| Around South Hill Contributor(s): Caknipe Jr, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738587133 ISBN-13: 9780738587134 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 975.5 |
| LCCN: 2010933314 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Virginia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: South Hill was formerly located on the old Buckhorn Road near the Meherrin River. It was the site of the first chartered school in Mecklenburg County in 1814. When the founder/teacher/minister/postmaster died in 1857, many from the community relocated 3 miles east to the Boydton-Petersburg Plank Toll Road. In 1888, W. W. Buck Harris, a local wheelwright and landowner at Piney Pond and Plank Road, died. At auction, 55 acres of his property were purchased, platted, and parceled for sale by A. E. Batemen and Charles Peck to establish a new South Hill community, which surrounded the Atlantic-Danville Railroad depot. Following this, South Hill became known as the town of highways. With each new highway came significant changes for the town and county." |
Contributor Bio(s): Caknipe Jr, John: - Author John Caknipe Jr. is a third-generation Mecklenburg County resident. His extended family members were some of the earliest pioneers to the area and, since the early 1800s, have participated honorably in every military need, from the Civil War to the present. As local merchants and farmers, Caknipe and his wife have invested their lives in Mecklenburg County. They have a son and a daughter. |