12 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
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High Bridge (Appomattox River)
· 4.3 mi
This unassuming bridge was once a crucial target in the final days of the Civil War. In April 1865, as Lee's Confederate army retreated westward, they desperately needed to cross the High Bridge to reach supplies and…
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Hampden–Sydney College
· 5.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over for a minute, and I'll tell you about Hampden–Sydney College: a place that’s seen it all, from the birth of a nation to today's headlines. Founded in 1775, Hampden–Sydney was the last college chartered…
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Cushing Hall
· 5.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
You're looking at a piece of living history – Cushing Hall, the oldest four-story dorm still in use in the US! Back in the early 1820s, Hampden-Sydney College was growing. They needed more space for students, so they…
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Debtors' Prison (Worsham, Virginia)
· 5.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine being locked away right here, in this very spot, for the crime of owing money. This is the Debtors' Prison in Worsham, built way back in 1787. When Worsham was the county seat of Prince Edward County, this…
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Venable Hall
· 5.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
These walls have seen centuries of Hampden-Sydney men come and go. Venable Hall, one of the oldest dorms on campus, has been a fixture since the early 19th century. Built in stages between 1824 and 1830, Venable Hall…
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Robert Russa Moton Boyhood Home
· 7.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Stand on this land, and you're standing where Robert Russa Moton, a man who dedicated his life to educating Black Americans, spent his formative years. Born in 1867, Moton lived here at Pleasant Shade plantation from…
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Sayler's Creek Battlefield
· 9.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Right here, Robert E. Lee's retreating Confederate army suffered a crushing defeat just days before surrendering at Appomattox. On April 6th, 1865, Union General Philip Sheridan cut off a large portion of Lee's army at…
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Burke's Tavern
· 11.0 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Built in 1731, Burke's Tavern has likely seen centuries of Virginia history unfold within its walls. This unassuming building was a working tavern and inn. In 1865, during the Civil War, Union Brigadier General Thomas…
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Locust Grove (Dillwyn, Virginia)
· 13.1 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over for a minute, because right around here is where one of the most legendary figures of the Revolutionary War spent his final years. We're talking about Peter Francisco, the 'Virginia Hercules'. After his heroic…
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Pamplin Pipe Factory
· 15.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Prepare to be surprised! Right here in Pamplin, Virginia, once stood the largest clay smoking pipe factory in the entire United States. Around 1879, the Pamplin Pipe Factory, also known as Merrill and Ford, began…
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Buckingham Courthouse Historic District
· 19.8 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over for a second; you're standing on ground zero of a county's resilience. This is the Buckingham Courthouse Historic District, and it's more than just pretty buildings. Back in 1869, the original courthouse,…
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Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute Historic District
· 19.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Imagine a place where women in Virginia could pursue higher education back in the 1800s. That place was right here at the Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute. In 1831, Samuel Shepard and Dr. John Wesley Langhorne…
