Old Halifax Road
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member showbizkid
N 36° 48.676 W 077° 27.715
18S E 280388 N 4076763
This marker notes where present day U.S. Highway 301 merges with the Old Halifax Road. There's a lot of military history associated with this road. This marker was placed in 1946.
Waymark Code: WMM9V
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tiki-4
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The marker reads:

OLD HALIFAX ROAD
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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 THIS ROAD THE CONFEDERATES
HAULED SUPPLIES DURING THE
SIEGE OF PETERSBURG, 1864-65, AND
OVER PARTS OF IT THE UNION AND
CONFEDERATE ARMIES CONSTANTLY PASSED.


Marker Number: UM-14

Marker Title: Old Halifax Road

Marker Location: Hwy 301 South, east of Jarrett

County or Independent City: Sussex County

Marker Program Sponsor: Virginia Conservation Commission

Web Site: Not listed
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