Peytonsburg
Nearby to the east once stood the community
of Peytonsburg a part of Halifax County when
the county was formed in 1752. Peytonsburg
was incorporated as a town in 1759 by the Virginia
General Assembly and became part of Pittsylvania
County in 1766. During the Revolutionary War,
by the late 1770s, Peyonsburg was serving as
a supply depot for southern colonial troops.
Horseshoes and wooden canteens were made
there for colonial troops. During the 1780s.
Peytonsburg was a terminus of a mail route that
ran from the town to Richmond. The inhabitants
gradually left the town during the 19th century,
and the buildings gradually disappeared.
Marker is on U.S. 29 Bypass, on the right when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
