Cheap Things To Do in Dillwyn, Virginia

Inscription. Part of Lee's army passed here retreating westward, April 8, 1865. The Sixth (Wright's) Corps of Grant's Army passed here, in pursuit, in the afternoon of the same day, moving on toward Appomattox. , Erected 1930 by ... More on HMDB

Inscription. On this site in July 1933, CCC Camp P~56 Company 1367, opened with an enrollment of 192 Virginia men. The camp, which was organized as one of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal employment programs, consisted ... More on HMDB

The Ash Creek Wildlife Area is located near Bieber and features more than 11,000 acres of marshlands. More on PlanetWare

Inscription. Approximately 2 miles east stood Millbrook (1811-1866), home of U. S. Senator John Wayles Eppes (1773-1823). He attended the University of Pennsylvania, was graduated from Hampden-Sydney College, and was admitted to the ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Two miles east is the site of the first college for women in Virginia, the Female Collegiate Institute. Opened in 1837, it failed in 1843. Reopened in 1848, it survived until 1863. The school building has been destroyed ... More on HMDB

Inscription. One mile southeast stood Buckingham Training School, the first high school in the county for African American students. In 1919 the Rev. Stephen J. Ellis organized the County-Wide League for School Improvement to persuade ... More on HMDB

A Jeffersonian-style courthouse; this building replaced an earlier courthouse that burned in 1869. Capitals from the columns ... More on Virginia.org

Inscription. Designed by Thomas Jefferson in 1821, burned in 1869, rebuilt in 1873. The exterior follows Jeffersons plan with the interior redesigned. Copy of original plan and specifications on di... More on HMDB

Inscription. Just to the south a monument marks the spot where the tent of Robert E. Lee stood the night of April 12-13, 1865. , Erected 1937 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number O 42: ), , Location. 37° ... More on HMDB

Inscription. To commemorate the, devotion and heroism, of the, Confederate Soldiers, of, Buckingham County, who valued principle, more than life, and fought for a cause, they knew to be just. 1861 1865, , Erected 1908. , Location. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. About two miles south and one-half mile west is the geographical center of the state. Latitude: 37° 30.6' north Longitude: 78° 37.5' west, , Erected 1982 by Virginia State Library. (Marker Number O 39: ), , Location. ... More on HMDB