Boydton’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Boydton. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Boydton was founded in 1812. It was home the original campus of Randolph-Macon College and Boydton Academic and Bible Institute which succeeded it after its move to Ashland, Virginia. The school was small and barely stayed in operation during the Civil War as its focus abruptly changed from a Methodist seminary to military cadet training. In the difficult post-war Reconstruction years the trustees relocated the remote and struggling school to its present location in Ashland, closer to railroad service.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Boydton’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Boydton’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewRandolph-Macon College, 1832, 1890: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Boydton
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Boydton, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsBoyd Tavern in2013
CommonsThe Boyd Tavern Historical Marker2010
CommonsThe Boyd Tavern2010
CommonsLake Kerr Gilligan's Island 36.595029,-78.3908412010
CommonsBoydton, Virginia2010
CommonsBoydton, VA 23917, USA2010
CommonsBoydton, VA 23917, USA - panoramio (3)2010
CommonsBoydton Baptist Church2010
CommonsBeales Law Offices2010
Commons2, VA, USA - panoramio (2)2010
CommonsVAMap-doton-Boydton20054 historic places in Boydton
Boydton has 4 listings on the National Register, and they protect 203 historic buildings, because Boydton Historic District alone counts 199.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Randolph-Macon College, 1832 (1890) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.