Cheap Things To Do in Blackstone, Virginia

Doll House Museum in Blackstone, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum to ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

'Cumberland State Forest' is a Virginia state forest located in the piedmont of the state, in Cumberland County. The forest borders the Willis River. Within its confines may be found Bear Creek Lake State Park and a small family ... More on Wikipedia

Inscription. Mt. Nebo Church: was founded shortly after the Civil War in 1867. A northerner named Mr. Rickets bought the place called Oak Hill and began preaching to a group of African Americans at this place in the woods. The audience ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In June 1864, to deny Gen. Robert E. Lee the use of the South Side R. R. and the Richmond and Danville R. R. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant sent Gen. James H. Wilson and Gen. August V. Kautz south of Petersburg on a cavalry raid ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Named in honor of Confederate Maj. Gen. George Edward Pickett upon its creation in 1942, Camp Pickett was dedicated to the cause of a "reunited nation at war." Established as a 46,000-acre World War II Army installation, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Blackstone Female Institute: was conceived in 1891 by George Pierce Adams, a Blackstone merchant, and Joshua Soule Hunter, a Methodist minister. Originally designed as a school to prepare young female students to ... More on HMDB

Nottoway Lake is a scenic 188-acre impoundment located in Nottoway County, Virginia. To reach this wonderful fishing experience, take Route 606 north off of Route 460 near the town of Blackstone, Virginia. Follow the signs for the ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Inscription. Three blocks south is the campus of the former Blackstone Female Institute, after 1915 Blackstone College for Girls, a teacher-training school that opened in 1894 with some 75 students... More on HMDB

Inscription. Blackstone was first known as Blacks and Whites, after two rival late 18th-century taverns. One of these taverns, Schwartz (Blacks) Tavern, listed on the National Register of Historic ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Late in 1941, the U. S. government began the condemnation of some 46,000 acres near Blackstone to establish Camp Pickett and train troops for World War II. The action forced 263 families (totaling 1,181 individuals) from ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (Obverse), Nottoway County: Area 310 Square Miles, Formed in 1788 from Amelia, and named for an Indian tribe. Tarleton passed through this county in 1781. Here lived William Hodges Man... More on HMDB

Inscription. (Obverse), Nottoway County: Area 310 square miles, Formed in 1788 from Amelia, and named for an Indian tribe. Tarleton passed through this county in 1781. Here lived William Hodges Man... More on HMDB