk of Halifax County.

Marker is at the intersection of Halifax Road (U.S. 501) and Greens Folly Road (Virginia Route 654), on ...

Commodore Isaac Hull

United States Naval Officer

A defender of American freedom and pioneer of a new nation. He lifted the spirits of an entire nation by defeating the British on the high seas, while commanding USS Constitution “Old Ironsides” in battle with ...

Graham's Battery - Dance's Battalion

Artillery Reserve - Ewell's Corps

Army of Northern Virginia

Ewell's Corps - Artillery Reserve

Dance's Battalion - Graham's Battery

Rockbridge Artillery

Four 20 pounder Parrotts

July 1 The Battery arrived on the field too late to participate in the engagements of the day. Was ordered to ...

Polk’s Corps at Dallas and New Hope Church

Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk’s corps which had moved from Allatoona as left flank of Johnston’s army [CS] -- via Lost Mtn. & Mt. Tabor Ch. -- reached this vicinity May 24, 1864.

After return of Hardee’s A.C. [CS] from Powder ...

History of Halifax

The town of Halifax has been the county seat of Halifax County since 1777. It is named for George Montague, the second Earl of Halifax, an English statesman. Previously this community had been called Banister, Houston, and Halifax Court House. ...

Charles Franklin Kettering

A pioneer in automotive innovation. Charles Franklin Kettering (1876-1958) was born three miles north of Loudonville. He attended local schools and graduated from Ohio State University in 1904. He organizaed the Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company (Delco) in 1909, which later ...

Old Salt Lake

This marker locates the site near which the Indians and early California settlers came to obtain their salt, which at many times was more valuable than gold.

Marker is at the intersection of North Harbor Drive and Herondo Street, on ...

Halifax County Confederate Monument

These patriots laid

their all upon the

altar of their country

their valor will ever

remain a part of

her history

This monument is erected

by an appreciative people

in loving remembrance of

the Confederate soldiers

of Halifax County who

fought for constitutional

liberty in the war of

1861-1865

Marker can be reached from ...

George W. Sullivan

Teacher

The son of Irish immigrant parents was born in New York July 5, 1882. After graduating from the U. of New York he ventured to Montreal in 1906 when the town and iron ore mining were in their infancies. He ...

Abraham Lincoln - Eighth Judicial District

Edgar / Coles Counties

Abraham Lincoln

traveled this way as he rode the Circuit of the Eighth Judicial District

1847 - 1859

Marker is on Coach Road (County Road 300N) near County Road 2780E, on the right when traveling west.

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