Mecklenburg County – One of the 53 sites along the Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail®. Efforts by the Rev. James Solomon Russell (1857–1935) resulted in the organization of the congregation of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church for African Americans both from St. Tammany (now Bracey) and from other parts of Mecklenburg County. CLICK HERE […]
Mecklenburg County – One of the 53 sites along the Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail®. Boydton Academic and Bible Institute was opened in 1879 in building that had been abandoned by Randolph-Macon College when it moved to Ashland in 1868. Dr. Charles Cullis, a humanitarian from Boston, purchased the property in 1878 and opened […]
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Follow the self-guided driving tour of 53 sites telling powerful stories of the fight for an equal education through Southside Virginia from the end of the American Civil War through the Civil Rights Movement. Today, the newly expanded self-guided driving tour brings together for the first time 53 of these historically significant sites and tells […]
Mecklenburg County – One of the 53 sites along the Civil Rights in Education Heritage Trail®. In 1876 the United Presbyterian Church and the Rev. J. J. Ashenhurst, the first principal, formed Thyne Institute, the only facility in Mecklenburg County offering courses for blacks until 1923. Two years after opening in a small building that […]
Rosemont Winery is a 450-acre estate that has been in the Rose Family since 1858. The home place dates back to the mid-1700s. Over generations, the farming operations have included vegetable farming, peach orchard, beef cattle, dairy farming, and commodity crops. Now, the farm is a beautiful, award-winning winery.
Approximately 5 miles of trail are available for visitors to traverse on the Tobacco Heritage Trail. The trail follows the old mainline of the Virginian Railway as it enters Victoria from the west and exits to the east. The trail also meanders through Railroad Park. Plans are underway to obtain funding for this trail to […]
Surround yourself with natural beauty by launching a boat on 50,000 acres of Buggs Island Lake’s (John H. Kerr Reservoir) fresh water. You can indulge your adventurous side with water sports—skiing, fishing, sailing, and swimming. It offers additional recreation such as camping, hiking, bicycling, hunting, and golfing
On Buggs Island Lake, Occoneechee State Park is ideal for fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, horseback riding, and boating. There are campsites, cabins, picnic areas, amphitheater, wildlife areas, hiking trails, and boat launches. Pontoon and fishing boats may be rented. Visitors experience Native American history at the museum and visitor center.
