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Coordinates: 78°53′53″W. Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial, also known as Patrick Henry's Red Hill, in Charlotte County, Virginia, near the Town of Brookneal, is the final home and burial place of Founding Father Patrick Henry, the fiery legislator and orator of the American Revolution.
- 1,000 acres (4.046 km²)
- Lynchburg, Virginia
- May 13, 1986; 37 years ago
A significant historical year for this entry is 1794. Location. 37° 2.858′ N, 78° 53.387′ W. Marker is near Brookneal, Virginia, in Charlotte County. Marker is at the intersection of Red Hill Road and Staunton Hill Road (County Route 619) on Red Hill Road. Touch for map.
A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1799. Location. 37° 2′ N, 78° 53.883′ W. Marker is in Brookneal, Virginia, in Charlotte County. Marker can be reached from Red Hill Road (County Route 677) one mile Staunton Hill Road (County Route 619). Marker in near the Visitor Center.
1794 Henry made his home at Red Hill, Charlotte County 1794 through 1796 Henry declined sixth term as governor of Virginia and appointments as U.S. senator, chief justice, secretary of state, and ambassador to Spain and France 1799 Henry elected to House of Burgesses but died at Red Hill before taking office
Red Hill is a 1950s interpretation of a typical well-to-do eighteenth-century planter's home in Southside Virginia, and includes the dwelling, detached law office and kitchen, privy, smokehouse, stables and carriage house, and slave cabin.
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Red Hill Patrick Henry National Memorial, also known as Patrick Henry's Red Hill, in Charlotte County, Virginia, near the Town of Brookneal, is the final home and burial place of Founding Father Patrick Henry, the fiery legislator and orator of the American Revolution.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the last home and burial place of Patrick Henry in Charlotte County, Commonwealth of Virginia, known as Red Hill, is hereby designated as a National Memorial to Patrick Henry, and shall be known as: the Red Hill Patrick Henry National ...
