Things To Do in Baskerville, Virginia

Boydton's historic walking tour offers several vintage churches one of which is the Presbyterian Meeting House, built in 1819 on Alexander Boyd's land (Boydton's name sake). The meeting house was o... More on Virginia.org

Inscription. 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 fo... More on HMDB

Inscription. Mecklenburg County was established March 1, 1765, and named for George IIIs 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 ... More on HMDB

Inscription. 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 ... More on HMDB

Ever since its oldest portion was built in 1790, this prominent Boydton landmark has seen more than two centuries of enlargements and expansion. Today its period rooms and exhibits relate the story... More on Heritage

Inscription. The presence of Boyd tavern, built in the eighteenth-century, greatly influenced the selection of Boydton as the Mecklenburg County seat. A major mid-nineteenth century renovation expa... More on HMDB

The Washington Tavern, one of Boydton's oldest buildings (originally located on Washington Street), was built by James Bruce of Halifax and Beverly Sydnor in 1820. Bruce was America's first chain store owner and the tavern was used ... More on Virginia.org

Boydton Plank Road Other Names: Hatcher's Run, Burgess' Mill Location: Dinwiddie County Campaign: Richmond-Petersburg Campaign (June 1864-March 1865) Date(s): October 27-28, 1864 Principal Commande... More on Nps.gov

Inscription. The Boydton and Petersburg Plank Road, built between 1851 and 1853, was the first all-weather route connecting Southside Virginias tobacco and wheat farms with the market. Pine and oak... More on HMDB

Inscription. This is the original campus of Randolph-Macon College, the oldest Methodist-affiliated college still operating in the United States. Chartered by the Virginia General Assembly in 1830 and named for Congressmen John Randolph ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Richard Kennon of Mecklenburg served as an officer in the 5th Virginia Regiment, 1776-1778 and later in the State Militia. He served in both houses of the General Assembly and was Presiding Officer of the Senate, 1800-1802. ... More on HMDB

The Roman Revival Mecklenburg Courthouse was built between 1838 and 1842 by area master building, William A. Howard. More on Virginia.org

Inscription. To the, Confederate Soldiers, of Mecklenburg, From Bethel, to Appomattox, 1861-1865, , Location. 36° 40.026′ N, 78° 23.293′ W. Marker is in Boydton, Virginia, in M... More on HMDB

Inscription. Seven miles south. There a detachment of Virginia militia crossed the Roanoke River in February, 1781, on the way to join Greene in North Carolina. There Baron Steuben, commanding the forces in Virginia, had a depot of ... More on HMDB