Need to get your favorite read or find a new one? The staff there is really inviting and fun. They…read moreare great at finding you a perfect book! This year's summer reading program featured the Dino Walk and invited patrons to dress up and participate in learning all about dinosaurs! I took my niece and she had an awesome time dressing up in her Dino suit and left with a few books too! Bathrooms are clean.

Hello everyone, I had an absolutely fantastic, once in a lifetime experience at Patrick Henry's Red…read moreHill. The property is beautiful, relaxing and well-maintained. I highly recommend checking out this place. The admission is very affordable and the experience is worth the cost. I really enjoyed learning about the property from Patrick Henry's descendant. He was very kind and well-informed about the life of Patrick Henry. The first part of the experience includes a short film about Patrick Henry's life and family. Patrick Henry's descendant explained everything about Patrick Henry and was passionate about history. My family and I were very fortunate to have the whole property to ourselves. The property has breathtaking views and is very peaceful. I enjoyed walking the grounds and seeing the different historical buildings. The whole experience was truly memorable and enjoyable. I will definitely visit again when I travel to Virginia from Florida. I went to purchase a book in the gift shop about Patrick Henry and his descendant gave me a free copy. I really appreciated that and enjoy learning more about the founding fathers.

It's off the beaten path but a neat look back to Colonial times. A great patriotic look at one of…read morethe more outspoken voices of the American Revolution. Also has a nice display to honor the slaves and freedmen who made their homes there. It was a nice history lesion and afternoon spent in the beauty of the Virginia countryside

Located just south of the downtown center of Chatham, Virginia, this marker stands in front of a…read morebeautiful home that is a bit too far from the road to photograph well with the trees having started to grow. The marker reads, "Rawley White Martin Residence. Here stands Morea, the home of Lt. Col. Rawley W. Martin (1835-1912), a physician who served with Pittsylvania County soldiers during the Civil War in the 53d Virginia Infantry Regiment of Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead's brigade. At Gettysburg, Pa., on 3 July 1863, Martin led the regiment in the Confederate attack known as Pickett's Charge, and was wounded and captured. After the war, Martin resumed his practice here and, in 1873, bought this ca. 1840 house. He later served on the University of Virginia Board of Visitors, and as president of the state Board of Health, the Board of Medical Examiners, and the Medical Society of Virginia." Lieutenant Colonel Martin is laid to rest in nearby Old Chatham Cemetery. [Review 15068 overall, 570 of 2021, number 1286 in Virginia.]

Located on US-29 north of Danville near Chatham, this marker points out the nearby home of a local…read morepolitician from the antebellum era before the Civil War. The marker reads, "One mile east stands Belle Grove, the home of Whitmell Pugh Tunstall (1810-1854). Educated at Danville Academy and the University of North Carolina, Tunstall was admitted to the bar in 1832. He served in the House of Delegates (1836-1841; 1845-1848) and the Senate of Virginia (1841-1842). As a delegate representing Pittsylvania County, he fought for a decade to charter the Richmond and Danville Railroad (part of the present-day Norfolk Southern Railway). He served as the company's first president from 1847 until his death. Tunstall is buried at Belle Grove." Online, there is more information. "Whitmell Pugh Tunstall was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He was educated at Danville Academy and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A railroad was a revolutionary idea in the 1830s, which had the confidence of very few people at the time. However, the greatest opposition in the southern portion of Virginia came from those along the Roanoke River who ran the Roanoke Navigation Company and its system of canals. They feared a rival in the transportation business. It was not until 1845 that petitions were again introduced. Finally, after a struggle of nine years, the charter was granted on March 9, 1847. Whitmell Pugh Tunstall died on February 19, 1854 of typhoid fever, 2 years before the railroad he had long sought was completed." [Review 15064 overall, 566 of 2021, number 1283 in Virginia.]

I love this cute post office in Crystal Hill, Halifax County. A cool, white post office with a…read morehandicapped walkway and a porch with wrought iron trellises, with a bright red welcoming door and roof, made this P.O. a must see stop! The inside was tidy with a desk displayed with community newspapers, bulletins, and posters. It was well stocked and had tons of stamps to choose from, pretty good for a itty bitty post office in a community of 130+ people! There wasn't much else around, except an abandoned building and a neglected Little Free Library. But the character of this building with mailboxes next to it, one green and one blue, warranted the 4 stars. I've been to this post office a couple of times and always get a kick out of it! Hours: M-F 8:00-12:00, Saturday 8:00-11:45

Yet another small town post office - and I love the tall brick structure of this one! This two…read morestory government building in Drakes Branch, incorporated in 1903, is rather stately and certainly eye catching. Inside you'll find a lot of wood paneling, vintage brass mail boxes, and many interesting details, like the iron panels at the top near the ceiling. Another cool feature is the old book of post offices with its yellowed pages that begged to be studied! What I wouldn't give to look up all the small town post offices in VA! Despite its size, this post office offers the basic services, no passport service and processes mail and packages for its approximate 500 residents. This post office has hosted "customer appreciation day" where it opened its doors to the community and served refreshments; how cool is that? Due to flooding, in 2018, this branch temporarily closed, but it's now in full swing! Nearby, keep your eyes peeled for the historical marker which gives a brief history of the significance of the area, and the bright blue water tower reaching toward the sky! This is such a great place to visit if you're a history buff! The hours are M-F 10:00-1:00, 2:00-5:00, Saturday 9:00-1:00. Mail service is sometimes slow here, but hopefully, the townspeople of this little village is blessed with patience.

In this small vintage town, you'll find the most modern post office! Brookneal is a sweet little…read morespot in Campbell County with an old fashioned Main St, dotted with thrift and antique shops and a couple restaurants. It also had a few abandoned and empty storefronts which sadly showed the age of this once thriving town. This town houses about 1,000 people and has some historic sites as well! The post office is a plain brick building and it's pretty big for a small town like this. I'm sure there was another old post office around here somewhere! And yes, we found it! We went into a restaurant in a really old building, and the owner told us that this building used to be a drug store, with the post office in the middle, and a country store at the end. Eureka! It lies right on the railroad tracks and it's pretty cool! Hours: 9:00-4:30 M-F, 9:00-11:00 Saturday

What a cute little post office in this tiny community of Wylliesburg! The inside was more modern…read morebut the old vintage postal scale was a cool relic to see! This small government building is a white structure not much bigger than a shed, with a metal awning and "standing room only". When I walked in another customer was inside and we did a little dance shifting inside. This unincorporated community has a population of about 100+ people and don't blink when you drive through or you'll miss it. A fire department, a store, and lots of farmland surrounding this area. Hours M-F 11:00-3:00, Saturday 8:30-12