Farmville City Historical Markers

Map of Virginia State Historical Marker Locations in the City of Farmville

Farmville City Historical Markers

Farmville Schools

Hampden-Sydney College

Hampden-Sydney College, in continuous operation since 10 Nov. 1775, was established to form good men and good Citizens. It was named for John Hampden ... [click for more]

Longwood College

The college opened here in October 1884 as a State Female Normal School. In 1914 the name was changed to State Normal School for Women at Farmville; i... [click for more]

Randolph-Macon Medical School

Just to the west was the medical school of John Peter Mettauer, which became a branch of Randolph-Macon College in 1847. It was discontinued, probably... [click for more]

Robert Russa Moton High School

On this site 4-23-51, the students staged a strike protesting inadequate school facilities. Led by Rev. L. Francis Griffin, these students' actions be... [click for more]

Farmville General Interest

Bizarre

Near here is the site of Bizarre, owned in 1742 by Richard Randolph of Curles. In 1781, his grandson, John Randolph of Roanoke, took refuge at Bizarre... [click for more]

Campaign of 1781

In 1781, British Gen. Charles Cornwallis ordered cavalry commander Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton to raid Southside Virginia to seize or destroy private a... [click for more]

Cumberland County ~ Prince Edward County

Cumberland County

Formed in 1748 from Goochland, and named for the Duke of Cumberland, second son of King George II. The earliest call for i... [click for more]

Four Sororities Founded

Longwood College, formerly known as the State Female Normal School, is the only U.S. school where four national sororities were founded. Kappa Delta, ... [click for more]

History of Worsham

This site served as the county seat when Prince Edward County was founded in 1754. The original courthouse constructed soon thereafter was replaced i... [click for more]

Longwood Estate

Peter Johnston (1763-1831)--jurist, Speaker of the House of Delegates (1805-1807), and father of Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston--inherited Longwo... [click for more]

Providence

Two miles east is the glebe house where the Rev. Archibald McRoberts lived during the Revolution. Tarleton, raiding through this section in July, 1781... [click for more]

Slate Hill Plantation

To the west is the estate of Nathaniel Venable (1733-1804), Slate Hill Plantation. He was a prominent citizen of Prince Edward County, serving in the ... [click for more]