Things To Do in Stony Creek, Virginia

Inscription. Sappony Baptist Church, originally called Sappony Meeting House, was erected here in 1773. It was a part of the Kehukee Association, which consisted of churches in North Carolina and Virginia. In 1791, these associations ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Several important river crossings took place over the Nottoway River during two wars. Revolutionary War cavalry commander Lt. Col. John Graves Simcoe led British forces across the river in this area on 11 May 1781, as ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1864, supplies for Lee's army were carted from the Weldon Railroad here to Petersburg. Here the Union Cavalryman, Wilson, returning from his raid in Burkeville, fought an action with Lee's cavalry, June 28-29, 1864. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (Obverse), Prince George County, Area 294 Square Miles: Formed in 1702 from Charles City, and named for Prince George of Denmark, husband of Queen Anne. The battles of the crater, 1864, and Fort Steadman, 1865, took place ... 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. Three miles north. There, the Union cavalryman, Kautz, in Wilson's raid, destroyed the station, June 22, 1864. Returning from Burkeville, Kautz reached there again June 29, and was joined by Wilson. Attacked by Hampton, ... More on HMDB

This courthouse was completed in 1828 by Dabney Cosby, Sr., who was employed as a builder for Thomas Jefferson at the University of Virginia. The town-hall ... More on Virginia.org

This Civil War site includes four museums, three historic houses, and a battlefield just south of Petersbur... More on Heritage

Everything is top notch, from the beautiful landscaping, to the informative headphones to the high end vi... More on TripAdvisor

Inscription. Here the highway merges with the Halifax Road, the ancient road from Petersburg to Halifax, North Carolina. Over this road Cornwallis marched in May, 1781, from Halifax to Petersburg in his invasion of Virginia. Over ... More on HMDB