Cheap Things To Do in Burgess, Virginia

Inscription. Near this site, Brigadier General, John Pegram: was killed in the, Battle of Hatcher's Run, on February 6, 1865, , Location. 37° 7.48′ N, 77° 29.817′ W. Marker is near Burgess, Virginia, in Dinwiddie ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On February 6, the Union forces pressed onward towards the South Side Railroad. Around 1 p.m. Major General Gouverneur K. Warrens Fifth Corps sent out two divisions under the leadershi... More on HMDB

Inscription. By early 1865 the Federal armys two remaining objectives along the Petersburg front were the Boydton Plank Road, an intermediate wagon supply route into the city, and the South Side Ra... More on HMDB

Inscription. Hoping to cut Lees supply route into Petersburg, in February 1865 Grant ordered two army corps led by Major Generals Gouverneur K. Warren and Andrew A. Humphreys to seize the Boydton Plank Road. The Confederate corps ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Originally known as Northumberland County Training School, this institution opened in 1917, under principal John M. Ellison. Local African Americans raised more than $7,000 to build the school and received additional ... More on HMDB

Inscription. One mile west stands Coan Baptist Church. The Congregation, first known as Wicomico Baptist Church, was organized on 17 November 1804. The members worshiped in each others houses until a frame building, Coan Meeting House, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Five miles northeast is the site of Northumberland House, built by the third Peter Presley, who was murdered in 1750. He was the last male descendant of the first William Presley, who ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Virginia General Assembly incorporated the Northumberland Academy in 1818. The school provided classical education for male students to prepare them for college or positions of lea... More on HMDB

We welcome all who are seeking a church home and the truth of Christ faithfully proclaimed. We invite you to join us and become part of a community seeking to follow and serve the One who said, "I ... More on Ststephensva.org

Inscription. Formed in 1653 as Chickacone Parish and renamed Fairfield in 1664. The upper part was known locally as Bowtracy Parish. When St. Stephens Parish was formed in 1698, Fairfield became it... More on HMDB

Inscription. During the War of 1812, on 7 Aug. 1814 ten British ships and smaller vessels appeared on the Coan River, which flows into the Potomac. The invaders sent three barges to capture three American schooners situated within ... More on HMDB

'Gardy's Millpond' is a reservoir located in a tranquil setting along the Westmoreland and Northumberland county line in Northeast Virginia. The millpond is relatively shallow with an average depth of about . The upstream portion ... More on Wikipedia

Inscription. On the hill is Morattico Church, organized in 1778, the mother Baptist church of the Northern Neck. The present building was erected in 1856. Lewis Lunsford, first pastor, is buried here. , Erected 1937 by Conservation ... More on HMDB