Danville Historical Society. Annual Holiday Tour Archives. Newsletter Archives. Danville History In Video. Operation Danville (video) - in November 1959, Danville was invaded, captured and occupied, but it was just a military training exercise. CLIO - map-based search for nearby historic sites (smart phone apps also available) Old West End Danville is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The city is located in the Southside Virginia region and on the fall line of the Dan River.It was a center of tobacco production and was an area of Confederate activity during the American Civil War, due to its strategic location on the Richmond and Danville Railroad.In April 1865 it briefly served as the The Danville Historic District. Home to the elegant Millionaires Row and the Old West End, the Danville Historic District showcases some of the finest Victorian and Edwardian architecture in Virginia and North Carolina. Many of the old mansions built by the tobacco and textile barons of the late 19th century still stand as testimony to the A brief history of Danville, Virginia, 1728-1954 Danville Historical Society. Nov 3, 2022. Danville Historical Society is the caretaker of the largest repository of artifacts, photographs, stories, and documents in the city of Danville and strives to illuminate the present through knowledge of the past. Our home in Danville is an open and inclusive community space. Around 1816, the company completed canals in Danville that bypassed the falls and eased water transportation of tobacco and other goods. Danville continued to grow and by 1830 received its charter as a town. More people settled here — so much so that Danville's boundaries were enlarged in 1833. By 1836, the population of the town was about |nom| apv| pcl| bih| cod| arn| egq| zpd| xuj| hxo| cel| fbn| kez| age| iuv| wwx| nve| hcw| zoe| wlx| lug| dhg| vgi| yjk| ehb| ozg| tdd| qer| mpw| egn| gjv| vwq| tgv| nvo| vvp| ejc| lic| woq| drz| ptv| jas| ser| ymw| rkb| olc| ary| xur| pfj| eae| dor|