Boydton Presbyterian Church

The Presbyterian Meeting House was built

around 1820 on land owned by Alexander Boyd the

Younger of Boydton, Virginia. In 1824 the church

property was deeded to the church elders for

the sum of one dollar. In times of need, the

Presbyterians have shared their ...

Boydton and Petersburg Plank Road

A “Timbered Turnpike”

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 ...

Boydton Academic and Bible Institute

Boydton, Virginia

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 ...

Boydton and Petersburg Plank Road

A “Timbered Turnpike”

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 ...

Boydton

County Seat of Mecklenburg

Mecklenburg County was established March 1, 1765, and named for George III’s consort, Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The first court met on March 11, 1765, at the home of Mr. Richard Swepson in the new county seat, ...