The Veterans Memorial of Danville & Pittsylvania County is located inside the Dan Daniel Memorial…read morePark. The memorial is a great tribute to remember the men and women from the local Danville area who lost their lives in our Nation's wars from the American Revolution to current times. There is a 7ft tall x 158ft long black granite memorial wall with each soldiers name engraved along with the phrase "Freedom Is Not Free". There is also a circular brick Memorial Walkway with the names of Veterans on each brick.

Greedy and underhanded. Be careful at this location. Fees are not explained to you properly. $37…read morefor late fees on dvds. My first time ever renting dvds in my life. They would not wave the fee and refused to let me use the computer until it was paid. I will definitely be finding another library. Very disappointed.

I have spent my entire childhood and adult years at Danville Public Library. I am always greeted…read morewith kind librarians and I never had an issue with safety. There is a homeless shelter across the street from the library and the homeless people often frequent themselves there. I am all for everyone regardless of socioeconomic status being able to come to the library and use the services. There are amazing selections of books and DVDs. You are even able to use digital services like Hoopla to get free books on your electronic devices. I am glad to have this library in my community and I highly recommend you to visit.

Located just south of the downtown center of Chatham, Virginia, this marker stands in front of a…read morebeautiful home that is a bit too far from the road to photograph well with the trees having started to grow. The marker reads, "Rawley White Martin Residence. Here stands Morea, the home of Lt. Col. Rawley W. Martin (1835-1912), a physician who served with Pittsylvania County soldiers during the Civil War in the 53d Virginia Infantry Regiment of Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead's brigade. At Gettysburg, Pa., on 3 July 1863, Martin led the regiment in the Confederate attack known as Pickett's Charge, and was wounded and captured. After the war, Martin resumed his practice here and, in 1873, bought this ca. 1840 house. He later served on the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, and as president of the state Board of Health, the Board of Medical Examiners, and the Medical Society of Virginia." Lieutenant Colonel Martin is laid to rest in nearby Old Chatham Cemetery. [Review 15068 overall, 570 of 2021, number 1286 in Virginia.]

Pink Anderson tells the story this way…read more On the 29th day of one November morning, when the cloud was hangin' low, 97 pulled out from Washington city, like an arrow shot from the bow 97 was the fastest mail train the South had ever seen, and it run from New York by the way of Washington, through Atlanta down in New Orlean I was standing on the mountain one cold and frosty morning, watching the smoke from below, that were comin' from the funnel of that black and dusty engine, way down up on that Southern road It was 97, the fastest mail train that run the Southern line, and when she pulled in, at Lynchburg, Virginia, she was forty-seven minutes behind Steve Brady, he was an engineerah and a very brave man was he. Well, there're many good men have lost their life for the railroad company When they give him his orders at Monroe, Virginia, said, "Steve, you's way behind. This is not 38, but it's little 97, You must put her in Spencer on time." Steve, he smiled when he said to his black and dusty fireman, "Throw me in a little more coal, and as soon as we cross this White Oak Mountain you can watch my driver roll." It was mighty rough road from Lynchburg to Danville, the line on a 3-mile grade. It were on that hill where he lost his air brakes. You can see what a jump he made Steve come down that hill makin' 90 miles an hour, his whistle began to scream. Steve was found in the wreck with his hand upon the throttle and scalded to death by the steam Steve, he had a little wife and also two children, who were lyin' at home in bed. They received the sad message saying, "Husband and father now'm is lyin' in North Danville, dead." Now, ladies, you ought to let this be a warning, this, from now and on: Never speak hard words to your true lovin' husband, they may leave you and never return. Mikey C says: Amen

Dan can do all the things others won't. So if you have a job and nobody wants to help you -…read moreDanville. This is a great City underrated City located kind of in the middle of nowhere close to the Virginia Carolina border. It has a bloody history in the struggle for racial equality, and a tiny little downtown that is like a fun-sized happy meal of a downtown. It's super cute. There's not a lot of good stuff to eat, but there are a few hidden homestyle gems. This part of Virginia honestly has much more in common with West Virginia than it does Northern Virginia. If John Elway won't, ask Marino, because Danville.

The Teal Street Post Office is my favorite out of all the states and cities I've lived in. I…read moreactually enjoy going there. You walk in and no matter what day, what time the wait is no more than 5 minutes. They are quick, kind, efficient, pleasant, and professional. Breath of fresh air. Love this post office. It needs to be recognized for its fabulous staff! Additionally their carriers are fabulous as well. Delivering with a smile. Our street is one that they have to walk up to the house to deliver and rain, sleet, snow, shine, they are there with bells on. Love my post office!

This post office is right behind IHOP. It's a pretty large facility. They have a pretty extensive…read moreinventory of shipping supplies for sale. They even have greeting cards! There was only one person in line in front of me. There was another person being helped who was purchasing some things. They have a different cashier for that, which is nice. Everyone was very polite, and the place was well stocked, bright, and clean. 5 stars!

This marker is located near the center of the town of Leasburg and it's in very good condition. The…read moreoriginal marker was erected in 1954 but appears to have been updated. It reads, "Solomon Lea. First president Greensboro College, 1846-47. Founder and master of the Somerville Female Institute, 1848-1892. Home stands 100 yds. N." Online there is more information. "Solomon Lea, first president of Greensboro College, was born in 1807 to William and Sarah McNeil Lea. Lea grew up in Caswell County town of Leasburg that was named for his ancestors who had been pioneer settlers. He attended the University of North Carolina, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1833 and a master's degree in 1838. While teaching school at Warrenton Academy in 1834 he fell in love with the music teacher, Sophia Ainger. The two were married in 1837. After leaving Warrenton, he taught at Boydton Female College (later Randolph Macon College) in Boydton, Virginia, until 1841 when he left to become president of Virginia's Farmville Female School. "On February 1, 1846, Lea became the first president of Greensboro Female College. He also served as a professor of mathematics and ancient languages. Due to difficulties with a faculty member and the lack of support from trustees, Lea resigned his post as president in December of 1847. He and his wife then returned to Leasburg where in 1848 Lea opened the Somerville Female Institute. He named the preparatory school for Mary Somerville, a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. At the school's peak, it employed four teachers and enrolled fifty to seventy-five students from several states. Among the teachers were his wife Sophia, and eventually his daughters. "The school operated for forty-four years, until Lea's health required him to retire in 1892. Solomon Lea had received his license to preach from the Methodist church in 1848. While he never held a pastorate, he assisted on the Leasburg circuit and served as a guest minister for fifty years. Lea passed away just months before his ninetieth birthday on April 30, 1897. He is buried in the Leasburg Cemetery." There is room to stop here to read the marker and now you can learn about what this man achieved. [Review 2476 of 2024 - 3930 in North Carolina - 23488 overall]

Located on US-29 north of Danville near Chatham, this marker points out the nearby home of a local…read morepolitician from the antebellum era before the Civil War. The marker reads, "One mile east stands Belle Grove, the home of Whitmell Pugh Tunstall (1810-1854). Educated at Danville Academy and the University of North Carolina, Tunstall was admitted to the bar in 1832. He served in the House of Delegates (1836-1841; 1845-1848) and the Senate of Virginia (1841-1842). As a delegate representing Pittsylvania County, he fought for a decade to charter the Richmond and Danville Railroad (part of the present-day Norfolk Southern Railway). He served as the company's first president from 1847 until his death. Tunstall is buried at Belle Grove." Online, there is more information. "Whitmell Pugh Tunstall was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He was educated at Danville Academy and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A railroad was a revolutionary idea in the 1830s, which had the confidence of very few people at the time. However, the greatest opposition in the southern portion of Virginia came from those along the Roanoke River who ran the Roanoke Navigation Company and its system of canals. They feared a rival in the transportation business. It was not until 1845 that petitions were again introduced. Finally, after a struggle of nine years, the charter was granted on March 9, 1847. Whitmell Pugh Tunstall died on February 19, 1854 of typhoid fever, 2 years before the railroad he had long sought was completed." [Review 15064 overall, 566 of 2021, number 1283 in Virginia.]

The Caswell County Historic Courthouse is located in Yanceyville, NC. Caswell County is named…read moreafter Richard Caswell, who was the first governor of North Carolina. The courthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Victorian Courthouse was completed in 1861 and designed by William Percival. The building has very nice architecture with Italian Romanesque features. It is two stories tall with large windows. You can't miss it in the square.

Caswell County was established by the State of North Carolina in 1777. The courthouse was built…read moreshortly before the Civil War in a Victorian design. The present courthouse is the fourth here, built after the third structure was burned down in the 19th century. This was designed by William Percival and includes central arches supporting overhanging domes. The building houses two courtrooms within a combination of Neo-Classical, Victorian, and Renaissance architectural styles. The design is unusual for sure. The old Caswell County jail, built towards the end of the nineteenth century, stands behind the courthouse. The basement is the site of a brutal murder - Senator J.W. Stephens was killed here in 1870, sent to investigate suspected KKK members. The murder, along with that of black town commissioner Wyatt Outlaw in Graham earlier that year, led to the Kirk-Holden War. The Governor declared martial law and suspended the right of habeas corpus in Caswell County. On a Sunday afternoon, the building was locked and secured. The front door is glass so you can still peek inside at the main hallway. And of course, the grounds are open for walking. The bronze Confederate soldier stands in a square in front of the courthouse. [Review 2477 of 2024 - 3931 in North Carolina - 23489 overall]